"A thriller for the nuclear age."

Edge of Darkness

Name: Edge of Darkness
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1985-11-04
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Charles Kay

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CrimeDrama

Creator:Troy Kennedy Martin

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.

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StatusEnded

First AiredNovember 4, 1985

Last AiredDecember 9, 1985

Episode Runtime53dk

Seasons1

Episodes6

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

detective northern england daughter father politics yorkshire murder conspiracy miniseries death

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Networks

Last Episode

S1 E6 • 12/9/1985

Fusion

Jedburgh heads to Scotland with the stolen plutonium while Craven awaits the inevitable end.

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28 October 1985 BBC2 - Edge of Darkness trail

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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas: Edge of Darkness

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Cast

Featured Cast

Bob Peck

Ronald Craven

Joe Don Baker

Darius Jedburgh

Charles Kay

Pendleton

Seasons

Miniseries

6 Episodes • 1985

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