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In the Presence of the Enemy

IMDb ID: tt0395179 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.5 (397 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Mystery

After the love child of a Liberal black MP and a white conservative newspaper editor is kidnapped, they're blackmailed into publishing details of their affair.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesNo alternate titles listed on IMDb.Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2003-03-17Runtime90 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews5Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsgay character
fiance fiancee relationship
conservative
liberal
newspaper editor
Filming LocationsHaddenham, Buckinghamshire, England, UKProduction CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395179/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0395179.jpgUpdated At2025-10-29T22:00:19

Stars

James Hazeldine
Ken Bones
Sophie Okonedo
Simon Chandler
Bennet Thorpe
Natalie Freegard
Lesley Vickerage
Nathaniel Parker
Simone Bendix
Joseph Friend

Directors

Brian Stirner

Writers

Elizabeth George
Francesca Brill

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: James Hazeldine | Character: Dennis Luxford
Actor: Ken Bones | Character: Rodney Aronson
Actor: Sophie Okonedo | Character: Eve Bowen
Actor: Simon Chandler | Character: Alistair Harvie
Actor: Bennet Thorpe | Character: Personal Secretary
Actor: Natalie Freegard | Character: Charlotte Bowen
Actor: Lesley Vickerage | Character: Helen Clyde
Actor: Nathaniel Parker | Character: DI Thomas Lynley
Actor: Simone Bendix | Character: Fiona Luxford
Actor: Joseph Friend | Character: Leo Luxford
Actor: Jayne McKenna | Character: Newsreader
Actor: Sharon Small | Character: DS Barbara Havers
Actor: Anjalee Patel | Character: Hadiyyah
Actor: Clint Dyer | Character: Alex Stone
Actor: Stuart Bunce | Character: Damien Chambers
Actor: Robert Whitelock | Character: Robin Payne
Actor: Kika Markham | Character: Corrine Payne
Actor: Gerard Monaco | Character: Officer
Actor: Simon Pearsall | Character: DS Stanley
Actor: Lynne Verrall | Character: Pathologist
Actor: Ken Anderson | Character: Howard Short
Actor: Marcia Warren | Character: Miss Portly
Actor: Caroline Martin | Character: Celia Matheson
Actor: Oliver Chopping | Character: Local Officer

[Directors Group]
Name: Brian Stirner | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Elizabeth George | Role: Writer
Name: Francesca Brill | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ruth Baumgarten | Role: Producer
Name: Simon Bird | Role: Producer
Name: Sally Haynes | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Robert Lockhart | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: John McGlashan | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Andrew McClelland | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Kate Rhodes James | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Will Hughes-Jones | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Jane Haddow | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Lyn Avery | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Victoria Andrew | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sharon Anniss | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Vivien Riley | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Nick Marshall | Role: Production Manager
Name: Nicki Mousley | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Kate Beeston | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Matt Carver | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ryan Green | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Sophie Boddington | Role: Art Department
Name: Roy Carter | Role: Art Department
Name: Shirley Robinson | Role: Art Department
Name: Simon Rogers | Role: Art Department
Name: Catherine Wellings | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Albert Bailey | Role: Sound Department
Name: Karima Benchemakh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Colin Codner | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Falcini | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Loosemore | Role: Sound Department
Name: Aad Wirtz | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Lee Sheward | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Steve Casey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Evemy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ben Gibb | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simon Gilmour | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dave Gurney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Davey Logan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Liam Murphy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Sullivan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Summerfield | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adam Vernon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Stephen Moore | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Sue Clewett | Role: Costume Department
Name: Katy May | Role: Costume Department
Name: David Wolfe | Role: Costume Department
Name: Celia Yau | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Claire Dodgson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mike Williams | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: George Griffiths | Role: Location Management
Name: Nick Marshall | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Terry Davies | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Deborah Morgan | Role: Production Department
Name: Sophie Moss | Role: Production Department
Name: Sacha Patterson | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Jane Barton | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Steven Williams | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Victor Humphries | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: David Bright | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Connor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul de Csernatony | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Galbraith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Heidi Gower | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kevin Horsewood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michala Jermy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Matheson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nigel Pinhay | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Vicary | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Warburton | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United Kingdom: March 17, 2003
Germany: January 18, 2004
Sweden: December 30, 2004

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.