TV-Serien

Codename Icarus (1981)

• Erstausstrahlung: 8. Dezember 1981
• Staffeln: 1 · Folgen: 5
• 29 Min. pro Folge

• Action & Adventure
• Drama

Übersicht

Codename Icarus is a five-part British television serial produced by the BBC. Combinijg elements of teen drama and Cold War era conspiracy thriller, young prodigy Martin Smith is recruited by the mysterious Icarus Foundation, a shadowy organisation that exploits gifted children to develop advanced weapons, including a 'quark bomb'. The serial was broadcast twice-weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 8-9 December, 15-16 December, and 22 December. It is well remembered for being intelligent and hard-hitting, respectful of its young audience, and tackling complex themes, primarily the militarisation of science.

Erstellt von

Richard Cooper

Besetzung

Barry Angel, Jack Galloway, Philip Locke