The BEST episodes of Ultraviolet (1998)
Every episode of Ultraviolet (1998) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ultraviolet (1998)!
Ultraviolet began airing on Channel 4 in the UK in September 1998. Only 6 episodes were made, but the series had a lot of people talking at the time. It was the brain child of Joe Ahearne, who also created the gritty lawyer-soap 'This Life' (also starred Jack Davenport). Stylish, dark and often humourous, Ultraviolet delivered a blend of vampire myth with a modern slant. It is notable that the programme never once mentions the word 'Vampire', instead referring to the antagonists as 'leeches' or a 'code five infection'. Ultraviolet charted the exploits of an investigative government unit, armed with the latest weaponry, whose aim is to track down and exterminate Code 5 infected subjects whilst attempting to work out their agenda. A policeman, Michael Colefield, is reluctantly drawn into the group after a confrontation with his 'turned' former best friend, Jack, when Michael, defending himself after being bitten, is forced to 'kill' Jack.
#1 - Terra Incognita
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1998
The squad becomes interested in a shipment of mysterious crates of medical supplies from Brazil.
#2 - Sub Judice
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1998
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.
#3 - Habeas Corpus
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1998
Police detective Michael Colefield has his normal life thrown into disarray when he finds out that his best friend has disappeared the night before his wedding, and may be a corrupt cop. The plot thickens when DS Colefield is visited by two members from a secretive group posing as internal affairs.
#4 - Persona Non Grata
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1998
The captive vampire is identified and the squad discovers a vampire plan to exterminate mankind. Meanwhile, Michael searches for Kirsty, who seems to have been abducted.
#5 - Mea Culpa
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1998
After a boy kills a priest, the squad discovers vampirism among the schoolboys, even though none of them appear to have been bitten.
#6 - In Nomine Patris
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1998
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.