Enemy at the Door (1978): S01E06 – V for Victory

Introduction Enemy at the Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV. The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and dealt with the German occupation of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, during the Second World War. Outline After cut-out blue paper V for Victory signs appear in…

Andrew Marshall

10/09/2021

1–2 minutes

Drama, History, Military TV Series, War, World War Two

Introduction

Enemy at the Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV.

The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and dealt with the German occupation of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, during the Second World War.

Outline

After cut-out blue paper V for Victory signs appear in library books, somebody takes to painting V signs on walls at night as well as lighting fires. Fifteen-year-old Billy LePrevost is caught near one of the walls and arrested by Kluge, though he believes Billy is innocent of the graffiti and is sheltering somebody else. To ensure that Billy is truly considered to be innocent, Peter starts a fire whilst the boy is still held captive. Consequently, Kluge lets him go but tragedy awaits him.

Enemy at the Door Series

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Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 25 February 1978.
Running Time: 60 minutes.
Rating: 12.
Country: UK.
Language: English.