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- Towards the end of the war the Americans, Soviets, and the British had started snatching German ‘talent’ off the streets – not just scientists, but perfume makers and fizzy drink inventors, anyone that could be useful to them in the build up to the Cold War.
- Frank Whittle needed just £5 to renew his patent for the development of the jet engine but was refused the funding, this financial boost would have put Britain ahead technologically.
- The British government faked the deaths of German war criminals to enable them to continue working for the government and industry. The British Secret Service withheld their files on German War Criminals for many decades and therefore denied successive German governments the evidence needed to prosecute many people guilty of war crimes because they didn’t want a light shone on their intelligence methods and how they had obtained the information.
- During the war, German prisoners were held in stately homes and questioned, this continued in London’s West End hotels after the war.
Close to the Enemy: With Jim Sturgess, Lucy Ward, Charlotte Riley, August Diehl. A British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British develop jet aircraft.
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- 2016-11-10
- Drama
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Oct 14, 2016 · BBC Two's flagship period drama, Close To The Enemy, by multi award-winning writer and director Stephen Poliakoff will air this November.
Nov 11, 2016 · BBC Two’s Close to the Enemy is set in war-damaged London, following a set of characters whose lives were changed forever by the second World War. Here’s what you need to know. 1) It’s from...
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Cal introduces Lindsay-Jones to Frau Bellinghausen whilst Eva and Rachel organize a fashion show, interrupted by Victor, who gives his brother evidence of Dieter's allegiance to the Nazis, illegally obtained, with Cal stepping in to prevent Victor's arrest.
Everything you need to know about the cast and characters of the BBC's new post-war drama. Bafta-winning writer and director Stephen Poliakoff (Dancing on the Edge, Glorious 39, Gideon's Daughter...
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