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The Dark Island

The Dark Island is a six-part British television miniseries, produced by Gerard Glaister for the BBC. It premièred on 8 July 1962. It was later adapted for radio, which was transmitted in 1969. It was set on the Outer Hebridean island of Benbecula, though the majority of the series was filmed on South Uist.

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First Aired on

Jul 08, 1962

1 seaons till Aug 12, 1962

Popularity: 3.5413
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Networks
(GB)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: (Untitled)

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1(Untitled)30 min

    A strange 'torpedo' is found on the Atlantic shore of a lonely island in the Outer Hebrides, and in the attempt to defuse it a surprising discovery is made.

  • Episode 2(Untitled)30 min

    The torpedo turned out to be a spy kit with an international flavour. A Finnish passport, British and Swedish money, U.S. services pattern revolvers and East German binoculars. Most mysterious of all was a fragment of sheet music which proved to be from a Hebridean lilt.

  • Episode 3(Untitled)30 min

    Nicolson visits the white shores and his discovery on a deserted beach leads him into a trap.

  • Episode 4(Untitled)30 min

    With Nicolson temporarily out of the fight Grant decides to upset the quiet comfort of the hotel.

  • Episode 5(Untitled)30 min

    Nicolson pumps Ian McLeod about one of the new arrivals at the hotel. He then takes a trip with Mary Somers while Grant meets a visitor.

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