Edge of Darkness

Miniseries

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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6 Episodes

Compassionate Leave
E1
Compassionate LeaveYorkshire policeman Ronald Craven sees his daughter Emma gunned down in front of him. His grief leads him to investigate and he learns of her activities as a radical environmental activist.
Into the Shadows
E2
Into the ShadowsCraven's investigation leads him to Emma's boyfriend and to American CIA agent Darius Jedburgh as it becomes apparent that Emma's activities were far from innocent-- and known to the government.
Burden of Proof
E3
Burden of ProofDuring the arrest of Lowe, suspect in shooting Emma, he allegedly jumps out the window and falls 6 floors. Craven manages to get a name out of him at the hospital. Emma's lover gets killed. Emma's buried.
Breakthrough
E4
BreakthroughCraven is back home, where Emma's killer comes for him. He tries to get him to tell, who's behind - to no avail. A radioactive body is found near Northmoor. He "gets" access to MI5's computer and info on Northmoor.
Northmoor
E5
Northmoor3 men including Craven sneak into Northmoor "low grade" nuclear waste "storage" plant through mineshafts to investigate. Will they find evidence of murder of GAIA environmentalists and illegal plutonium?
Fusion
E6
FusionJedburgh heads to Scotland with the stolen plutonium while Craven awaits the inevitable end.