8.4 /10 1 Votes
100% Rotten Tomatoes Created by Chris Lunt Written by Chris Lunt First episode date 28 April 2014 Director Nick Murphy Writers Chris Lunt | 7.3/10 7.9/10 TV Developed by Gallowgate Productions Directed by Nick Murphy Network ITV Cast John Simm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Detective fiction
Thriller Starring Rosie Cavaliero
John Simm
Philip Glenister
Benedict Wong
Adrian Edmondson
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Ralph Ineson
MyAnna Buring
Anastasia Hille
Craig Parkinson
Daniel Jillings Similar Thirteen, Kidnap and Ransom, Unforgiven, Burn It, Coronation Street |
Prey 1x01 existence part 1 of 3
Prey is a television crime thriller first broadcast on ITV, 28 April 2014 at 9pm. ITV first announced the new commission on their official Twitter account on 23 August 2013. A second series was announced in April 2015 and began airing on 9 December 2015.
Contents
- Prey 1x01 existence part 1 of 3
- Prey sneak peek premieres thursday feb 25th at 10 9c on bbc america
- Series 1
- Series 2
- Main cast
- Awards and nominations
- References

Prey sneak peek premieres thursday feb 25th at 10 9c on bbc america
Series 1

The first story stars John Simm as Detective Constable Marcus Farrow, a well-liked detective with the fictional Manchester Metropolitan Police and a husband with two children. His life falls apart when he finds his wife and one of his sons murdered, and all the evidence points to him. Discovered at the scene of the crime, Marcus escapes and goes underground in Manchester as a criminal on the streets he used to police.
Series 2

The new story stars Philip Glenister as Prison Officer David Murdoch. His life becomes complicated when on a routine visit to a Manchester hospital with female prisoner Jules Hope events spiral out of control. David takes a phone call, which will change his life forever and suddenly sees him on the wrong side of the law.
Filming for the second series began in May 2015, before screening from 9–23 December 2015.
Main cast
Series 1

Series 2
Awards and nominations
John Simm won a Royal Television Society North West Award for "Best Male Performance" in the first series of Prey. The series was also nominated for a 2015 BAFTA Television Award in the category "Mini Series".