Edge of Darkness

A thriller for the nuclear age.

8.119851 Season53mEnded

Crime

Drama

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.

StatusEnded

First Air Date1985-11-04

Last Air Date1985-12-09

Seasons1

Episodes6

Episode Runtime53 min

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

Videos

2 total

Trailer

28 October 1985 BBC2 - Edge of Darkness trail

Seasons

Miniseries

6 Episodes · 1985

Cast & Crew

Bob Peck

as Ronald Craven

Joe Don Baker

as Darius Jedburgh

Charles Kay

as Pendleton

Reviews

CaseyReese

Feb 4, 2023

8/10

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CinemaSerf

Nov 15, 2025

7/10

There weren’t many things on television that got all four of us watching in our house, but as this gripping thriller gathered pace over six weeks, it was certainly one of those few. It all starts when policemen “Craven” (Bob Peck) takes his daughter (Joanne Whalley) home only for her to be gunned down in the drive. Desolate, he is convinced that th…

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