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Edge Of Darkness - The Complete Series [1985] [DVD]

Edge Of Darkness - The Complete Series [1985] [DVD]Actor: bob peck
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 78 reviews

Format: Full Screen, PAL
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 330 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6

EAN: 5014503117924

Theatrical Release Date: August 4, 1986
Release Date: May 26, 2003
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Edge of Darkness (1985) begins routinely enough. Emma Craven (Joanne Whalley in her first staring role, a year before The Singing Detective in 1986) 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/or 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 Darkness builds on the legacy of Tinker Tailor, Soldier Spy and Smiley's People to become quite simply the best television thriller ever. Originally shown in six, 50-minute episodes, this tape presents the first half of the groundbreaking environmental-espionage shocker, tightening the ratchets of suspense to levels which would have turned Hitchcock himself green ... with envy. --Gary S. Dalkin

Amazon.co.uk Review
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 Darkness builds on the legacy of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People to become quite simply the best television thriller ever.

On the DVD: Edge of Darkness is 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 Time and 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

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5 out of 5 stars Edge of Darkness - classic   July 12, 2010
steve347
A marvellous BBC drama with a very dark and atmospheric setting in the 1980's. It was a time when there was still a spirit of direct action in this country, fear of nuclear war, and distrust of the government, unions, and big companies.This drama captured the mood of the country at this time when our very existence felt under immediate threat, and the planet at risk from our crazy human activities. Quality actors and a good story make this a classic.


5 out of 5 stars Forget Mel Gibson!   June 23, 2010
Keith Walker
This is pure quality from the BBC with music from no less than Eric Clapton. It is so good that I refuse to watch the new American version less they have ruined it the way they did with Channel 4's Traffic!

The story centres around the murder of Inspector Bob Craven's daughter who is an anti nuclear activist and his invesigation which takes place in the cloudy mindset of his grief for both his daughter and previously his wife. It is set amongst the backdrop multinational indusrialists, a corrupt Thatcherite political system and the closure of the coal mines and their use for the stock piling of nuclear waste following the destruction of the Trades Union movement in the 80s as Britain was transformed from a manufacturing base to a service base where old values and principles were all up for sale to the highest bidder.

Joe Don Baker plays the roll of a renegade CIA station chief who on the outside appears to be a playboy, golfing alcoholic with a perverse interest in BBC's Come Dancing, but smouldering underneath is a man who is prepared to die for his deeply held principles.

The reluctance to use background music and the deep silences which surround the characters only add to the tension. It was well worth staying home on a Wednesday night back in 1985 and Joe Don Baker himself said at the time that everything else he had ever done was rubbish compared to this.

I'd urge anyone to buy this. I don't see how Hollywood could possibly have improved on it as it's possibly one of the best mini series the BBC has ever made.


5 out of 5 stars Edge of Darkness   June 20, 2010
D. J. Huxtable (Hants England)
Excellent gripping thriller 1985, they do not seem to produce series like this any more. The different episodes did not run into each other smoothly, over trimming or an attempt to save space on the DVD perhaps. I still enjoyed it, however, especially the performance by the late Bob Peck. I enjoyed many of the series of that era, maybe I am showing my age, but the current ones do nothing for me.


5 out of 5 stars Edgy 'Edge of darkness' revisited .   May 18, 2010
Weegie the silver surfer (Scotland)
I have had as much enjoyment watching this programme again , and the gorgeous Joanne Whaley , as I had first time I saw it on TV , I wont bother to watch the remake even though I enjoy watching Mel Gibson . There appears to be a great shortage of script writers these days and instead of writing some thing new they copy something old . This , the original , version shows the quality of programmes made in years gone by. The subject matter of the programme could happen in real life , beware of anyone with a geiger counter .


5 out of 5 stars riveting viewing   May 4, 2010
Hel (Malvern, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I missed this series in the 80's as I was spending my evenings in the pub so bought it recently on a friends recommendation. It was around a fiver and probably the best value item I've bought in a while. I watched it over a couple of days whilst lying in bed with flu and thoroughly enjoyed it. If you want excellent drama with an intelligent script and superlative acting, you'll enjoy this.

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