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Edge of Darkness (Paperback, 2007 Ed.)
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Edge of Darkness (Paperback, 2007 Ed.)
Series: BFI TV Classics
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Edge of Darkness (BBC, 1985) is a conspiracy thriller, a
psychological drama, and a mythic tale of the death and
regeneration of the planet. Written by Troy Kennedy Martin,
directed by Martin Campbell, and produced by Michael Wearing, it
marks one of the points of a British television drama, which was
both popular in its generic appeal and groundbreaking in its
narrative style. Broadcast at a time of high paranoia about the
secret state, the hazards of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons
proliferation, Edge of Darkness start Bob Peck as Craven, a CID
detective investigating the death of his environmental activist
daughter, played by Joanne Whalley. His search for the truth leads
him into a murky world of conspiracy involving the nuclear industry
and the CIA (Joe Don baker in a bravura performance as the CIA
agent Darius Jedburgh). John Caughie's insightful study of the
series situates it in the political context of the 1980s and in the
context of British television drama in transition. He traces Edge
of Darkness's exploration of the pathology of grief, developing
notions of paranoia, myth and magical thinking to highlight the
ways in which Troy Kennedy Martin takes the political thriller
beyond politics. The book includes an Afterword by the
screenwriter, Troy Kennedy Martin. John Caughie is Professor of
Film and Television Studies at the University of Glasgow. he is the
author of Television Drama: Realism, Modernism and British Culture
(2000), a member of the Editorial Board of Screen and General
Editor, with Charlotte Brunsdon, of the Oxford Television Studies
series.
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Imprint: |
Bfi Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
BFI TV Classics |
Release date: |
October 2007 |
First published: |
2007 |
Authors: |
John Caughie
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Dimensions: |
190 x 135 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
160 |
Edition: |
2007 Ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84457-200-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Television
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LSN: |
1-84457-200-5 |
Barcode: |
9781844572007 |
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