History Series / HardSun

The series follows detectives DCI Charlie Hicks (Creator/JimSturgess) and DI Elaine Renko (Agyness Deyn), two [[GoodCopBadCop polar opposite]] police officers who find themselves thrust into a conspiracy during the investigation of what appears to be the routine death of a [[TechnoWizard hacker]] in London. They stumble upon proof that due to a mysterious cosmic event, the world is facing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt certain destruction in five years]], a fact the powers-that-be would very much like to keep under wraps. The duo must use every bit of their ingenuity to protect themselves as they are pursued by MI5 operatives who are trying to silence them for good, in addition to dealing with the various crimes individuals begin committing with the knowledge their days are numbered.

* CIAEvilFBIGood: Or [=MI5=] Evil, Metropolitan Police Good. Throughout the series the security services are shown to be sinister brutal operatives who have no problem killing whoever is in their way to prevent the information coming out, whereas the Met Police (or just Renko and Hicks) are shown trying to expose their treachery and inform the public of what is being hidden.

* StunGuns: The [=MI5=] agents preferred method of incapacitating people on the rare occasion they dont just gun them down. DCI Hicks also arms himself with a police issue Taser when he and Renko are in pursuit of Chris Chapel.

** Thom Blackwood kills Jamie Unwin, a woman who worked at a suicide hotline, and later tries to stab a young girl and DI Renko before he is apprehended.
* YourCheatingHeart: Hicks is cheating on his pregnant wife with Mari Butler, the widow of his deceased partner DCI Alex Butler, the partner [[spoiler: he killed. It later transpires that Mari knows it was Hicks who killed her husband, and that is the reason they are seeing one another (it was implied Alex was found to be doing some questionable, illegal but unspecified activities)]].

The series follows detectives DCI Charlie Hicks and DI Elaine Renko, two [[GoodCopBadCop polar opposite]] police officers who find themselves thrust into a conspiracy during the investigation of what appears to be the routine death of a [[TechnoWizard hacker]] in London. They stumble upon proof that due to a mysterious cosmic event, the world is facing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt certain destruction in five years]], a fact the powers-that-be would very much like to keep under wraps. The duo must use every bit of their ingenuity to protect themselves as they are pursued by MI5 operatives who are trying to silence them for good, in addition to dealing with the various crimes individuals begin committing with the knowledge their days are numbered.

Cross has revealed that he has sorted out plans for five seasons, which would detail what can happen in the show in a five-year arc.

* ApocalypseHow: It is never made clear exactly what Hard Sun is, only that it is an "extinction level event" [[ThePowerOfTheSun associated with the sun]] that is due to take place in five years. The data on the file also contains information about casualties, plans to implement martial law and set up internment camps. [[spoiler: At the end of Season one, "Hard Sun" is revealed to be a black Hole, that will cause our orbit to decay. At the end of the opening credits, when the words "Hard Sun" are shown, you are looking at a Black Hole.]]

* FictionalCounterpart: Will Benedetti is interviewed on a TV show called Hard Talk, an obvious stand in for the real life BBC programme Newsnight.

* FictionalMedia: Although the real life BBC is shown several times throughout the series, the rest of the news publishers and channels in the show are fictional. These include: Paladin News Group and London Broadcast News.

* JackTheRipOff: Thom Blackwood's killing spree inspires another man to attempt the same, whilst dressed in identical clothing. However, when he tries to attack a young couple in their home, he is stabbed to death with a kitchen knife by the woman.

* ApocalypseHow: It is never made clear exactly what Hard Sun is, only that it is an "extinction level event" [[ThePowerOfTheSun associated with the sun]] that is due to take place in five years. The data on the file also contains information about casualties, plans to implement martial law and set up internment camps. [[spoiler: At the end of Season one, "Hard Sun" is revealed to be a black Hole, that will cause our orbit to decay. At the end of the opening credits, when the words "Hard Sun" are shown, you are looking at a Black Hole"]]

* ApocalypseHow: It is never made clear exactly what Hard Sun is, only that it is an "extinction level event" [[ThePowerOfTheSun associated with the sun]] that is due to take place in five years. The data on the file also contains information about casualties, plans to implement martial law and set up internment camps.

* JustBeforeTheEnd: The series takes place 5 years before a massive solar event codenamed Hard Sun is due to wipe out humanity. [[spoiler: However, at the end of the first series it is suggested that they actually have much less time, with what appears to be a massive solar flare emanating from the sun being shown before cutting to black]].

* SharpDressedMan: DCI Charlie Hicks is pretty much exclusively seen wearing fancy suits, overcoats and leather shoes. This contrasts to DI Elaine Renko, who conversely is seen in T-shirts, bomber jackets and hoodies with black trainers.