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Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

★ 8,1 /10 (55 Votes)
1985 EN 1 Seasons

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.

First air date

04/11/1985

Votes

55

Popularity

4.6

A thriller for the nuclear age.

Genres

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Created by

Troy Kennedy Martin

Networks

BBC Two

Language

EN

Last air date

1985-12-09

Episodes

6

Episode runtime

53 min

Website

www.bbc.co.uk
Miniseries

Miniseries

6 episodes • 1985 • ⭐ 10,0

Environmental activist Emma Craven is murdered in front of her father, local police inspector Ronald Craven. Investigati…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-11-15

⭐ 7

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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