Stars: Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Charles Kay, Ian McNeice, John Woodvine, Zoe Wanamaker

Director: Martin Campbell

Summary: Detective Inspector Craven watches helplessly as his daughter is gunned down on her way home from college. His quest for revenge takes him to the heart of the nuclear state...

Police detective Ronnie Craven sets out to privately investigate the murder of his daughter, and finds himself embroiled in a top-secret government project involving nuclear contamination. Originally created for the BBC, this highly acclaimed production has won numerous British awards.

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Groundbreaking environmental-espionage shocker Edge of Darkness(1985) begins routinely enough but then ratchets the suspense to levels that would have turned Hitchcock green with envy. Emma Craven (Joanne Whalley in her first starring role) is a young environmental activist killed in mysterious circumstances. Emma's father Ron Craven (Bob Peck in a star-making performance) will not be silenced and, as a police detective, is uniquely positioned to pursue his own unofficial investigation. He moves from grief to a determination to find the truth, all the while advised and comforted by Emma, but is she a ghost or a manifestation of his haunted psyche? Craven digs deeper, uncovering labyrinthine conspiracy in the nuclear industry and, as the body-count rises, encounters the garrulous CIA agent Darius Jedburgh (a superb Joe Don Baker) with a mysterious agenda of his own. Accompanied by a haunting musical score by Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton, Edge of Darknessbuilds on the legacy of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spyand Smiley's Peopleto become quite simply the best television thriller ever.

On the DVD:Edge of Darknessis presented on a two-disc set with the original six episodes complete and unedited (unlike the previous DVD release). The picture and sound has been improved, too, though the 4:3 image still suffers from the graininess of having been shot on 16 mm film and the sound is still unspectacular mono. The main extra is an excellent new 35-minute documentary, "Magnox: the Secrets of Edge of Darkness", with input from producer Michael Wearing, writer Troy Kennedy-Martin, composer Michael Kamen, stars John Woodvine, Charles Kay and Ian McNeice and archive footage with Bob Peck and Joe Don Baker. A notable bonus for fans of Eric Clapton and Kamen's highly atmospheric score is an isolated music track, unfortunately in mono. Less significant are a routine photo gallery, an alternative edit of the final end title and promotional segments from Breakfast Timeand Pebble Mill. A BAFTA Award feature (the series won six) is more engaging, as is a roundtable review from Did You See?. --Gary S. Dalkin

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Eric Clapton And Michael Kamens BAFTA Award Winning Score, Magnox The Secrets Of Edge Of Darkness, The BAFTAs 1986, BBC Arts Programme Did You See Reviews Edge Of Darkness, Bob Peck Interview From The BBC Breakfast Time Programme, The Broadcasting Press Guild
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1985
Release Date:	May 26, 2003
Runtime:	330 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B B C D V D 1179
Keywords:	Darkness, Two, General, Edge, Series, Tv, Drama, Thriller, Complete, Discs
Genre:	Drama