edge darkness british television drama serial produced association originally broadcast minute episodes late mixture crime drama political thriller revolves efforts policeman played truth murder daughter emma played investigations soon lead world government corporate cover ups nuclear espionage pitting dark forces threaten future life earth writer greatly influenced political climate time dominated government secrecy surrounding nuclear industry implications hypothesis combined crafting thriller real world concerns mystical elements original ending fantastic eventually finished serial proposed turn tree vetoed members cast crew broadcast met widespread critical acclaim days earned repeat winner prestigious awards remains highly regarded day cited best influential pieces british television drama series director filmed remake released january starring set united_states plot leave yorkshire police officer returning home daughter emma having picked meeting environmental organisation university campus home emma shot dead police concentrate effort theory murder attempt life criminal responsible goes emma belongings discovers counter gun learns emma body possessions radioactive travelling london assist inquiry contacted polished official attached prime minister office informs emma known terrorist target shadows continues investigations visited emma ghost car emma killer match man arrested years previously takes meet colleague informs emma member subversive anti nuclear group called team members led emma broken low level radioactive waste facility dead missing makes televised appeal information emma killer contacted cia agent associate shows cia file emma activities suspicious nearby reservoir contaminated radioactive material occurrence alerted cia leading believe illegally storing played hard professional sense humour passion ballroom dancing keen find source purpose burden proof police close suspect severely injured fall trying escape dying tells working terrorist convicted northern_ireland emma boyfriend tells investigating hot cell later killed meets house_of_commons inquiry taking place sale owners owned tells believes emma death returning yorkshire emma funeral refused permission seek warrant enter returning home observed breakthrough breaks house intent killing demands tell working shot police contact mac colleague time northern_ireland gains access terminal connected computer checks records emma learns acting orders dimensional map computer contacts asks accompany inside penetrate discover hot cell sealed following explosion consequence attempted break orders cia enters hot cell steals house_of_commons inquiry chief executive forced admit presence deaths team fusion escape dying radiation poisoning makes scotland hosting nato conference directed energy weapons present conference announces british government approved purchase speaks cold passion power conquer galaxy audience military civilian officials uniform takes nuclear crusade stars finishes bringing bars removed causing accident nearby emma ghost appears tells time black flowers grew warming earth preventing life extinct tells black flowers returned melt polar destroying mankind life continue goes dissuade step plan cause nuclear explosion scotland rest succeeds secret service follow kill like fatally exposed radiation mountains die calling emma mountains emma predicted black flowers growing planet war humanity principal credits cast played actor known theatre time cast appeared minor roles television creating role drew experience gained years played title role notable roles included natural lies died played began acting childhood appearing long running soap opera coronation street present age appeared supporting roles series including reilly ace spies following edge darkness cast equally regarded bbc television serial written moving hollywood appeared films willow scandal shattered television mini series kennedy year marriage actor credited cast acting 1960s known roles lead detective series starred original film walking tall script impressed agreed lower usual fee later cast director cia agent james_bond film role reprised tomorrow dies played established character actor appeared devil crown acted television productions fortunes war present early role played went act wide variety film television parts including englishman went hill came mountain nature calls regular roles present rome regular appearances winston_churchill bbc revived doctor faces familiar british viewers appeared course episodes including superior ross emma boyfriend chief executive intelligence agent blake cast members colonel security chief playing television reporters labour long standing bbc visual effects designer contributed visual effects series received brief cameo police breakthrough played crew writer creator long running bbc police drama wrote screenplay films italian job scripts television series created brother reilly ace spies following edge darkness wrote films red heat died september director developed reputation handling action credits including professionals years campbell moved feature films directing james_bond films casino mask vertical limit legend producer worked play today produced black stuff subsequently spun highly acclaimed boys produced conspiracy thriller following edge darkness continued british television high profile successful producers appointed head bbc responsible programmes friends north final plays karaoke acted series adviser leading commentator nuclear affairs best known book nuclear power following edge darkness acted specialist adviser study continues contribute policy debate energy environmental issues advice aspects serial provided detective famous pursuit train music musical score provided approached provide score producer shortly brought screening brazil scored suggested collaboration hollywood successful film composers writing scores blockbuster films including lethal weapon series die hard films prince thieves men died aside soundtrack time preacher christian militia shells thirty ought featured series record player terry body found time preacher emma room episode later emerges familiar song sing occasions lyrics significant music illustrate stories disaster following year performed movie main theme nights period background origins writing story detective turns tree writer told colleagues asked working early nineteen frustrated bbc political dimension drama whatsoever chosen write political story believing election prime minister united_kingdom ronald_reagan president united_states brought major shift global political landscape motivated write concern arising issues protests war unrest miners arising cold war fear born christians cold war warriors appeared running united_states written draft eventually stage called reference type nuclear trade union problems nuclear industry script given encouraged continue development script changes revisions reaching final form particular influence speech president ronald_reagan march announcing strategic defense initiative ground based space based systems proposed protecting united_states attack nuclear missiles supporters time presidential candidate based character owner influenced culture secrecy surrounding policy nuclear power light inquiry construction nuclear power station concerns safety record nuclear plant led conceive chief executive major influence hypothesis earth single living system self maintain conditions life formulated climate scientist book new look life earth environmental organisation involved drew notion black flowers seen serial conclusion passage book describes dark marsh grass grew surface earth trapping heat time planet cold sustain life notion serial influenced real political events long time television drama notably article theatre magazine encore titled home statement new drama television sought free camera dialogue free structure natural time exploit total absolute television camera edge darkness producer noted mystical dimension imagination instincts visual non crafted serial hand placed events real present day world placed realm mystical realism authenticity provided appearances real life television presenter labour use contemporary stock footage interview references real persons like places alongside references fictitious characters places contained plot mystical dimension provided emma ghost provided influenced real thames hudson examined pagan origins legend saw modern day confront threats earth behalf conceived knight marches defended borders eastern_europe opposed saw descendant according legend guarded special wisdom temple dome rock jerusalem aspects reach serial conclusion envisaged having found stolen shot sniper transformed tree production keen serial production offered scripts producer immediately impressed scenes episode leave depicting reaction emma death describing sustained individual grief remember budget set million came american producer director came board shortly soon clashed demanding particular notion known emma involvement right start removed campbell behest clashes script occurred star conclusion character turn tree recalled didn working script terms wouldn able work audience view echoed felt likely come effect introducing instead concept black flowers seen finished production elements original vision persist final script example episode burden proof ghost emma urges undergoes breakdown strong like tree shooting began july ran months december location filming took place london including international yorkshire including headquarters railway headquarters building leeds computer home scotland including addresses nato conference president reagan policy formulated wales including doubling hot cell set constructed factory entire shoot production continued known title briefly considered serial renamed april shoot progressed apparent cast crew potential hit hands recalled think knew making good piece work told reporters haven feeling years wonderful time actually works broadcast critical reception promoted cover listings magazine radio_times broadcast monday nights beginning november serial averaged audience million viewers run critical response generally positive commentators concentrating praise performance scale programme political themes good television thriller hard find promises best wrote times central character played gift looking tragic intelligent simultaneously humour lift superb characterisation flesh stock situation listener praised serial ambitious compelling piece fiction speaking bbc review programme writer said piece television drama levels think plot level think level emotion think looks absolutely wonderful shot like feature film impressed television critic sunday_times initially hailed series stayed mind stay long portrayal human grief later felt beginning find slightly irritating final episode insult considerable following aware critical buzz surrounding quickly announced series repeated stating think reach wider audience deserves duly shown double episodes consecutive nights december december fastest time original broadcast repeat bbc history repeats accompanied organisation depicted programme connected publishing company supported paid edge darkness doubled audience million viewers cultural significance tapped cultural concern nuclear power nuclear warfare early mid nineteen current affairs programme broadcast documentary examined prepared britain nuclear attack day american movie nuclear war aired seeing release feature film showing winner outcome nuclear war bbc broadcast eighth day documentary effects nuclear winter threads drama nuclear attack sheffield saw screening nuclear war television film war game banned television rode wave secretive nature state fact week death rock deaths provisional members gibraltar secret society undisclosed matters public interest led bbc director general fiction films defence realm television british coup edge darkness continues regarded day repeated sean day lewis wrote daily_telegraph edge darkness masterpiece rare television creations rich form content spectator wishes way indefinitely writing british 1980s said captured spirit age went far drama time pushed expectations thriller form limits genre analysis serial formations 20th takes remarkable works art british television according british television drama history climate possibilities production social issue drama limited proved adapting changed circumstances adopting thriller format possible produce ambitious progressive television drama britain mid-1980s view echoed notes series echoed descended radical politics years united_kingdom television historian described series possibly finest bbc drama television programmes element said worked complete effect studies television called best police drama series television said method investigative drama public life investigative journalism edge darkness placed fifteenth fourth position dramas featured list list describing gripping innovative drama fully deserves cult status awards radio_times television editor listed greatest television programmes seven dramas listed broadcast magazine list influential television programmes published july march placed channel_4 list greatest dramas channel listed eighty fourth list greatest characters awards received nominations won awards bafta awards won best drama series serial won best actor nominated best actor nominated best actress won best original television music won best film won best film editor won best film sound nominated best makeup nominated best graphics nominated best design television critics awards won awards won best actor joint winner nominated best actor won best drama series hollywood adaptation hollywood remake released cinemas released january january february australia plays film directed directed original media released vhs bbc release cbs north_america time soundtrack released album entitled original script episode final scripts episodes serial published script book included introduction giving background story main characters second giving comments script experts nuclear power police procedures serial issued vhs issued serial dvd issued regions extra features including secrets edge darkness specially making documentary isolated soundtrack score interview contemporary report programme bafta wins coverage programme wins awards region dvd set released november
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