Edge of Darkness

The British government's nuclear policy is in for a royal drubbing in the tense BBC-TV miniseries Edge of Darkness. Bob Peck stars as London police detective Ron Craven, whose political-activist daughter is murdered right before his eyes. Meticulously following the trail of clues, Craven uncovers a dark conspiracy involving the government and the powerful American CEO of a nuclear power plant. Joe Don Baker and a young Joanne Whaley-Kilmer co-star. The six-part series became a cult favorite in England, where it originally aired in November and December of 1985.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credits

Director: Martin Campbell

Writer: Martin Campbell

Cast:, ,

Duncan Campbell was a Programme Advisor.

Music: Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen

Produced by the BBC

Year: 1985

 

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The mysterious death of his activist daughter, leads her straight-laced father, an Inspector of the local police force, through a haunting revelation of the murkiness of the British Nuclear Policy of the eighties.

 

Watch a trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4J8Uee4aO0

 

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