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1 :01x01 - Episode 1
Writer: Adrian Hodges
Director: Cilla Ware
Guest star: John Voce (Tim Parker), Mike Goodenough (Dave Greene), Gail Kemp (Mary Trent), Jack Montgomery (Ben Trent), Mark Wakeling (Captain Tom Ryan), Jane Cameron (Teacher)
In the course of investigating a mysterious animal sighting, Professor Nick Cutter comes face-to-face with a gigantic creature he believed to have been extinct for 200 million years.
But as he and his team struggle to find out where it has come from, a deadly predator goes on the rampage in the local school.
2 :01x02 - Episode 2
Writer: Adrian Hodges
Director: Cilla Ware
Guest star: Emily Dobbs (Woman On Tube), Mark Wakeling (Captain Tom Ryan), Stephanie Street (Dr. Lewis), James Bradshaw (Duncan), Jake Curran (Tom)
A workman is injured in the London Underground and the team investigate the area to find out what caused his injury. Whilst one member becomes trapped, another risks their life by facing a strange creature.
3 :01x03 - Episode 3
Writer: Adrian Hodges
Director: Cilla Ware
Guest star: Aled Pugh (Plumber), Abigail Aston (Diane Johnson), James Bradshaw (Duncan), Jake Curran (Tom), Pascale Burgess (Jane Dexter), Mark Wakeling (Captain Tom Ryan), Andrew French (Detective Inspector)
A sea monster kills a lifeguard in a swimming pool and reappears in a reservoir twenty miles away. Nick figures there must be an anomaly running along some kind of temporal fault line but Lester isn't convinced.
4 :01x04 - Episode 4
Writer: Richard Kurti, Bev Doyle
Director: Jamie Payne
Guest star: Amaar Sardharwalla (Small Boy), Manjeet Mann (Mrs Davis), Billy Carter (Doctor), James Bradshaw (Duncan), Jake Curran (Tom), Mark Wakeling (Captain Tom Ryan)
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.
Tom and Duncan steal one of the birds, unaware that they carry a deadly parasite, and when Tom is bitten and begins to feel the urge to attack people, he seeks out Abby for answers.
As Abby desperately tries to evade Tom's lethal bite, the others try to track him down before a pandemic is unleashed.
5 :01x05 - Episode 5
Writer: Chris Lang
Director: Jamie Payne
Guest star: Mat Curtis (Jeff), Ike Hamilton (Andy), Mark Wakeling (Captain Tom Ryan), Adam G. Goodwin (Medic)
When a golfer is killed by an airborne dinosaur, the team must capture it and locate the anomaly that it came from however, all may not be what it seems.
6 :01x06 - Episode 6
Writer: Adrian Hodges
Director: Jamie Payne
Guest star: Mark Wakeling (Captain Tom Ryan), John Voce (Tim Parker)
A highly intelligent dinosaur wreaks havoc which prompts Helen to return in order to help find it. When the team realise it could be from the future instead of the past, they must attempt to locate the anomaly in the past.
7 :02x01 - Jurassic Mall
Writer: Adrian Hodges
Director: Jamie Payne
Guest star: James Bellamy (Boy 2), scott hazell (Boy 1), Tim Faraday ('The Cleaner'), Martin Miller (Duty Manager), Anthony Adjekum (Security Guard 2), simon naylor (Security Guard 1), Karl Theobald (Oliver Leek), Naomi Bentley (Caroline)
The aftermath of the temporal anomalies leaves Nick and Helen retaining their memories of the present, but for his friend, the world, and they, have been drastically changed. Claudia is nowhere to be seen, yet in her place is a very familiar, yet completely different addition to the team.
As Raptors begin to penetrate our world again, attacking a shopping mall, the team unite to face their current problems.
8 :02x02 - Mealworms, Indeed
Writer: Adrian Hodges
Director: Andrew Gunn
Guest star: Shelley Minto (Firewoman Cooper), Ged Simmons (Fireman Armstrong), Togo Igawa (Mr. Nagota), Ruth Millar (Shelley), Jason Thorpe (Terry), Tim Faraday ('The Cleaner'), Rupert Young (Mike), Sidney Cole (Fire Chief), Karl Theobald (Oliver Leek), Naomi Bentley (Caroline)
Nick discovers the true extent of the time-line alterations s he meets new Public Relations liaison Jennifer Lewis. The team are summoned to battle giant worms who use a fog to camouflage their attacks on unsuspecting human prey
9 :02x03 - Catfight
Writer: Bev Doyle, Richard Kurti
Director: Jamie Payne
Guest star: John Henry Keating (Mechanic), Rory MacGregor (Kenny Johnson), Ian Ralph (Mr West), Heather McHale (Mother), Rick Warden (Peter Campbell), Gillian Kearney (Valerie Irwin), Thomas Aldridge (Warren), Ashley Mulheron (Young Woman 2), Eloise Joseph (Young Woman 1), Karl Theobald (Oliver Leek), Naomi Bentley (Caroline)
The team battle a merciless sabretoothed Tiger prowling a train station, and later in a crowded fair ground in broad daylight
10 :02x04 - Underwater Menace
Writer: Cameron McAllister
Director: Jamie Payne
Guest star: Loick Essien (Basketball Player), Drew Edwards (Mini-Sub Operator), Chris Nayak (ARC Technician), Tim Faraday ('The Cleaner'), Jacob Anderson (Lucien), Naomi Bentley (Caroline), Karl Theobald (Oliver Leek)
Connor’s anomaly detector begins to prove its worth when Cutter and his team arrive, in good time, at the scene of another creature appearance.
A highly unusual shark, with a giant proboscis, has attacked. Cutter is convinced that the creature’s physical appearance is the result of evolution and that, rather than coming from the past, the team is facing a species from the future.
When another creature attack occurs on the other side of town, the team is divided on how to react. The more they go their separate ways, the more danger they face.
All is not well in the team, and suspicions are rife. Ironically, the person they least suspect – Leek – has the most to hide.
11 :02x05 - Silurian Sands
Writer: Caroline Ip, Ben Court
Director: Andrew Gunn
Guest star: Mabel Rogers (Taylor), Naomi Bentley (Caroline), Karl Theobald (Oliver Leek)
The team is faced with giant scorpions as they are trapped in the past while trying to rescue a child stranded through an anomaly.
12 :02x06 - Traitor Revealed
Writer: Paul Cornell
Director: Nick Murphy
Guest star: Reuben Lee (Jake), Ramon Tikaram (Mick), Susan Salmon (Dina), Oliver Coleman (Ed), Karl Theobald (Oliver Leek), Naomi Bentley (Caroline)
The M25 motorway is terrorized by a Columbian mammoth, as Lester fends off a futuristic predator which has found it's way into the ARC.
13 :02x07 - Concrete Menagerie
Writer: Adrian Hodges
Director: Nick Murphy
Guest star: Elliott James Langridge (Youth On Beach), Robin Pirongs (Father On Beach), Claire Spence (Lorraine Wickes), Tim Faraday ('The Cleaner'), Naomi Bentley (Caroline), Karl Theobald (Oliver Leek)
It’s the series finale and tension is at an all-time high. Cutter and the team are trapped in an abandoned Ministry of Defence bunker, surrounded by creatures. Leek, meanwhile, is revelling in the control he has.
He believes that humanity is doomed and that the only people who will survive and prosper are those who have the backing of the predators. His vision is that his army of creatures will make him the most powerful man in a new and troubled world.
Is there anyone the team can trust? Will anyone be able to save them? Is Leek truly intent on releasing the creatures? And, if so, what hope exists for the world outside? Who will survive?
Time is running out for Cutter and his team…
14 :03x01 - Series 3, Episode 1
Writer: Steve Bailie
Director: Tony Mitchell
Guest star: Regina Freedman (Marion Taylor), Tim Faraday (Replica Clone), Cristina Catalina (Cleaning Lady), Michael Wildman (Captain Ross), Belinda Stewart-Wilson (Christine Johnson), Ben Mansfield (Captain Becker)
Cutter and the rest of the team are still trying to come to terms with Stephen's death. A creature that looks like an Egyptian god comes through an anomaly that opens in the British Museum. Egyptologist Sarah Page and new head of Security Captain Becker attempt to find where the creature has gone.
15 :03x02 - Series 3, Episode 2
Writer: James Moran
Director: Cilla Ware
Guest star: Jack Bence (Patrick Quinn), Joe Prospero ((Young) Ryan Mason), Bertie Carvel (Ryan Mason), Glyn Grimstead (Stanley Morgan), Tim Faraday (Replica Clone), Polly Dartford (Emily), Chris Ryman (Jimmy Keal), Ben Mansfield (Captain Becker)
The team investigates a possible anomaly at an abandoned house while trying to evade a police constable.
Someone from Nick's past is back. Motive is still unknown.
16 :03x03 - Series 3, Episode 3
Writer: Mike Cullen
Director: Tony Mitchell
Guest star: Nina Toussaint White (Melanie), Ramon Tikaram (Mick Harper), Ruth Gemmell (Katherine Kavanagh), Tim Faraday (Replica Clone), Ben Mansfield (Captain Becker)
A threat from the past and future puts the team in danger. Cutter, Connor, Abby and Becker battle to send the diictodons back to their time zone whilst trying to stop journalist Mick Harper from exposing the ARC and it's secrets at the same time. The rest of the team have to fend of Helen and her Cleaner Replicas.
17 :03x04 - Series 3, Episode 4
Writer: Paul Mousley
Director: Mark Everest
Guest star: Nigel Marven (Documentaty Presenter), Anthony Edridge (Captain), Robert Lowe (Jack Maitland), Ruth Gemmell (Katherine Kavanagh), Ramon Tikaram (Mick Harper), Alex McSweeney (Captain Wilder), Belinda Stewart-Wilson (Christine Johnson), Ben Mansfield (Captain Becker)
The team have to deal with a giganotosaurus. They also attempt to stop journalist Mick Harper from discovering the truth.
18 :03x05 - Series 3, Episode 5
Writer: Paul Mousley
Director: Mark Everest
Guest star: Theo Cross (Lloyd), Terence Maynard (Chauffeur), William Scott-Masson (Sir Richard), Alex McSweeney (Captain Wilder), Belinda Stewart-Wilson (Christine Johnson), Ben Mansfield (Captain Becker)
The team attempt to combat a flesh eating fungus that threatens the whole population.
19 :03x06 - Series 3, Episode 6
Writer: Paul Farrell
Director: Cilla Ware
Guest star: Michael Wildman (Captain Ross), Jack Gordon (Tony), Robert Lowe (Jack Maitland), Belinda Stewart-Wilson (Christine Johnson)
The team are forced to flee when the ARC is invaded by Christine Johnson and the military. As they hide out in the woods danger soon shows up.
20 :03x07 - Series 3, Episode 7
Writer: Andy Rattenbury
Director: Richard Curson Smith
Guest star: Rebecca Calder (Elizabeth), Brad Damon (Mike), Jamie Glover (Village Boy), Jordan Long (Jimmy the Barman), Patrick Romer (Priest), Jack Gordon (Tony), Robert Lowe (Jack Maitland), Tony Curran (Sir William de Mornay (the Knight))
A Cretaceous-era dinosaur is followed by a medieval knight on horseback when an anomaly opens in the middle of a car breaker's yard. The team have to try and catch the creature and deal with a crazy knight who thinks that he is a new Saint George.
21 :03x08 - Series 3, Episode 8
Writer: Cameron McAllister
Director: Richard Curson Smith
Guest star: Alex McSweeney (Captain Wilder), Kate Magowan (Eve), Robert Lowe (Jack Maitland), Belinda Stewart-Wilson (Christine Johnson)
After an anomaly opens a large insect-like creature breaks through. The team are pushed to their limits to make sure it returns home. Abby's brother ends up driving through the anomaly when he tries to find out what her job is and team try to rescue him.
22 :03x09 - Series 3, Episode 9
Writer: Paul Farrell
Director: Matthew Thompson
Guest star: Marcus Onilude (Randy), Alex McSweeney (Captain Wilder), Tom McKay (Joe), Kate Magowan (Eve), Belinda Stewart-Wilson (Christine Johnson)
The team try to deal with a group of rhinoceros-type beasts from the Eocene. Danny shows up with a woman from the future who tries to help.
Primeval: Through the Anomaly
Writen and directed and filmed by Primeval star Andrew Lee Potts this is an entertaining, behind-the-scenes look at series 3 of Primeval.
23 :03x10 - Series 3, Episode 10
An anomaly reopens at Johnson's headquarters and Sarah and Becker try to find out why. The rest of the team try to stop Helen and have to travel back in time. One of them comes face to face with a hominid which is the earliest form of man and the encounter changes their life forever.
24 :04x01 - Series 4, Episode 1
Writer: Paul Mousley
Director: Mark Everest
Guest star: Anton Lesser (Gideon)
After a year in the Cretaceous, Abby and Connor finally escape through an anomaly to their own time after finding a lost anomaly device in a Raptor's bower, only to be followed through by a giant Spinosaurus. Soon accosted by a brand new ARC team, they manoeuvre the creature into a massive arena, where, dangling from the roof, Connor accidentally drops the device into the Spinosaurus, imploding it from the inside. But being away for so long has left Connor and Abby out of the loop, and they soon find their ARC jobs in jeopardy...
25 :04x02 - Series 4, Episode 2
Writer: Steve Bailie
Director: Mark Everest
Guest star: Michael Bates (Site Foreman), Melanie Valanzuolo (Mary), Anton Lesser (Gideon), James Bradshaw (Duncan)
When Connor looks up his old friend Duncan, he doesn't expect to find him obsessed with creature sightings. Warning him of the elusive dock creature, the pair track it down to the docks, only to find evidence of a fresh kill. With Abby and Matt arriving to help, they find the creature after a tense chase through a container yard. Will Connor's quick-thinking and bravery earn him back his place on the team?
26 :04x03 - Series 4, Episode 3
Writer: Debbie Oates
Director: Cilla Ware
Guest star: Sara James (Charlotte Cameron), Jonathan Byrne (Ethan Dobrowski), Ruth Bradley (Emily Merchant), Anton Lesser (Gideon)
A mysterious group come through an anomaly in a theatre, unknowingly followed by deadly tree creatures. As they attempt to escape, Matt inadvertently brings one of the group – Emily - back against her will. She promises to help him find the creature, in return for going back through the anomaly.
27 :04x04 - Series 4, Episode 4
Writer: Paul Gerstenberger
Director: Cilla Ware
Guest star: Lauren Coe (Beth), Ciaran Flynn (Darren), Patrick Gibson (Steve), Brendan McCormack (Mr. George), Jonathan Byrne (Ethan Dobrowski), Ruth Bradley (Emily Merchant)
Saturday detention is thrown into disarray when a deadly Therocephalian attacks a teacher, allowing the kids to run riot. The team are soon faced with not only tracking down the creatures, but fighting against the antics of a group of terrified students. Finding a Therocephalian nest in the school canteen, Connor enlists the help of the kids to stun the creatures into submission before returning them through the anomaly.
28 :04x05 - Series 4, Episode 5
Writer: John Fay, Adrian Hodges
Director: Robert Quinn
Guest star: Anne Kent (Moira Lennon), Brian Gleeson (Ray Lennon), Johnny Ward (Ted), Duncan Lacroix (Neil), Bradley Burke (Boy), Mal Whyte (Barman), Anton Lesser (Gideon), Ruth Bradley (Emily Merchant), Jonathan Byrne (Ethan Dobrowski)
Connor and Abby are sent to investigate unusual anomaly signals in a coastal village and uncover the existence of a supposedly mythical labyrinthodont that has turned its attentions to the local fishermen after attacking cows. Meanwhile, back at the ARC, Lester and Jess learn that Emily has been kidnapped by Ethan, prompting Matt to make a dash to a cemetery - where he faces a difficult choice.
29 :04x06 - Series 4, Episode 6
Writer: Matthew Parkhill
Director: Robert Quinn
Guest star: Barbara Adair (Lily), Norma Sheenan (Margaret), Rory Keenan (Michael), Peter Hanly (Registrar), Lucy Brown (Jenny Lewis), Anton Lesser (Gideon), Jonathan Byrne (Ethan Dobrowski), Ruth Bradley (Emily Merchant)
Abby, Connor, Matt and Emily head out to find the newest anomaly at a grand estate preparing for a wedding. Pre-hysteric hyenas are on the loose and may cause problems for the wedding party. Abby and Connor are shocked to see who is getting married. Becker tracks Ethan with Jess' help. Matt has his last meeting with the mysterious older man and a secret is revealed.
30 :04x07 - Series 4, Episode 7
Writer: Paul Mousley
Director: Mark Everest
Guest star: Kevin Shackleton (Keith), Karl O'Neil (Tour Guide), Jason Flemyng (Danny Quinn), Jonathan Byrne (Ethan Dobrowski), Ruth Bradley (Emily Merchant)
Danny, the only outstanding member of the original team returns, and his revelations will have a profound effect on the ARC and its team. He has struggled through life in the Rift Valley and several other eras, and has fought to find a way back after discovering a secret the team needs to know.
31 :05x01 - Series 5, Episode 1
Writer: Chris Lang
Director: Mark Everest
Guest star: Janice Byrne (April Leonard), Lucy Vigne Welsh (Miss Reece), Patrick Murray (Anthony)
Connor is working on a new secret project for Burton. Things become difficult for Connor and Abby.
32 :05x02 - Series 5, Episode 2
Writer: Steve Bailie
Director: Robert Quinn
Guest star: Sam Peter Corry (Submariner), Tom O'suilleabhain (Captain Marcus Yates), Allen Leech (Officer Sam Leonard), Bosco Hogan (Admiral Marston)
The team have to deal with an underwater mission after a nuclear submarine discovers an anomaly in the sea. A huge scarey marine reptile is in the area in a bad mood.
33 :05x03 - Series 5, Episode 3
Writer: Gabbie Asher, Paul Mousley
Director: Robert Quinn
Guest star: Ruth Bradley (Emily Merchant), Stephen Hogan (Lord Henry Merchant), Janice Byrne (April Leonard), Tom Maguire (Dr. Webster), Phil Deguara (Local Man), John Paul De Jonge (Puppeteer)
A velociraptor is followed back to Victorian London by Matt.
34 :05x04 - Series 5, Episode 4
Writer: Helen Raynor
Director: Robert Quinn
Guest star: Ruth Bradley (Emily Merchant), Janice Byrne (April Leonard), Juliet Aubrey (Helen Cutter)
Philip and Connor end up opening an aomaly in the ARC and end up being invaded by a mass of future-beetles. The beetles end up forcing the ARC to go into a complete lockdown.
35 :05x05 - Series 5, Episode 5
Writer: Michael A. Walker
Director: Cilla Ware
Guest star: Ruth Bradley (Emily Merchant), Janice Byrne (April Leonard), Ailbhe Casey (Jenna)
More and more anomalies are happening. Connor and the ARC team race a race against time to stop Phillip and his machine.
36 :05x06 - Series 5, Episode 6
Writer: Adrian Hodges, Steve Bailie
Director: Cilla Ware
Guest star: Ruth Bradley (Emily Merchant), Juliet Aubrey (Helen Cutter)
Matt thinks that he has failed and believes Philip has won. Predators from the future attack. Matt tries to help Connor.