Looking and feeling rather like a BBC Bond movie, Edge of Darkness shines as a work of quality at every level - production values, script and acting all resonate with a rare power.

Granted, it may not be the funniest programme the BBC's ever made, but a dark humour runs through the show, and Kennedy Martin has a fine grasp of the surreal (Jedburgh's obsession with golf is a fine example).

Stephen: "Symbolism Aplenty"

Edge of Darkness delivers in spades. It's a British drama delivering action without needing Hollywood's cliché bible. It even manages to fit in symbolism and a conspiracy.

The moment that most lingers in the mind is the sequence where Baker and Peck find a bomb shelter buried deep in nuclear plant. Fine wine, the best books, and, of course, a classic motor car. The two settle down for a gourment dinner.

It's hypnotic enough for its oddity alone, but what is even more striking is that this relaxation occurs in the middle of a fraught chase sequence. Character development amid the action? Doesn't happen these days.

Kim: "Must See"

Edge of Darkness was a �must see� when it first aired - the kind of drama that had everyone talking. It caught the zeitgeist perfectly - in the mid eighties, Britain was still Uncle Sam�s biggest aircraft carrier, the Greenham Common women were making headline news every night, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth were rapidly gaining support, and the cold war was still going strong.

Despite being 15 years old, and so topical at the time, the sheer quality of the production make this gripping. Find a copy. Watch it. You will not be sorry.

The progamme recently got voted no. 15 in the British Film Institute all time top 100 television programmes.