Ultraviolet 1998

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Ultraviolet ★★½ 1998

Vampires walk among us. Humans are their food source and now they are threatened by humanity's ability to destroy itself and the vamps want to take control. The CIB, a secret government operation, is determined to prevent that situation. Atmospheric British miniseries in which the term “vampire” is never used—the bloodsuckers are referred to as Code Fives and the title refers to the ultraviolet light that the CIB uses in its work. 360m/C VHS, DVD . GB Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Philip Quast, Idris Elba, Corin Redgrave, Stephen Moyer, Thomas Lockyer, Collette Brown, Fiona Dolman; D: Joe Ahearne; W: Joe Ahearne; C: Peter Green halgh; M: Sue Hewitt. TV