"Edge of Darkness" (1985) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 August 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

The mysterious death of his activist daughter, leads her straight-laced father, an Inspector of the local police force...

Plot Keywords:

Nuclear | Police | Environmental | Nuclear Plant | Political

Awards:

7 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Bob Peck	...	Ronald Craven (6 episodes, 1985)
Joe Don Baker	...	Darius Jedburgh (6 episodes, 1985)
Charles Kay	...	Pendleton (6 episodes, 1985)
Ian McNeice	...	Harcourt (5 episodes, 1985)
Joanne Whalley	...	Emma Craven (5 episodes, 1985)
Hugh Fraser	...	Bennett (4 episodes, 1985)
John Woodvine	...	Ross (4 episodes, 1985)
Jack Watson	...	James Godbolt (4 episodes, 1985)
Allan Cuthbertson	...	Chilwell (4 episodes, 1985)
Kenneth Nelson	...	Grogan (3 episodes, 1985)
David Fleeshman	...	Jones (3 episodes, 1985)
Zoë Wanamaker	...	Clemmy / ... (3 episodes, 1985)
Bill Stewart	...	Dingle (3 episodes, 1985)
T.R. Bowen	...	Childs (3 episodes, 1985)
Imogen Staley	...	Young Emma (3 episodes, 1985)
Paul Humpoletz	...	Elham (2 episodes, 1985)
Sarah Martin	...	Polly Pelham (2 episodes, 1985)
Paul Williamson	...	Bewes (2 episodes, 1985)
Tim McInnerny	...	Terry Shields (2 episodes, 1985)

Runtime:

317 min (6 parts) | Australia:307 min | Brazil:270 min (video version)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Gleneagles, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Jedburgh pronounces his name as "Jedburg" throughout. The town of the same name in Scotland, is usually pronounced "Jedburuh", which is the way that his Scottish land lady, Mrs Girvan, pronounces it. (It is also known as "Jeddart" locally)

Quotes:

Emma Craven: Millions of years ago when the Earth was cold, it looked like life on the planet would cease to exist. But black flowers began to grow, multiplying across the landscape until the entire surface was covered in blooms. Slowly, the blackness of the flowers sucked in the heat of the sun and life began to evolve again. That is the power of Gaia. The planet will protect itself. If man is the enemy, it will destroy him.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Edge of Darkness (2010)

Soundtrack:

Time of the Preacher

rarity!

unbelievably sophisticated, strikingly intense story of a british policeman trying to solve a mystery behind his daughter's death. the path he follows goes right down the dark woods - revealing an uglier world where personal grief becomes irrelevant to all sides and individual suffering is disposable - like nuclear waste. rarely have the deep human tragedy and impending political scheme been intervened in such a raw, yet subtle manner.

although regarded as a temporal masterpiece, in 14 years the edge of darkness has not lost its credibility and sharpness. one thing you might find funny though is the way computers look and work (oh yeah...). furthermore, in vhs copy one looses the endings of almost all the individual episodes - that is - all the different versions of the theme. beware, that's a big loss!