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Season 1 – Primeval

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Strange, unexplained "anomalies" have ripped multiple holes in the fabric of time and space, allowing dangerous (and dangerously hungry) creatures from the distant past to lumber onto the streets of modern Britain. A crack team of specialists were appointed by the government to investigate and control these "creature incursions," creating the Anomaly Research Center (ARC), which is now jointly owned by the government and by entrepreneurial scientist Philip Burton. The ruthless, manipulative Burton heads ARC's control center, often butting heads with government official James Lester, while zoologist Matt Anderson leads a capable crew in the field. They are under siege, however -- anomalies are becoming more numerous, unpredictable and dangerous than ever before, and the end of the world seems to be just around the corner.
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Primeval — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Unbelievable characters aside, Primeval is old-fashioned, fantastical family fare with decent visuals and a sense of adventure.

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Nancy Banks-Smith Guardian 02/27/2020
I was tickled pink by Primeval. Go to Full Review Ray Richmond The Hollywood Reporter 10/09/2018
The result here is a good old-fashioned big-screen adventure flick writ small to fit the confines of your LCD. Go to Full Review Brian Lowry Variety 02/10/2007
Using scientific mumbo-jumbo as an excuse to do Jurassic Park Lite, Primeval stirs up a strange but mostly entertaining brew. Go to Full Review Will Wade Common Sense Media 02/27/2020
2/5
The science is overshadowed by the action, and on that front the show is fairly standard. Go to Full Review Arnold T. Blumberg IGN Movies 10/09/2018
5/10
The main problem with the show is the stupidity factor -- all those moments that make you say "that just doesn't make any sense" within the context of the show, and these moments are legion. Go to Full Review Rob Hunter Film School Rejects 10/09/2018
B+
Primeval is a fun show filled with action and effects, emotion and intrigue, small blondes in smaller underwear... but as fantastic as all of that is, it's the characters that hooked me and made the series required viewing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jamie L @RT40102621 03/19/2022 Late to the party but geez I loved this show See more Felix R @FSR2003 12/08/2021 Fantastic series! I loved this show! See more 07/08/2021 This is a very good show for families. See more 03/07/2016 Season 1 of primeval does a great job at setting up the characters and the stages for what is to come in future seasons through a very unique premise. So much so that I'm willing to forgive the questionable special effects. B+ See more 09/27/2015 Primeval is a typically British tv show and is quite clearly budgeted free to air show. So expectations were low but quite frankly it surprised and I'm talking about all those years ago because i loved it so much this is my second viewing. Watching the first episode back, i instantly thought that it hadn't aged well but the drama outweighed it and the gripping storying, increasing pace and very likeable characters meant its still a great show. It does have its limits and it is corny but its a charming show which doesn't take itself seriously but doesn't have any boring moments either. See more 05/30/2015 Primeval has to be my favourite sci-fi TV show of all time. It has funny relatable characters, awesome creatures, a plot that makes sense and an awesome cast. 10 OUT OF 10!!! See more Read all reviews
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Tim Haines

Creator

Adrian Hodges

Creator

Douglas Henshall

Actor

Hannah Spearritt

Actor

James Murray

Actor

Andrew Lee Potts

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 10, 2007 1.1 Professor Nick Cutter comes face to face with a creature believed to have been extinct for 200 million years. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 17, 2007 1.2 The team battles a deadly giant centipede from the Late Carboniferous period. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 24, 2007 1.3 Professor Cutter searches for an anomaly in icy waters, but it may lead him to his wife. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 3, 2007 1.4 Helen Cutter uses the opening of a new anomaly to escape from custody at the Home Office, leaving in her wake a flock of dodos that carry a deadly parasite. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 10, 2007 1.5 A golfer is brutally attacked and Cutter and his team fear that an aerial predator is at large. The pressure is on to find the perpetrator. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 17, 2007 1.6 Helen claims a predator from the future is behind disappearances and she joins her estranged husband to stop further attacks. Details

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Primeval — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Jamie Payne, Cilla Ware
Creator
Tim Haines, Adrian Hodges
Executive Producer
Tim Haines
Screenwriter
Adrian Hodges, Richard Kurti, Chris Lang, Bev Doyle
Network
ITV
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Feb 10, 2007