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Barbara Erskine | 496 pages | 19 Feb 2009 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780007288656 | English | , United Kingdom On the Edge of Darkness by Barbara Erskine

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 Craven's investigations soon lead him into a murky world of government and corporate cover-ups and nuclear On the Edge of Darkness, pitting him against dark forces that threaten the future of life on Earth. Writer Troy Kennedy Martin was greatly influenced On the Edge of Darkness the political climate of the time, dominated by the Thatcher governmentand the aura of secrecy surrounding the nuclear industry — and by the implications of the Gaia hypothesis of environmentalist ; these combined to his crafting a thriller that mingled real world concerns with mythic and mystical elements. Kennedy Martin's original ending was more fantastic than that eventually used in the finished serial: he had proposed that Craven would turn into a tree but this was vetoed by members of the cast and crew. Winner of several prestigious awards, it remains highly regarded, often cited as one of the best and most influential pieces of British television drama. police officer Ronald Craven is returning home with his daughter Emma having picked her up from a meeting of an environmental organisation at her university campus. On the doorstep of their home Emma is shot dead. The police concentrate their effort on the theory that her murder was a botched attempt on Craven's life by a criminal he had been responsible for convicting. However, as Craven goes through Emma's belongings, he discovers a geiger counter and a gun. He also learns that Emma's body and her possessions are radioactive. Travelling to London to assist with the inquiry, he is contacted by Pendleton, a polished official "attached to the Prime Minister 's office", who informs him that Emma was known to them as a terrorist and that she may have been the gunman's target. As he continues his investigations, Craven is visited by Emma's ghost. The fingerprints On the Edge of Darkness the getaway car used by Emma's killer match those of Lowe, a man Craven arrested ten years previously. Meanwhile, Pendleton takes Craven to meet his colleague, Harcourt, who informs him that Emma was a member On the Edge of Darkness a subversive anti-nuclear group called GAIA. A team of six GAIA members, led by Emma, had broken into a low level radioactive waste facility at Northmoor; all are now either dead or missing. Jedburgh shows Craven the CIA's file on Emma's activities: GAIA had become suspicious of Northmoor when a nearby reservoir had become contaminated with radioactive material, an occurrence that had also alerted the CIA, leading them to believe Northmoor was illegally storing . Jedburgh is played as a hard-bitten professional with a wry sense of humour and a passion for ballroom dancing. Along with Harcourt and Pendleton, he is keen to find the source and purpose On the Edge of Darkness the plutonium. The police close in on their suspect, Lowe, who is severely injured in a fall while trying to escape. Emma's boyfriend, Terry Shields, tells Craven that she was investigating a hot cell in Northmoor; he is later killed. Pendleton tells Craven that he believes Grogan was behind Emma's death. Returning to Yorkshire for Emma's funeral, Craven is refused permission to seek a warrant to enter Northmoor. Returning home, he is observed by McCroon. McCroon breaks into Craven's house intent On the Edge of Darkness killing him. Craven demands McCroon tell him who he is working for but McCroon is shot by On the Edge of Darkness police marksman before he can say anything. Through a contact of Mac Struan Rogera colleague from his time in , Craven gains access to On the Edge of Darkness terminal connected to the MI5 computer. He also obtains a three-dimensional On the Edge of Darkness of Northmoor from the computer. Craven contacts Jedburgh and asks him to accompany him inside Northmoor. Craven and Jedburgh penetrate Northmoor and discover the hot cell which has been sealed off following an explosion - a consequence of GAIA's attempted break-in. Jedburgh, under orders from the CIA, enters the hot cell and steals the plutonium. Craven and Jedburgh escape Northmoor but both are dying from radiation poisoning. Also present at the conference is Grogan who announces that the British government has approved the purchase of IIF and speaks with cold passion of harnessing the power of the atom to conquer the galaxy. The audience of military and civilian officials applauds but Jedburgh in U. He finishes by bringing together two bars of plutonium he has removed from Northmoor, causing a and irradiating himself and the nearby Grogan. Emma's ghost appears to Craven and tells him of a time when black flowers grew, warming the Earth and preventing life from becoming extinct. She tells him that the black flowers have returned and will melt the polar icecaps, destroying mankind so that life can continue. Craven goes to dissuade Jedburgh from the next step in his plan, which is to cause a nuclear explosion in with the rest of the plutonium. He succeeds, though the secret service On the Edge of Darkness him and kill Jedburgh. Craven, like Jedburgh and Grogan fatally exposed to radiation, wanders into the mountains to die, calling Emma's name. On the mountains, as Emma predicted, the black flowers are growing, foreshadowing the planet's war against humanity. Long-standing BBC visual effects designer Mat Irvinewho contributed visual effects On the Edge of Darkness the series, received a brief cameo as a police diver in "Breakthrough". The musical score was provided by and . Clapton was approached to provide the score by producer . He died in Craven listens to "The Time of the Preacher" when he is in Emma's room in the first episode. It later emerges Jedburgh is familiar with the song and both he and Craven sing it on two occasions, the lyrics being significant. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation used the music to illustrate stories on the the following year. Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen performed the movie's main theme with the National Philharmonic Orchestra during the period in and On the Edge of Darkness ByKennedy Martin had written the first draft of what became Edge of Darkness — at this stage it was called a reference to the Magnox type of and was about problems in the nuclear industry. The other major influence was the Gaia hypothesis, that the Earth is a single living system that self-regulates to maintain the optimum On the Edge of Darkness for life, formulated by climate scientist James Lovelock and popularised in his book Gaia: A new look at life on Earth. Kennedy Martin used the name GAIA for the environmental organisation Emma Craven was involved in and drew the notion for the black flowers seen at the serial's conclusion from a passage in Lovelock's book that describes a dark marsh grass that grew on the surface of the Earth trapping heat during a time when the planet was too cold to sustain life, simulated in Lovelock's Daisyworld model. Although Kennedy Martin's notion for the serial was influenced by real political events, he had for a long time railed against naturalism in television drama — most notably in a article for the theatre magazine Encoretitled "Nats Go Home. First Statement of a New Drama for Television", in which he sought "to free the camera from photographing dialogue, to free the structure from natural time and to exploit the total and absolute objectivity of the television camera". His instincts are visual and non-naturalistic". There was also use of contemporary stock footage, such as 's interview with and references to real persons like and places such as , alongside the references to fictitious characters and places contained in the plot. The mystical dimension is provided by Emma's ghost while the mythic is provided by Craven himself and by Jedburgh and Grogan. ByJonathan Powell was keen to put the serial into production and offered the scripts to producer Michael Wearing who was immediately impressed by the scenes in the first episode, "Compassionate Leave", depicting Craven's reaction to Emma's death, describing them as "the most sustained evocation of individual grief in bereavement that I can remember". However, some elements of Kennedy Martin's original vision persist in On the Edge of Darkness final script: for example, in episode three, "Burden of Proof", the ghost of Emma urges Craven, as he undergoes a breakdown, to be strong, like a tree. Shooting on Edge of Darkness began on 9 July [5] and ran for five months until 5 December It's wonderful, after all this time, to get something that actually works". Edge of Darkness was promoted on the cover of the listings magazine and was broadcast on Monday nights on BBC2 at pm, beginning 4 November Aware of the critical buzz surrounding the show, BBC1 Controller, Michael Gradequickly announced that the series would be repeated on BBC1, stating, "I think it will reach a wider audience and it deserves it", and so Edge of Darkness was duly shown, in double episodes, over three consecutive nights between 19 December and 21 Decemberthe fastest time between original broadcast and repeat in the BBC's history. Edge of Darkness tapped into a cultural zeitgeist of concern about and in the early to mid s. Incurrent affairs programme Panorama broadcast "If The Bomb Drops", a documentary that examined how well prepared Britain was for a nuclear attack; inThe Day On the Edge of Darkness an American TV movie about a nuclear war aired, as well as seeing the release of the feature film WarGames On the Edge of Darkness, showing the 'no winner' outcome of nuclear war; inthe BBC broadcast On the Eighth Daya documentary about the effects of a and Threadsa drama about a nuclear attack on while saw the first screening of Peter Watkins ' nuclear war television film The War Gamebanned on television since Edge of Darkness continues to be well regarded to this day. It is one of those very rare television creations so rich in form and content that the spectator wishes there was some way of prolonging it indefinitely". Edge of Darkness was placed fifteenth fourth position out of the dramas featured on the list on the British On the Edge of Darkness Institute 's list of the Greatest British Television Programmes On the Edge of Darkness[48] the BFI describing it as "a gripping, innovative six-part drama which fully deserves its cult status and many awards". At the Broadcasting Press Guild television critics' awards, Edge of Darkness won two awards: [2]. Ina Hollywood remake of the show was released in cinemas. plays Detective Craven. The film is directed by , who also directed the original. The soundtrack was also released as an album entitled Edge of Darkness. Troy Kennedy Martin's original script for episode one and the final scripts for episodes two to six of the serial were published by Faber and Faber in ; the script book also included an introduction by Kennedy Martin and two appendices — the first giving background to the story and the main characters and the second giving comments on the script by experts on nuclear power and police procedures. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the television drama. For the remake, see Edge of Darkness film. For other uses, see Edge of Darkness disambiguation. Drama Political thriller . Michael Kamen Eric Clapton. Main article: Edge of Darkness soundtrack. Main article: Edge of Darkness film. London: BBC Worldwide. . Retrieved 17 September On the Edge of Darkness Patterson on Energy. Retrieved 5 April Retrieved 7 April Retrieved 28 May . News Corp. . . Retrieved 6 April Archived from the original On the Edge of Darkness 26 September BBC News. . Archived from the original on 29 May Retrieved 1 May Greatest TV Characters". [PDF] Books On The Edge Of Darkness Free Download

Build up your Halloween Watchlist with our list of the most popular horror titles on Netflix in October. See the list. Thomas Craven is a detective who has spent years working the streets of Boston. When his own daughter is killed outside his own home, Craven soon realizes that her death is only one piece of an intriguing puzzle filled with corruption and conspiracy, and it falls to him to discover who is behind the crime. Written by alfiehitchie. Mel Gibsons first stab at a lead role since He went behind the camera for the graphic Passion of the Christ and the beautiful Apocalypto. With Edge of Darkness he's back with the gun in his hand and on a quest to find answers. His daughter was shot dead right in front of him on their porch. The gunman yelled her last name and fled. Craven, being a cop, thought it was for him, not his daughter. He quickly discovers that there was more to his little girl than he originally thought and is determined to find out who killed her and why. Everyone loves a good mystery film right? A detective is solving clues to find the truth behind some kind of cover up? Edge of Darkness thinks it's one of those films. Gibson goes to people, looking for answers. He gets little in return. People are scared, there is something big going down and only MEL Gibson can stop it. For Craven, he has nothing left to loose. His only daughter died in his arms, he's not afraid to die. A bit of a revenge tale like Death Wish, but the Chinatown aspect of it sets it apart enough to On the Edge of Darkness it enjoyable. Gibson throws on a Boston accent, nothing too irritating. There are a few scenes that you'll have to suspend reality for, like when someone On the Edge of Darkness hit by a car at the right place at the right time. A little far fetched just for the sake of shock value. Edge of Darkness is good enough to keep your attention for the running On the Edge of Darkness, but not great enough to have you keep On the Edge of Darkness about On the Edge of Darkness days later. It's a well made time waster for those looking for something that will entertain. Looking for some great streaming picks? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate cover-up and government conspiracy that attracts an agent On the Edge of Darkness with cleaning up the evidence. Director: Martin Campbell. Added to Watchlist. From metacritic. The Best Horror Movies on Netflix. Everything Coming to Prime Video in July Favoritas Pamela. Share this Rating Title: Edge of Darkness 6. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use On the Edge of Darkness IMDb rating plugin. User Polls What's the scariest thing to come out the great state of Massachusetts? Favorite Fictional Whistleblower Movie? Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Mel Gibson Craven Ray Winstone Jedburgh Danny Huston Jack Bennett Bojana Novakovic Emma Craven Shawn Roberts Burnham David Aaron Baker Millroy Jay O. Whitehouse Denis O'Hare Moore Damian Young Senator Jim Pine Caterina Scorsone Melissa Frank Grillo Agent One Wayne Duvall Chief of Police Gbenga Akinnagbe Detective Darcy Jones Gabrielle Popa Edit Storyline Thomas Craven is a detective who has spent years working the streets of Boston. Taglines: Few escape justice. None escape vengeance. Edit Did You Know? Trivia Robert De Niro was originally cast as Darius Jedburgh, but dropped out due to creative differences after a few days on On the Edge of Darkness set. Goofs As a cop, Craven would know that frisking someone for a weapon includes checking their legs On the Edge of Darkness an ankle holster. That's elementary. Thomas Craven : Ah, yes sir. Senator Jim Pine : How'd you do that at 20? Thomas Craven : Everybody else was dead. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Language: English Latin French. Production Co: Warner Bros. Runtime: min. Color: Color. Edit page. October Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. Clear your history. Jack Bennett. Senator Jim Pine. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson

Can we think of Mel Gibson simply as an On the Edge of Darkness hero? A star whose personal baggage doesn't upstage his performances? I find that I can. On the Edge of Darkness has made deplorable statements in recent years, which may be attributed to a kind of On the Edge of Darkness lunacy that can perhaps be diagnosed as a disease. The fact remains that in "Edge of Darkness" he remains a likable man with a natural screen presence. Here he plays a Boston cop named Craven always a dependable movie name. The great love of his life is his daughter, Emma Bojana Novakovic. She works for a giant, secretive corporation named Northmoor. Few corporations with "moor" in their titles are wholly trustworthy; we think too much about bodies being buried there. Emma comes home for a visit, rather unexpectedly. She is having nosebleeds. A bleeding nose can be a symptom of numerous disorders, but in a thriller, as we all know, there's only one possible diagnosis. Emma has hardly arrived when there's a knock on the door, they answer it together, and a man in a hood screams "Craven! It is assumed that the detective Thomas Craven was the intended target. Craven's not so sure. His investigation leads him to Northmoor and its silky, sinister chairman, Jack Bennett Danny Hustonominously courteous, just as his father was in " Chinatown ". Bennett tears himself away from planning Northmoor's campaign contributions long enough to greet Craven in his office, atop a towering aerie overlooking his On the Edge of Darkness lands. Because much of the movie is a cranked-up thriller with chases, fights, conspiracies and all that stuff, permit me a On the Edge of Darkness on secretive, shadowy corporations. What kinds of headquarters buildings do they inhabit? I Googled. Blackwater, which supplies our mercenaries in Iraq, has a drab two-story building outside Cleveland, with eight On the Edge of Darkness parked in front. Halliburton, Dick Cheney's old company, recently moved from Houston to an anonymous skyscraper in -- Dubai, closer to its place of business. I mention this because Northmoor -- which you will not be surprised to learn traffics in illegal, traitorous and dangerous activities -- occupies a spectacular structure atop a tall riverside hill, visible from miles around: Its tower, its modernistic design, its curious enormous gleaming globe, suggesting a planetarium. It is On the Edge of Darkness building worthy of magazine covers, not least Architectural Digest. One purpose of corporate architecture is to impress. Northmoor's desire is to impress us, the moviegoer. It's the kind of edifice that inspires such questions as, "What do they do in there? This low-profile corporation undertook a construction project on a par with a subway line. I explain this not merely to avoid discussing the off-the-shelf thriller plot, but to illustrate that "Edge of Darkness," like so many recent thrillers, has no ambition to be taken seriously. If the corporation were more realistic, the movie would be, too. And then the fate of the world wouldn't depend yet once again on One Cop. With Nothing to Lose. On a Personal Mission. Gibson inhabits this gazebo with as much conviction as is probably possible. He's joined in this by the superb British actor Ray Winstoneas an intriguing free agent who turns up in Craven's garden one night with a cigar and an enigmatic line of patter. Who does he work for? Why does he know so much? Why does he work alone? He reminds me of a man I know, Jean-Jacques de Mesterton, who told me, "If you have a problem, you go to the cops. If they can't help you, you go to the FBI. If they can't help you, you go On the Edge of Darkness the CIA. If they can't help you, you come to me. Winstone's interaction with Gibson provides the movie with much of its interest. For the rest, it's a skillful exercise in CGI and standard-order thriller supplies. Gibson is a credible, attractive hero, as he has always been, so if you want fast-food action, here's your movie. It does have a useful subtext. It serves as a reminder that the purpose of a corporation is not to be patriotic, but to maximize profits for its officers and shareholders. This is required by its by-laws. I suppose if we, as shareholders, don't agree with its profit-making strategies, On the Edge of Darkness can always sell our stock, assuming we can find out what those strategies are. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in Inhe won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Rated R for strong bloody violence and language. Denis O'Hare as Moore. Danny Huston as Jack Bennett. Ray Winstone as Jedburgh. Bojana Novakovic as Emma. Jay O. Sanders as Whitehouse. 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