The Last Enemy
Created by Peter Berry
On BBC One
A taut, paranoid thriller about surveillance and terrorism that uses a mathematician's return home as the entry point into a near-future conspiracy.
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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Questions people ask
Is The Last Enemy easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.
Does The Last Enemy leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is The Last Enemy scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is The Last Enemy sad? Somewhat. More sad than 72% of series.
Is The Last Enemy violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Last Enemy
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Last Enemy
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Last Enemy, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Last Enemy, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Last Enemy, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
