Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

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Edge of Darkness (1985)

8.1/ 10

TMDB Rating

50

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60 min

Episode

04 Nov 1985

First Aired

Crime

Drama

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.

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Keywords

detective

northern england

daughter

father

politics

yorkshire

murder

conspiracy

miniseries

death

Cast

Bob Peck

Bob Peck

Ronald Craven

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Darius Jedburgh

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Pendleton

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Reviews(2)

7.5avg rating

CaseyReese

CaseyReese

February 4, 2023

8

8/10

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

November 15, 2025

7

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 do…

Seasons (1)

Miniseries

Miniseries

6 Episodes • 1985

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