"The Last Enemy" (2008) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

17 February 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Tomorrow is nearer than you think...

Plot:

Researcher Dr. Stephen Ezard returns home to the UK after the reported death of his brother Michael Ezard...

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Stephen Ezard (5 episodes, 2008)
Anamaria Marinca	...	Yasim Anwar (5 episodes, 2008)
Max Beesley	...	Michael Ezard (5 episodes, 2008)
Robert Carlyle	...	David Russell / ... (5 episodes, 2008)
Eva Birthistle	...	Eleanor Brooke (5 episodes, 2008)
Geraldine James	...	Barbara Turney (5 episodes, 2008)
David Harewood	...	Patrick Nye (5 episodes, 2008)
Alex Caan	...	Haman (5 episodes, 2008)
Christopher Fulford	...	George Gibbon (4 episodes, 2008)
Alina Ioana Serban	...	Nadir (4 episodes, 2008)
Ovidiu Niculescu	...	Bepa (3 episodes, 2008)
San Shella	...	Andrew Wilcox / ... (3 episodes, 2008)
Paul Higgins	...	Professor Lawrence Cooper (3 episodes, 2008)
Emil Hostina	...	Vucevic (3 episodes, 2008)
Rupert Procter	...	Lane (3 episodes, 2008)
David Calder	...	Lord Cawston (3 episodes, 2008)
Inika Leigh Wright	...	Charlotte Nye (3 episodes, 2008)
Tom Fisher	...	Andrew Batz (2 episodes, 2008)
James Lance	...	Bryan Holland (2 episodes, 2008)
Kieran O'Brien	...	Wafa (2 episodes, 2008)
Chipo Chung	...	Lucy Fox (2 episodes, 2008)
Nicholas Sidi	...	Professor John Moreton (2 episodes, 2008)
Mircea Caraman	...	Dark Glasses (2 episodes, 2008)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Battersea Power Station, Battersea, London, England, UK

Company:

Box TV

Trivia:

The scene in "The Last Enemy" with the inline skates in, was shot next to Battersea Power Station on the 24th of February 2007. Most of the skates taking part were from the London Friday Night Skate.

Not a good start

Yet again we trot out a tired ,derivative, alarmist bore-fest of a drama.

Chock full of cardboard characters, bad dialogue and cheaper than cheap production values. It picks up slightly toward the end of the initial episode, enough to give it a second chance, but not exactly edge of the seat stuff.

Theme wise, it's not particularly relevant in any accurate sense. As i said before "alarmist" is the best description. At least if it's core had some genuine gravitas it would be worth watching but it comes off as the same old mumblings of leftie dissent. Balking at the notion of a surveillance state. (which for all intents and purposes we already live in) And for the most part... it's coma inducingly dull. Some of the acting is cringe worthy, but i cant blame the actors, with some of the lines they have to deliver, it's telling when even the cast cant get into character.

Like i said, i will wait to see how the next episode pans out, but i am not waiting with baited breath.

when oh when will British TV actually get some money spent on productions!