Edge of Darkness policy debate about energy and environmental issues. Advice on the policing aspects of the serial was provided by the West Yorkshire Police and former Scotland Yard detective Jack Slipper, famous for his pursuit of the train robber Ronnie Biggs. The musical score was provided by Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen. Clapton was approached to provide the score by producer Michael Wearing. Shortly afterwards, when Michael Kamen brought Clapton to a screening of "Brazil" (1985), which he, Kamen, had scored, Eric suggested a collaboration between the two on "Edge of Darkness". Kamen became one of Hollywood's most successful film composers, writing
Tommy Butler Copper's Tale", the second part of a two-part BBC television drama entitled "The Great Train Robbery" that was first broadcast in the U.K. in December 2013. The role is played by Jim Broadbent. Coincidentally, the first part of "The Great Train Robbery" first aired on the same day that Ronnie Biggs died (18 December 2013). Tommy Butler Thomas Marius Joseph “Tommy” Butler MBE (21 July 1912 – 20 April 1970) was a Detective Chief Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police in London. He was most notable for leading the team of detectives that investigated the Great Train Robbery in 1963. He