Primeval: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Primeval (2007): Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

By the Pop Culture Files editorial team•Updated September 29, 2026•2 min read•✓ Fact-checked

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Story and premise

When rips in time called anomalies started opening across the UK, dangerous creatures from the past and future began appearing in the most unexpected places, endangering lives and placing the whole of humanity at risk.

A crack team of specialists were appointed by the government to investigate and control "creature incursions," creating the Anomaly Research Center (ARC), which was later privatized. Matt, Abby, Connor and Becker do the field work while Jess mans the ARC control station under the leadership of government official James Lester and the mysterious scientist, Philip Burton

Series details

Title: Primeval
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Premiere date: 2007-02-10
Final broadcast date listed: 2011-06-28
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: U&W
Network country: United Kingdom
Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
TVMaze ID: 923

Cast and credited roles

Andrew Lee Potts — Connor Temple
Hannah Spearritt — Abby Maitland
Ben Miller — James Lester
Ben Mansfield — Captain Hilary Becker
Juliet Aubrey — Helen Cutter
Douglas Henshall — Nick Cutter
Ciarán McMenamin — Matt Anderson
James Murray — Stephen Hart
Ruth Kearney — Jess Parker
Lucy Brown — Jenny Lewis
Laila Rouass — Dr. Sarah Page
Alexander Siddig — Philip Burton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2007-02-10; final listed air date 2007-03-17; episode order: 6.
Season 2: premiered 2008-01-12; final listed air date 2008-02-23; episode order: 7.
Season 3: premiered 2009-03-28; final listed air date 2009-06-06; episode order: 10.
Season 4: premiered 2011-01-01; final listed air date 2011-02-05; episode order: 7.
Season 5: premiered 2011-05-24; final listed air date 2011-06-28; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Primeval on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.