Episode #3.6 (2 May 2009)

Sarah establishes the purpose of the artefact - it can predict the whereabouts of anomalies. Johnson, anxious to claim it for herself, deposes Sir James, causing the team to flee with it to... See full summary »

Director:

Cilla Ware

Writers:

Tim Haines (creator), Adrian Hodges (creator),

Stars:

Jason Flemyng, Andrew Lee Potts, Hannah Spearritt

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Jason Flemyng	...	Danny Quinn
Andrew Lee Potts	...	Connor Temple (as Andrew-Lee Potts)
Hannah Spearritt	...	Abby Maitland
Laila Rouass	...	Sarah Page
Ben Mansfield	...	Captain Becker
Ben Miller	...	James Lester
Robert Lowe	...	Jack Maitland
Belinda Stewart-Wilson	...	Christine Johnson
Jack Gordon	...	Tony
Michael Wildman	...	Captain Ross
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Juliet Aubrey	...	Helen Cutter (credit only)

Storyline

Sarah establishes the purpose of the artefact - it can predict the whereabouts of anomalies. Johnson, anxious to claim it for herself, deposes Sir James, causing the team to flee with it to a ramshackle safe house in deep woodland, where large and carnivorous prehistoric birds emerge through an anomaly to pursue them. Good teamwork sees off the predators and Johnson but Abby gets a shock due to her imbecile brother.

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Plot Keywords:

eaten alive | phonograph | loudspeaker | car chase | sparring | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 2009 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Impossible Pictures, Independent Television (ITV), Pro 7

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Abby is trying to revive Connor in the car she says "Connor, speak to me" but her mouth movements don't match the dialogue.

User Reviews

Good creatures and twisted story but not "anomalyc" enough.

The creatures were quite scary and it actually felt like if they were part of the real settings. It was a good surprise considering all scenes occurred in day light. This episode was also heavy on action and in fact they quickly bored me because I'm more into character development, ambiance… But I have to admit that some of them were well done and the characters really seemed in danger. However I hope the writers won't use the same trick over and over because now it's obvious something scary will happen when Abby is involved for example. A scene shouldn't be predictable.

The story could have been better but it was nice to see that they tried to make the new characters grow on us. I still haven't forgotten Nick and Claudia/Jennifer, and probably never will because I don't want to, but as someone pointed out it's nice to see that the other characters are better used. However I'm still not convinced by Sarah and Becker, even Abby is starting to bore me somehow. But I think Danny and Connor works really well together. Moreover the James and Christine arc had a major twist and I'm glad Helen is not the only strong woman on the show anymore. That's why we need her back on the show ! Primeval can't afford to lose an other charismatic character. The anomaly arc was also covered but only during a few minutes.

So overall it was an average episode. It was entertaining and the woods reminded me of The Village. However it didn't convince me to watch the upcoming episode and in fact I don't think I'll come back to Primeval. My favorite characters are out of the picture and it seems the writers prefer to focus on creatures than on the anomaly, when that arc is really interesting.