"Primeval" (2007) TV series 2007-????

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creators:

Tim Haines
Adrian Hodges

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

When strange anomalies in time start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team have to help track down and capture all sorts of dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's distant past.

Plot Keywords:

Team | Dinosaur | Cretaceous | Time Travel | Special Forces

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Andrew Lee Potts	...	Connor Temple (23 episodes, 2007-2009)
Hannah Spearritt	...	Abby Maitland (23 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ben Miller	...	Sir James Lester / ... (23 episodes, 2007-2009)
Juliet Aubrey	...	Helen Cutter (23 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lucy Brown	...	Jenny Lewis / ... (18 episodes, 2007-2009)
Douglas Henshall	...	Nick Cutter (16 episodes, 2007-2009)
James Murray	...	Stephen Hart (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ben Mansfield	...	Captain Becker (10 episodes, 2009)
Laila Rouass	...	Sarah Page (10 episodes, 2009)

Also Known As:

Primaeval (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

UK:60 min (6 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Canary Islands, Spain

Company:

ITV Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Screenwipe: (#3.4)" (2007)

A breath of fresh air!!

Well, what can I say about Primeval? How about, that it's a very welcome breath of fresh air after all those godawful "reality" shows that we've had to deal with over recent years?

Great acting from a cast who gels well together, with at least one character you love to hate (and would happily push through an anomaly!) and several you come to care about throughout the series. With exciting CG dinosaurs and cleverly woven plot lines (which carry through each episode), this is an amazing new series that deserves to go on! Some have commented that the acting is poor, yet I think these guys and girls do extremely well, given that they are acting to CG for a large amount of time, and that is an extremely difficult thing to do.

The plot lines are well thought out and well written, throwing everyday people into the path of prehistoric monsters and seeing how they deal with it. A wonderful combination of acting, writing and our own desire to occasionally escape the "real" world makes this a gripping series that you have to tune into each week.

Great show, can't wait for series 2!!!