Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

A thriller for the nuclear age.

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Release Date

11/4/1985

Runtime

6 eps, 317 mins

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.

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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A methodical descent into institutional corruption and personal anguish, as a father's search for his daughter's killer uncovers the ruthless machinery of state power. Bleak, procedural, and increasingly unsettling as the conspiracy widens.

Mood

ParanoidAngryMournful

Themes

GriefCorruptionRevengeMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceSuicide and self-harm

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