Living with the Enemy

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Living with the Enemy
Genre	Situation Comedy
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	English
Home station	BBC Radio 4
Starring	Gyles Brandreth, Nick Revell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Creators	Gyles Brandreth, Nick Revell
Writers	Gyles Brandreth, Nick Revell
Producers	Ed Morrish
Air dates	November 14, 2006 to December 19, 2006
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
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Living with the Enemy is a BBC Radio 4 sitcom written by and starring Nick Revell and Gyles Brandreth. It made its debut on 14 November 2006.

Revell appears as Nick Reynolds, a former 1980s left-wing comedian, now alternative medicine practitioner. Brandeth appears as a former Conservative Party Minister turned minor television celebrity. The two are forced into sharing a flat in Hammersmith, London. Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Gyles's god-daughter, Sophie, who is the third lead character.

Revell is also a stand-up comedian in real life, whilst Brandreth was a Conservative MP between 1992 and 1997, when he served as a government whip in John Major's government. The inspiration for the series came about when the pair met by chance at the Edinburgh Festival and, despite being political opposites, found they got on surprisingly well, and thought this could be the basis for an 'Odd Couple' sitcom.