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
Loretta Copeland Biggs court judge from 1987 to 1994. Biggs joined the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of North Carolina in 1994 and was the executive assistant United States Attorney from 1997 to 2001. From 2001 to 2002, Biggs was a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals after being appointed by Governor Jim Hunt. She was narrowly defeated in her 2002 bid for a full term on the court by Sanford Steelman, Jr. Biggs then entered private practice with the firm of Davis, Harwell & Biggs, where she was managing partner. In 2014 she moved to the Winston-Salem