Codename Icarus

Action & Adventure

Drama

1981

1 Season

Series

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Episode Guide

December 8, 1981 - December 22, 1981Season 1 of Codename Icarus has 5 episodes.

Season 1 Episodes

S1 E1: Part 1

Dec 8, 198129 min

Royal Navy missile tests are failing mysteriously. Martin Smith, a maths prodigy at a school unable to recognise his talents, is noticed by the Icarus Foundation via his secretive use of the school computer to research pure mathematics.

Series info

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.

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Ratings

IMDB: 6.6TMDB: 5.0

Original Language

English

Creator

Richard Cooper

Release Date

December 8, 1981

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