Ultraviolet (1998)

Name: Ultraviolet
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, Philip Quast

They look like us. They act like us. For centuries vampires have co-existed in harmony with humans... until now.

★ 7.2 50m/ep Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy Latest: S1 E06

With the growing threat of viral epidemic and the possibility of worldwide environmental catastrophe, humanity has an unprecedented ability to destroy itself, and vampires need to take control of their threatened food source. CIB is a clandestine, elite government unit that hunts vampires, referred to as 'Code Fives' or 'leeches'. DS Michael Colefield joins the team after his partner is turned, blending a realistic, scientific approach with modern vampire mythology, including their inability to appear on video or audio recordings.

Created by: Joe Ahearne
Cast: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, Philip Quast
Country: United Kingdom
First aired: September 15, 1998

Seasons

Miniseries · 6 episodes

Miniseries Episodes

1. Habeas Corpus
Detective Sergeant Michael Colefield's life thrown into disarray when he finds out that his best friend, Jack Beresford, has disappeared the night before his wedding and his colleague, Pollard, has been murdered. While investigating Pollard'e death and Jack's disappearance, Colefield is grilled by two members from a secretive group posing as CIB (internal affairs) officers.
2. In Nomine Patris
Investigating a suspicious hit-and-run by a limousine with blacked-out windows, the squad suspects that the sunlight-shy son of a well-known businessman is a vampire and decides to investigate his financial activities.
3. Sub Judice
The squad members investigate the attempted rape of a female barrister who was apparently saved by a vampire. They find that she has been desperately trying to have a child, and has been been impregnated in-vitro with her late husband's sperm, but the pregnancy is not normal. Meanwhile, Jack has disappeared without trace and Kirsty tries to get Jacob, a journalist, interested in investigating his disappearance.
4. Mea Culpa
After a boy kills a priest at a Catholic school, the team investigate what led to the attack, and why some of them appear to be infected without having been bitten. Meanwhile, Kirsty continues searching for Colefield.
5. Terra Incognita
The squad becomes interested in a shipment of mysterious crates of medical supplies from Brazil.
6. Persona Non Grata
The captive vampire is identified and the squad discovers a vampire plan to exterminate mankind. Meanwhile, Michael searches for Kristy, who seems to have been abducted.