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Edge of Darkness

CrimeDramaMystery

"A thriller for the nuclear age."

Release

4 Nov 1985

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Production

BBC Two

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.

Plot

When his daughter Emma is murdered, cop Ronald Craven discovers that she was in GAIA, a group of activists occupied with exposing illegal activities at Northmoor nuclear waste storage facility.

Cast

Bob PeckJoe Don BakerCharles Kay

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 8.3/10

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.

Air Date:5 Nov 1985
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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.

Runtime:55m
Air Date:5 Nov 1985Available

Episodes of Miniseries

6 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
EP 6
S1 E1