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"The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" In the Presence of the Enemy (2003)


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User Rating:
7.4/10   107 votes
Director:
Brian Stirner
Writers:
Elizabeth George (novel)
Francesca Brill (screenplay)
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Original Air Date:
17 March 2003 (Season 2, Episode 2)
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
The conservative editor of a major newspaper, Dennis Luxford, receives a ransom demand: publish the details of his first-born child or else... more | add synopsis
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Murder and kidnapping in brisk, suspenseful mystery... more

Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)
James Hazeldine ... Dennis Luxford
Ken Bones ... Rodney Aronson

Sophie Okonedo ... Eve Bowen
Simon Chandler ... Alistair Harvie
Bennet Thorpe ... Personal Secretary
Natalie Freegard ... Charlotte Bowen
Lesley Vickerage ... Helen Clyde

Nathaniel Parker ... Thomas Lynley
Simone Bendix ... Fiona Luxford
Joseph Friend ... Leo Luxford
Jayne McKenna ... Newsreader (as Jane McKenna)
Sharon Small ... Barbara Havers
Anjalee Patel ... Hadiyyah

Clint Dyer ... Alex Stone
Stuart Bunce ... Damien Chambers
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Murder and kidnapping in brisk, suspenseful mystery..., 25 December 2007
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Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

NATHANIEL PARKER and SHARON SMALL discover that a mother's lie about an incident in her past causes her son to wreak vengeance on an innocent man in IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ENEMY. An excellent performance by JAMES HAZELDINE as Dennis Luxford is at the center of the story.

Once again, the mystery deepens as the plot weaves its way around the tale of a kidnapped girl who is murdered before the ransom demands can be met, a wealthy newspaper editor who almost loses a second child, his son, when he fails to meet the demands of the kidnapper, and various plots and turns involving a cast of suspicious characters.

As is true in the best mysteries, the real culprit is not revealed until the ending is close and turns out to be the least likely among some shady characters.

Another well done, well plotted yarn that tells an intriguing tale of a murder that has its secrets buried in the past.

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