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The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy

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The Last Enemy

2008- 2008

1 Seasons

5 Episodes

6.6(28 votes)

Ended

Mystery

Drama

Overview

Reclusive mathematician Stephen Ezard returns to England after years in China, finds his brother's widow, and becomes entangled in a plot involving a new national database (TIA) and a terrorist scheme.

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Production Companies

Castel Film

BBC

GBH

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Stephen Ezard

Anamaria Marinca

Anamaria Marinca

Yasim Anwar

Max Beesley

Max Beesley

Michael Ezard

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

David Russell

Eva Birthistle

Eva Birthistle

Eleanor Brooke

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Barbara Turney

David Harewood

David Harewood

Patrick Nye

Alex Caan

Alex Caan

Haman

Creative team

Created by: Peter Berry
Showrunner: Justin Thomson
Patrick Irwin
Produced by: Bogdan Moncea
Cristian Bostanescu

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