List of Primeval episodes

This is a list of episodes for the British television drama series Primeval.

Episode Guide

Series 1: 2007

The first series primarily revolves around the team originally forming, following several creature attacks in the Forest of Dean, as well as Cutter's search for Helen his missing wife, who has suddenly reappeared at the same time as the creatures from the anomalies. Throughout the series Nick Cutter seems to become romantically involved with Lester's PA, Claudia Brown. In the series finale Cutter travels through an anomaly and upon his return he discovers that Claudia Brown no longer exists and that the evolutionary timeline has changed. This cliffhanger is picked up in episode 7, the first episode of series 2.

Episode	Writer	Director	Original Airdate
"Episode 1"	Adrian Hodges	Cilla Ware	10 February 2007
A time anomaly appears in the Forest of Dean, leading to the late Permian period, 250 million years ago. A small team of people group together to help defeat a Gorgonopsid that has come through.
"Episode 2"	Adrian Hodges	Cilla Ware	17 February 2007
After a London Underground cleaner is killed by an arthropod-type monster, the team investigates an underground time anomaly that leads to the Late Carboniferous period. They soon face giant spiders, and something deadlier.
"Episode 3"	Adrian Hodges	Cilla Ware	24 February 2007
Swimming pools, inner-city reservoirs, and flooded cellars in suburban homes are being overtaken with marine creatures such as Mosasaurs and Hesperornis. Cutter is forced to brave the icy waters to find his wife Helen.
"Episode 4"	Richard Kurti & Bev Doyle	Jamie Payne	3 March 2007
Helen escapes and unleashes a flock of dodos that carry deadly parasites capable of infecting humans.
"Episode 5"	Chris Lang	Jamie Payne	10 March 2007
A Pteranodon turns up at a golf course, and trouble begins when a golfer is killed.
"Episode 6"	Adrian Hodges	Jamie Payne	17 March 2007
The team fights a rampaging sophisticated predator from the future, when Claudia Brown mysteriously disappears. Last appearance of Claudia Brown & Captain Ryan

Series 2: 2008

The timeline change in Series 1 happens in its finale, and Cutter gets accustomed to the new universe for the majority of Series 2. By now Cutter no longer seems to care about Helen and Claudia Brown has completely disappeared, being replaced by the identical Jenny Lewis. Throughout the series Cutter and his team try to discover who at the ARC is a traitor, it was later revealed that this was Claudia Brown's replacement Oliver Leek who had been manipulating things from behind the scenes. Series 2 marks the last known appearance of Stephen Hart who dies after giving his life to save Cutter, the team and the general public from an attack by a series of creatures in episode 13.

Episode	Writer	Director	Original Airdate
"Episode 7"	Adrian Hodges	Jamie Payne	12 January 2008
Cutter grapples with Claudia Brown's disappearance whilst struggling to adjust to working with her replacement, Oliver Leek. Meanwhile, the team tries to recapture a pack of Deinonychus on the loose in the local shopping centre. First appearance of Jenny Lewis & Oliver Leek
"Episode 8"	Adrian Hodges	Andrew Gunn	19 January 2008
Giant carnivorous worms start to appear in an eerie fog in a local office block. Cutter, meanwhile, has to deal with Jenny Lewis, the team's PR woman and Claudia Brown's doppelganger.
"Episode 9"	Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle	Jamie Payne	26 January 2008
A Sabre-toothed cat rampages across Blue Sky Park, killing at will, but the team believes someone is covering up for the creature.
"Episode 10"	Cameron McAllistor	Jamie Payne	2 February 2008
When the team is sent to investigate the disappearance of a teenager, Abby is dragged through an anomaly by another future carnivorous species named the Mer.
"Episode 11"	Ben Court and Caroline Ip	Andrew Gunn	9 February 2008
While trying to rescue a child stranded through an anomaly, the team is trapped in the past, and to make matters worse, they are faced with giant scorpions.
"Episode 12"	Paul Cornell	Nick Murphy	16 February 2008
A Columbian mammoth goes on the rampage on the M25 motorway, while Lester fights for his life against a future predator that has infiltrated the ARC.
"Episode 13"	Adrian Hodges	Nick Murphy	23 February 2008
Cutter and the team are trapped in a military bunker by Oliver Leek, who plans to use his army of creatures to make him the most powerful man in a new and troubled world, and one of the team loses their life to save the others from certain destruction. Last appearance of Stephen Hart & Oliver Leek

Series 3: 2009

Template:Future television A third series has now been given the green light, and was planned for a February 2009 airdate, with 10 episodes. ITV media have confirmed that Primeval Series 3 will begin on March 28th. It is scheduled to begin airing on German TV on March 23, 2009. Producer Tim Bradley revealed that in the third series there will be a scenario at an airport, with a Giganotosaurus called "G-Rex" by the producers. There will also be a Egyptology story with a Pristichampsus, as well as a big sequence in the ARC itself. Helen Cutter will reappear, and the series finale will feature a future world. The first trailer for series three was aired in late November, showing clips of forthcoming episodes.

Adrian Hodges said three writers have been confirmed for Series 3: Steve Bailie, Paul Farrell and Paul Mousley. Doctor Who and Torchwood writer James Moran will also be joining the writing team.

Episode	Writer	Director	Original Airdate
"Episode 14"	Adrian Hodges	TBA	28 March 2009
An anomaly appears in the "sun cage" at a museum which leads young Egyptologist Doctor Sarah Page to investigate, only to be attacked by a Pristichampsus (a crocodile-like creature), Cutter and his team are then called in and Connor discovers that the sun cage, which is made of magnetic stone, holds the anomaly and may be a key to help secure future anomalies. Meanwhile; the team is introduced to Stephen's replacement - Captain Becker. First Appearance of Sarah Page and Captain Becker
"Episode 15"	TBA	TBA	4 April 2009
A future creature nicknamed 'The Gremlin' is seen at an abandoned house on an island where fourteen years ago three boys broke into the house and disappeared. Meanwhile; Cutter believes he is able to predict, where the next anomaly will appear, and Jenny, Abby and Connor turn up to check out the house where they clash with Detective Constable Danny Quinn, who is still looking for the murderer of his brother, who disappeared at the same time as the two boys. First Appearance of Danny Quinn
"Episode 16"	TBA	TBA	11 April 2009
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"Episode 17"	TBA	TBA	18 April 2009
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"Episode 18"	TBA	TBA	25 April 2009
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"Episode 19"	TBA	TBA	2 May 2009
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"Episode 20"	TBA	TBA	9 May 2009
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"Episode 21"	TBA	TBA	16 May 2009
This episode starts in the present day but ends in the future.
"Episode 22"	TBA	TBA	23 May 2009
This episode will be set in the future.
"Episode 23"	Adrian Hodges	TBA	30 May 2009
This episode will be set in the future.