Edge of Darkness - Season 1

First aired: 11/4/1985 6 episodes

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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Episodes

1. Compassionate Leave

Aired: 11/4/1985

Yorkshire 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.

2. Into the Shadows

Aired: 11/11/1985

Craven'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.

3. Burden of Proof

Aired: 11/18/1985

The police close in on their prime suspect for Emma's murder but Craven, now aware of her activities, is convinced that his colleagues are on the wrong track.

4. Breakthrough

Aired: 11/25/1985

Craven confronts Emma's killer but is shot. Suffering from an apparent breakdown, he becomes determined to gain access to Northmoor nuclear plant.

5. Northmoor

Aired: 12/2/1985

Craven and Jedburgh follow the GAIA's route into Northmoor nuclear plant, but others are determined to stop them.

6. Fusion

Aired: 12/9/1985

Jedburgh heads to Scotland with the stolen plutonium while Craven awaits the inevitable end.