Introduction
It’s feeding time again …….
ITV1 is proud to announce the return of the critically acclaimed, smash hit adventure series Primeval. Having taken a monster size chunk out of Saturday nights in 2008, Douglas Henshall, Hannah Spearritt, Ben Miller, Andrew-Lee Potts, Lucy Brown and Juliet Aubrey are back. And with an extended run of ten episodes, the action continues to evolve with more new faces joining the team.
Jason Flemyng (Stardust, Layer Cake, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Laila Rouass (Footballer’s Wives) get ready to tool up alongside Cutter’s crew as Danny Quinn, a maverick policeman drawn into the mystery by the death of his brother and sparky Egyptologist, Sarah Page. And faced with an increasing menagerie of terrors from our past and future, the team get its very own bodyguard in the courageous form of Captain Becker (introducing Ben Mansfield), leader of the ARC’s security forces.
Still reeling from Stephen’s death and with the depth of Helen’s betrayal now revealed, Nick Cutter must fight to re-focus his embattled team in order to continue the work they started. But as the anomalies continue to present an unrelenting series of threats, the task in hand seems almost insurmountable. If they thought the Mammoth was a sizeable problem, then the Giganotosaurus is a truly epic one. Bigger and badder than a T-Rex, the dino hunters finally come face to face with the type of predator they have feared the most.
With events getting even wilder, creatures steeped in ancient folklore begin to make an appearance and it becomes clear that the origins of myths and legends are linked with the mysterious anomalies. From a Pristichampsus, a creature which bares a striking resemblance, to the ancient Egyptian crocodile demon Ammut, to a Dracorex being hunted by a deranged Knight who is convinced it’s a dragon he must slay, it seems everyone wants a bite of the action.
But it’s not just the creatures the team has to contend with. The cloak of secrecy behind which they have been working is beginning to slip as deadlier creatures continue to rampage through the anomalies; questions are being asked as the conspiracy spreads its net wide. Prepare for more explosive action as Primeval bares its newly sharpened teeth.
Primeval III is an Impossible Pictures production for ITV1, is commissioned by Laura Mackie Director of Drama, is co-created by Tim Haines of Impossible Pictures (Walking with Beasts, Primeval 1 & 2) and Adrian Hodges (Survivors, The History of Mr Polly, Ruby in the Smoke, Charles II: The Power and the Passion) is Executive Produced by Tim Haines and Adrian Hodges, and is produced by Tim Bradley (Teachers, Silent Witness, D-Day).
Tim Haines says: “I’m delighted that Primeval is back and its extended run of 10 episodes demonstrates not only a confidence at ITV, but a real desire from the fans to see more of Cutter and the team in action.”