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Codename Icarus is a five-part British television serial produced by the BBC. Combinijg elements of teen drama and Cold War era conspiracy thriller, 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'. The serial was broadcast twice-weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 8-9 December, 15-16 December, and 22 December. It is well remembered for being intelligent and hard-hitting, respectful of its young audience, and tackling complex themes, primarily the militarisation of science.
It is the summer holidays and teenager Jacqueline ("Jake") is visiting her newly remarried father and his family (including teenager Dora and her young brother Lewis) for the first time. Emotions and tensions run high as everyone tries to establish where they fit in this new dynamic. Meanwhile, on a distant planet, Bond is about to embark on a perilous mission to Earth to seek information and to find his sister, Solita. But he is alone and in danger. When their paths cross, Bond and the children must learn a lesson in friendship and family ties and reconsider the notion of what it is to be an outsider.
