List of Primeval characters

This is a list of minor characters in the ITV science fiction television series Primeval, including supporting characters.

C

"The Cleaner"

See Mysterious Man.

D

Duncan

Duncan
File:Primeval MinorCharacter3.jpg Duncan in the back of Tom's van
First appearance	Episode One
Portrayed by	James Bradshaw
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Student

Duncan is a friend of Connor Temple and Tom and a fellow geek. He also seems to enjoy conspiracy theories. Despite this he does not believe Connor when he tries to tell him and Tom what he has been involved in without breaking the Official Secrets Act, and he and Duncan devise their own conspiracy theories around the Dodo (which he names Dodie) that they capture. Duncan seems to be the more mellow of Connor's friends and is quite willing to follow the more proactive Tom. What happened to him after Tom's death is unknown, although it is likely he was either forced to sign the Official Secrets Act or imprisoned for treason (stealing the Dodo).

H

Lucien Hope

Lucien Hope
First appearance	Episode 10
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Schoolboy

Lucien Hope is a schoolboy who was playing basketball when he lost the ball and went out to find it (followed by hurtful comments from his friends) and is then dragged down a pipe by a Mer. He is taken hostage, while Abby is also taken. Abby convinces him he is not going to die, and Cutter helps him out, just as Abby is dragged under. Cutter is then attacked by a Mer, which Lucien throws a rock, at, killing it, commenting on his basketball skills. Lucien is then taken to hospital for medical attention.

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Valerie Irwin

Valerie Irwin
First appearance	Episode 9
Portrayed by	Gillian Kearney
In-universe information
Gender	Female
Occupation	Deceased

Valerie is a park ranger at Blue Sky Park, who discovered a Smilodon cub at least a year before the events of the episode. She raised the cat over the years, watching it mature, and gradually the food she could provide for it became insufficient, leading the cat to start eating park visitors. This provokes the team to investigate. She manages to distract Stephen from finding the creature, without giving herself away. Eventually Cutter discovers her deception and goes to her lodge at the park, where Valerie threatens him, believing he will take it into labs and experiment on her "pet". She then commands it to attack Cutter, who manages to escape it and fight it off with numerous household items in Valerie's house. When Cutter arms himself with a pitchfork outside, Valerie tried to prevent them from fighting so as not to hurt her cat. It kills her in frustration.

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Dr. Lewis

Dr. Lewis
File:Primeval DrLewis.JPG Stephen's doctor.
First appearance	Episode 2
Portrayed by	Stephanie Street
In-universe information
Gender	Female
Title	Dr.
Occupation	Doctor

Dr. Lewis is the head doctor at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. When the pest controller was brought to her, she did her best to save him but his injuries were too severe and none of the doctors had the skill to save him. When she reported this and sent out a call for help the government intervened. Dr. Lewis was suspicious of their motives but unable to discover what had really happened.

Later, Stephen Hart was brought to her after being attacked by the Arthropleura although the cause of his injuries is unknown to her. She was also irritated by the fact that Abby was withholding information, which may have made the job easier. Eventually she realised that an anti-venom was his only chance. When Nick returned with the venom she managed to create an antivenom and save him.

Along with Duncan and Tom, she is the only character to suspect that theirs something happening which is being hidden from the public, although unlike them, she's wise enough to keep it to herself.

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Tim Parker

Tim Parker
File:Primeval MinorCharacter5.jpg The manager of Wellington Zoo.
First appearance	Episode 1
Last appearance	Episode 6
Portrayed by	John Voce
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Deceased

The manager at Wellington Zoo, always buried under more paper work than he can manage, he's still passionate about wildlife conservation, especially the protection of large mammal species like elephants. Tim is untidy, forgetful and slightly bumbling. He is Abby's boss, and appears to be fond of her, regretting the fact she may have to be fired due to dropping funds. Although they don't appear to be blood relatives he clearly dotes on her like a slightly eccentric uncle.

He first appeared in Episode 1, where he explains to Abby that he's been forced to downsize the zoo's reptile house, and Abby is now out of a job. Despite this he desperately tries to get Abby another job, eventually giving her the task of picking up a strange reptile from a farm house. In that instant he effectively sealed Abby's destiny and tied her to the other members of the Primeval team.

He later appeared in Episode 6. A future predator is on the loose in the woods surrounding the zoo and has killed one of the lions. He is eventually hunted down and killed by the creature.

It's his death that brings a grief stricken Abby back to the zoo for the first time in the series and heralds her own confrontation with the future predator.

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Ben Trent

Ben Trent
File:Primeval MinorCharacter2.jpg
First appearance	Episode 1
Portrayed by	Jack Montgomery
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Schoolboy

Ben appears only in "Episode 1" but is a major character in this episode. He is the young boy who initially finds and names "Rex" the Coelurosauravus. He finds Rex when his family is picnicking in the Forest of Dean and contacts the nearby fictional Wellington Zoo to have the creature identified.

He at first thinks Rex is a specimen of the modern flying lizard Draco volans but Abby Maitland, zoo employee, soon discredits this theory. The two go into the forest together to see if they can find anything more out about Rex, during which time they both find a dead cow lodged up a tree, and are chased by a Gorgonopsid.

Ben looks through a time anomaly and sees into the Permian era, the first person since Helen Cutter to find one, only to be chased home by the Gorgonopsid, which then rears up to peer into his bedroom, where the creature tears it apart and Ben fights it off with a radio and electric orb. Barely surviving the attack, he is distraught when his mother considers him mad and Abby cannot reveal the truth of the anomaly. Using the clues revealed by Ben, the team begin to investigate the anomalies. Later, while sitting in a detention at his school, he and his teacher are attacked when the Gorgonopsid tracks him down again, but the two of them escape from it with the help of Stephen, who is almost killed in the attempt.

In the following episode, Claudia and Lester are discussing how they've dealt with the eyewitnesses, and Claudia states "The boy won't be a problem".

Mary Trent

Mary Trent
File:Primeval Mother.JPG Ben's blissfully unaware mother.
First appearance	Episode 1
Portrayed by	Gail Kemp
In-universe information
Gender	Female
Occupation	Housewife
Spouse	Single mother

Mrs Trent is the mother of Ben. She was the one who called Abby Maitland originally and was impressed by the fact she came personally to collect the lizard. This good opinion was not to last, however, as she blamed her for filling her sons head with crazy ideas.

When her son’s room was destroyed by a Gorgonopsid, she remained incredulous and refused to believe Ben despite the evidence to the contrary, such as the amount of damage caused and the patent lies by Abby.

Mrs Trent is the best example of the Sunnydale Syndrome which permeates the series. Despite the evidence if her own eyes, she remains convinced that nothing sinister is going on and is convinced that everything can be explained rationally.

Tom

Tom
File:Prim Tom.JPG Connor's misguided friend
First appearance	Episode 2
Last appearance	Episode 4
Portrayed by	Jake Curran
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Deceased

Tom should not be confused with Tom Ryan, a SAS soldier. He is a friend of Connor and Duncan and a fellow geek. He appears to be the bossier 'leader' of Connor's friends and is the one that seems to come up with the 'plans' whereas Duncan is quite happy to follow, he also seems to be slightly more aggressive than Duncan, both with and without the parasite infecting him.

He also seems to enjoy conspiracy theories. Despite this he does not believe Connor when he tries to tell he and Duncan what he has been involved in without breaking the Official Secrets Act, and he and Duncan devise their own conspiracy theories around the dodo that they capture (none of which are particularly rational).

He is infected by a prehistoric parasite which makes him more aggressive, photophobic, and he attempts to pass on the parasite. Apart from a doctor who examines him, he manages to avoid biting anyone. The team did not find him in time to save him. He died, his last words being "I'm a hero."