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“A thriller for the nuclear age.”

Edge of Darkness (1985)

First aired November 4, 198555m/ep1 season · 6 epsEnded
8.1

51 votes

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Overview

Environmental activist Emma Craven is murdered in front of her father, local police inspector Ronald Craven. Investigating the death leads him through a haunting revelation of the murkiness of British nuclear policy of the 1980s.

Created By

Troy Kennedy Martin

Top Billed Cast

Bob Peck

Bob Peck

Ronald Craven

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Darius Jedburgh

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Pendleton

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

December 9, 1985

Networks

BBC Two

Production

BBCBBC Lionheart Television

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CaseyReese

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8.0

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7.0

There weren’t many things on television that got all four of us watching in our house, but as this gripping thriller gathered pace over six weeks, it was certainly one of those few. It all starts when policemen “Craven” (Bob Peck) takes his daughter (Joanne Whalley) home only for her to be gunned down in the drive. Desolate, he is convinced that this was an attempt on his own life that went wrong, but shortly after the dust has settled he is approached by the enigmatic government man “Templeton” (Charles Kay) who suggests that perhaps she was the right target after all. Why? Well it seems she…

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