Edge of Darkness: The Complete BBC Series
Starring: Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Charles Kay, Ian McNeice, Joanne WhalleyStudio: BBC Warner
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 307 minutes
DVD Release: November 3rd 2009
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Police detective Ronnie Craven investigates the killing of his own daughter and becomes embroiled in a vast conspiracy.
DVD Features:
Documentary
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My favorite TV series out of UK - Rating: 5/5
I have seen this tv series over and over again (many times back in Iran in early 1990s) and immensely enjoyed it. Thrilling, brilliant and it had a story that was unusual. I think this is the best British tv series I have ever seen and if you want a thriller/drama/spy story then this should be on your list. Excellent job! Best of all, its sound track by Eric Clapton, made it more interesting. Can't wait to buy the DVDs. 5/5
BIG NEWS!! -Theatrical remake out soon! -Mel Gibson??? - Rating: 5/5
So, any one heard anything about the news that Mel is remaking EOD? Just heard about it recently on TV & I found quite A bit about it online. -Still not quite sure what to make of it. To start with, Gibson is playing Ronnie Craven himself (although they apparently changed his first name), Believe it or not, Robert DE NIRO was set to play Jedburgh! but supposedly walked off the set over (what else!) -"creative differences" & was replaced by Ray Winstone, but the really interesting part is that it's being produced & DIRECTED by Michael Wearing & Martin Campbell!! Set in Boston & not Craig Mills (not sure how that's gonna work!). Bet it's not 5 hrs long, either (I'm afraid it will lose A lot trying to trim to theatrical length). I sure am doubtful that it will stand up to our beloved original, but I reckon it has to be good news as far as finally getting A U.S.re-release of the film on DVD. -'til then, I'll keep A tight hold on my VHS copy! SO, please add your comments, fellow fans. I am very interested in what the rest of you think about this "new development". Best Regards & "We'll see"! -Jeff (& my Newfoundland, "Col. Jedburgh")
Finally Coming To DVD! - Rating: 5/5
I remember being blown away by this mini-series when it was first shown on PBS back in the 1980's. I have it on VHS, but after all this time, the quality isn't good. Good news. According to tvshowsondvd, Edge Of Darkness is being released on DVD here in the U.S. on March 3, 2009. So come on guys, put this title up for pre-order. I know I'll be the first in line to order it!
A Hell of A Mission - Rating: 5/5
Belatedly, I planned to write a review of EOD. However, I find that the rest of you got here first, and have written well-deserved high praise!
I first saw EOD here in the US on a syndicated basis. They chopped it up into two parts, and cut a lot of little "unnecessary" bits (like Craven looking out a second storey window and seeing McCroon stepping out of the trees with a shotgun). The sound quality was fair to poor, also.
We eventually got hold of the 2-cassette VHS copy, and caught all the things we had missed.
This is bravura work, all around. It's a superb cast, with great writing, classic direction, a fine score. If you're not familiar, read the reviews below, and see this, in uncut form if you possibly can. And as Darius Jedburgh said, "It was a hell of a mission, though."
Scary and emotional - Rating: 5/5
Craven, brilliantly acted by the late Bob Peck, is a highly decorated English police officer, well known for his discretion in politically sensitive cases. He is widowed with a grown daughter. One evening a man previously arrested by Craven shows up on their doorstep with a shotgun. The dauhgter throws herself before her father and gets shot. It looks like a revenge killing gone wrong, but then questions stars appearing: if the murderer was after Craven, why did he fire both barrels into his daughter, how did he escape in the first case, why does he and all other suspects die "resisting arrest", and finally: why is the lock of hair Craven cuts form his dead daughter radioactive?
His need for answers takes him to a nightmarish world of governement paranoia, interdeprtemental intrigue, and secrets hidden from the public "for their own good".
Bob Peck plays the tormented Craven with enormous depth and sensitiviy, creating a truly memorable character that the viewer just will not forget.
