"Ultraviolet" (1998) TV series

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

31 July 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

They Look Like Us. They Act Like Us.

Plot:

Michael Colefield is unwillingly thrust into the nightmarish world of vampires when he discovers a secret...

Plot Keywords:

Undercover | Secret | Police | Vampire | Secret Government Organisation

Cast

Fiona Dolman	...	Frances Pembroke (6 episodes, 1998)
Jack Davenport	...	Detective Sergeant Michael Colefield (6 episodes, 1998)
Susannah Harker	...	Dr. Angela 'Angie' March (6 episodes, 1998)
Idris Elba	...	Vaughan Rice / ... (6 episodes, 1998)
Colette Brown	...	Kirsty Maine (6 episodes, 1998)
Philip Quast	...	Father Pearse J. Harman (4 episodes, 1998)
Thomas Lockyer	...	Journalist Jacob Keanault (4 episodes, 1998)
Elizabeth Earl	...	Rose March (2 episodes, 1998)
Stephen Moyer	...	Jack Beresford (2 episodes, 1998)

Also Known As:

Crossing the Line (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

300 min (6 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Southwark Bridge, Southwark, London, England, UK

Company:

World Productions

Trivia:

Susannah Harker, who plays a vampire hunter here, is in reality a descendant of Jonathon Harker, a friend of Bram Stoker, and who was immortalized in Stoker's novel "Dracula".

Quotes:

Father Pearse J. Harman: Our free range days are over.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Underworld (2003)

The only thing wrong with this show is that it ended too soon!

Ultra Violet is a gritty British crime drama set in modern day London. Detective Sergeant Michael Colefield's best friend disappears on the eve of his wedding to, Kirsty, the girl Colefield secretly loves. Colefield's search to find the missing bridegroom leads him to disturbing discoveries about his friend and unearths a secret enforcement agency operating within Colefield's own police force and their mission – to obliterate the hidden society of once human creatures, human blood sucking creatures.

Leeches as they are called, look like us, act like us, and want many of the same things we do, which makes sense - they used to be us. Although the word Vampire is never applied to the heavies in this series, refreshingly, the classic tenets of vampire lore are maintained, (They can't eat food, they cast no reflection and have a perilous allergy to sunlight.) Updated to the 21st century, our secret agency uses ultra-modern day science to track, destroy and not quite dispose of these creatures.

Ultra Violet is an excellently well made combination Brit TV, Police drama and Vampire chase. If you appreciate any one of these genres, I suggest that you check out this series, but be warned, It does not seem to be available for rental in the US as yet. I took a chance and purchased the 2 disc set sight-unseen from AMAZON.com for $26.99. I loved it, and while the story arc of the series does reach a reasonable conclusion, it's clear there were years of story left to this show. I must reiterate, my only regret in Ultra Violet is that it didn't have a longer run. If this has got you at all interested – check the more detailed reviews on AMAZON.COM.