Troy Kennedy Martin
Director
Edge of Darkness (1985)
Miniseries
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.
Released Nov. 4, 1985
Episode 60 min
None+
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Production Companies: BBC, BBC Lionheart Television
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Compassionate Leave
Yorkshire policeman Ronald Craven sees his daughter Emma gunned down in front of him. His grief leads him to investigate and he learns of her activities as a radical environmental activist.
Nov. 4, 1985, midnight
S1E2 - Into the Shadows
Craven's investigation leads him to Emma's boyfriend and to American CIA agent Darius Jedburgh as it becomes apparent that Emma's activities were far from innocent-- and known to the government.
Nov. 11, 1985, midnight
S1E3 - Burden of Proof
The police close in on their prime suspect for Emma's murder but Craven, now aware of her activities, is convinced that his colleagues are on the wrong track.
Nov. 18, 1985, midnight
S1E4 - Breakthrough
Craven confronts Emma's killer but is shot. Suffering from an apparent breakdown, he becomes determined to gain access to Northmoor nuclear plant.
Nov. 25, 1985, midnight
S1E5 - Northmoor
Craven and Jedburgh follow the GAIA's route into Northmoor nuclear plant, but others are determined to stop them.
Dec. 2, 1985, midnight
S1E6 - Fusion
Jedburgh heads to Scotland with the stolen plutonium while Craven awaits the inevitable end.
Dec. 9, 1985, midnight
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BBC Two
60 min/ep
360 min
Nov. 4, 1985
Dec. 9, 1985, midnight
Ended
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