Edge Of Darkness
First off, sorry for the Treacle People post; I just had to find out if anyone else had seen it! *sings* "We are the treacle people..."
But anyway, on to something I am a huge fan of, but relatively obscure to most people: the British TV mini-series "Edge Of Darkness".
Here's Wikipedia's description:
"Edge of Darkness is a British television drama serial, produced by BBC Television in association with Lionheart Television International and originally broadcast in six fifty-five minute episodes in late 1985. A mixture of crime drama, political thriller, and science fiction, it revolves around the efforts of policeman Ronald Craven (played by Bob Peck) to unravel the truth behind the brutal killing of his daughter Emma (played by Joanne Whalley). Craven's investigations soon lead him into a murky world of Government and corporate cover-ups and nuclear espionage, pitting him against dark forces that threaten the future of life on Earth.
Writer Troy Kennedy Martin was greatly influenced by the political climate of the time - particularly the Thatcher administration, perceived by many as reactionary, and the aura of secrecy surrounding the nuclear industry - and by the implications of the Gaia hypothesis of environmentalist James Lovelock, crafting a thriller that mingled real world concerns with mythic and the mystical elements."
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_of_Darkness
I watched this show when I was fourteen and living in Buckie in Scotland ( not all that unlike the areas shown the series ) and it's stayed with me ever since.
I'm hesitant to give too many plot details away - Wikipedia contains a full plot summary for those who want spoilers - as, it being a thriller to some degree, it's better if the details come as surprises. However, I will say that what really absorbed me was the atmosphere of the series; a cold, bleak, almost apocalyptic feeling that pervades the show. I've never really come across anything quite like it again, and among ecologically minded shows it has to take the prize for being among the most compelling while easily the least preachy.
Those looking for cheerful entertainment might want to avoid this one, but the intensity and solemnity of this show has kept it crystal clear in my memory.
Any other fans out there?
But anyway, on to something I am a huge fan of, but relatively obscure to most people: the British TV mini-series "Edge Of Darkness".
Here's Wikipedia's description:
"Edge of Darkness is a British television drama serial, produced by BBC Television in association with Lionheart Television International and originally broadcast in six fifty-five minute episodes in late 1985. A mixture of crime drama, political thriller, and science fiction, it revolves around the efforts of policeman Ronald Craven (played by Bob Peck) to unravel the truth behind the brutal killing of his daughter Emma (played by Joanne Whalley). Craven's investigations soon lead him into a murky world of Government and corporate cover-ups and nuclear espionage, pitting him against dark forces that threaten the future of life on Earth.
Writer Troy Kennedy Martin was greatly influenced by the political climate of the time - particularly the Thatcher administration, perceived by many as reactionary, and the aura of secrecy surrounding the nuclear industry - and by the implications of the Gaia hypothesis of environmentalist James Lovelock, crafting a thriller that mingled real world concerns with mythic and the mystical elements."
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_of_Darkness
I watched this show when I was fourteen and living in Buckie in Scotland ( not all that unlike the areas shown the series ) and it's stayed with me ever since.
I'm hesitant to give too many plot details away - Wikipedia contains a full plot summary for those who want spoilers - as, it being a thriller to some degree, it's better if the details come as surprises. However, I will say that what really absorbed me was the atmosphere of the series; a cold, bleak, almost apocalyptic feeling that pervades the show. I've never really come across anything quite like it again, and among ecologically minded shows it has to take the prize for being among the most compelling while easily the least preachy.
Those looking for cheerful entertainment might want to avoid this one, but the intensity and solemnity of this show has kept it crystal clear in my memory.
Any other fans out there?