8.4 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 2 Final episode date 27 September 1984 Number of episodes 8 | 8.3/10 Original language(s) English First episode date 22 April 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Richard GriffithsCarole Nimmons Cast Similar West Country Tales, NBC News Overnight, Filthy Rich, Police Squad!, The Josephine Baker Story |
22 april 1982 bbc1 friday menu bird of prey
Bird of Prey is a British techno-thriller television serial written by Ron Hutchinson and produced by Michael Wearing and Bernard Krichefski for the BBC in 1982. It was directed by Michael Rolfe. The second series was co-written with Lee Montague.
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The series starred Richard Griffiths and Carole Nimmons as Henry and Anne Jay: Henry is a humble civil servant who finds that he and his wife are drawn into a conspiracy involving the mysterious Le Pouvoir organisation. A sequel, Bird of Prey 2 followed in 1984.
Bird of prey opening titles
Filming locations
Bird of Prey made heavy use of outdoor locations around the Docklands and City Of London while Bird of Prey 2 included the newly built Blackfriars in London and Silbury Boulevard in Milton Keynes.
Bird of Prey and Bird of Prey 2 were released together on DVD9 x 2, BBC 2 Entertain, CCTV30316 (Region 2 + 4 colour PAL, UK) in 2006.