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← Codename Icarus

Miniseries

5 episodes · 8th December 1981

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'.

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01 Part 1 still Part 1 Episode 18th December 1981 Royal Navy missile tests are failing mysteriously. Martin Smith, a maths prodigy at a school unable to recognise his talents, is noticed by the Icarus Foundation via his secretive use of the school computer to research pure mathematics. 02 Part 2 still Part 2 Episode 29th December 1981 Martin tries to settle in at Falcon Lee with its bizarre teaching methods, tutors, pupils and games. Meanwhile, British intelligence realise that child prodigies may be doing the research that no one else is doing. 03 Part 3 still Part 3 Episode 315th December 1981 Falcon Lee turns up the pressure on Martin and British intelligence is warned off investigating them. Martin and Sue begin to understand that the challenges set for them by John Doll are pieces of a bigger puzzle they can't see. 04 Part 4 still Part 4 Episode 416th December 1981 British intelligence infiltrates Falcon Lee and Martin tries to leave but his mental conditioning stops him. Martin's family become concerned about his lack of communication and his brother tries to contact him. 05 Part 5 still Part 5 Episode 522nd December 1981 British intelligence springs Martin and Sue from Falcon Lee. It becomes apparent that Falcon Lee has friends in high places with school across the globe. The head of Icarus makes one last attempt to tempt Martin back.
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01 Philip Locke profile Philip Lockeas John Doll 02 Peter Cellier profile Peter Cellieras Sir Hugh Francis 03 Debbie Farrington profile Debbie Farringtonas Sue Kleiner 04 John Malcolm profile John Malcolmas Edward Froelich 05 Gorden Kaye profile Gorden Kayeas Frank Broadhurst 06 Richard Cooper profile Richard CooperCreator
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