TV series
The Dark Island
1962 · 1 season
A slow-burning, shadowy espionage thriller that unfolds in a remote island setting, with a pervasive sense of unease.
- Starring
- Angela Browne, Cyril Luckham, Francis Matthews
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Mystery, conspiracy, deception, crime
- Content
- Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Starring
- Angela Browne, Cyril Luckham, Francis Matthews



