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Codename Icarus (1981)
1 season
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama
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.
- Barry Angel as Martin Smith
- Jack Galloway as Andy Rutherford
- Philip Locke as John Doll
- Peter Cellier as Sir Hugh Francis
- Debbie Farrington as Sue Kleiner
- John Malcolm as Edward Froelich
- Geoffrey Collins as Peter Farley
- Gorden Kaye as Frank Broadhurst