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Release Date: 08 Tue, Dec 1981
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.
5 Episodes
as Martin Smith
as Andy Rutherford
as John Doll
as Sir Hugh Francis
as Sue Kleiner
as Edward Froelich
as Peter Farley
as Frank Broadhurst
as Barry Smith
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