Series 3
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| Series 3 | |
| Episodes: | Episode 3.1 Episode 3.2 Episode 3.3 Episode 3.4 Episode 3.5 Episode 3.6 Episode 3.7 Episode 3.8 Episode 3.9 Episode 3.10 |
| Broadcast: | 28th March 2009 - 6th June 2009 |
| Preceded by: | Series 2 |
| Followed by: | Series 4 |
Series 3 of ITV and Impossible Pictures production Primeval featured ten 60 minute episodes (without the adverts they last 45 minutes). It centres mainly on the ARC team as they go through many roster changes and attempt to control the anomalies, while battling with their enemies from the past, future and present day.
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Cast and Characters
Returning Cast and Characters
Some cast and characters from previous series' of Primeval are returning:
- Douglas Henshall as Nick Cutter from Series 1 and Series 2.
- Andrew-Lee Potts as Connor Temple from Series 1 and Series 2.
- Hannah Spearritt as Abby Maitland from Series 1 and Series 2.
- Lucy Brown as Jenny Lewis from Series 2.
- Juliet Aubrey as Helen Cutter from Series 1 and Series 2.
- Ben Miller as James Lester from Series 1 and Series 2.
- Tim Faraday from Series 2 (but as Cleaner Clones, new characters this series).
- Ramon Tikaram as Mick Harper from Series 2.
New Cast and Characters
Some new cast and characters are joining Primeval:
- Ben Mansfield as Captain Becker in Episode 3.1.
- Laila Rouass as Sarah Page in Episode 3.1.
- Belinda Stewart-Wilson as Christine Johnson in Episode 3.1.
- Micheal Wildman as Captain Ross in Episode 3.1.
- Bertie Carvel as Ryan Mason in Episode 3.2.
- Jason Flemyng as Danny Quinn in Episode 3.2.
- Cleaner Clones in Episode 3.2 (but Tim Faraday was in Series 2 as The Cleaner
- Cloned Cutter in Episode 3.3 (but Douglas Henshall was in Series 1 and Series 2 as Nick Cutter).
- Ruth Gemmell as Katherine Kavanagh in Episode 3.3.
- Alex McSweeney as Captain Wilder in Episode 3.4.
- Nigel Marven as himself in Episode 3.4.
- Robert Lowe as Jack Maitland in Episode 3.4.
- William Scott-Masson as Sir Richard Bentley in Episode 3.5.
- Mark Leadbetter as Mark Baker in Episode 3.5.
- Tony Curran as Sir William de Mornay in Episode 3.7.
- Kate Magowan as Eve in Episode 3.8.
Departing Cast and Characters
Some cast and characters are leaving Primeval:
- Bertie Carvel as Ryan Mason, last appearance in Episode 3.2.
- Tim Faraday as Cleaner Clones, all killed by a bomb in Episode 3.3.
- Douglas Henshall as Nick Cutter, killed by Helen Cutter in Episode 3.3.
- Ramon Tikaram as Mick Harper, killed by a Giganotosaurus in Episode 3.4.
- Ruth Gemmell as Katherine Kavanagh, killed by a Giganotosaurus in Episode 3.4.
- Nigel Marven as himself, killed by a Giganotosaurus in Episode 3.4.
- William Scott-Masson as Sir Richard Bentley, turned into a Fungus Creature in Episode 3.5.
- Mark Leadbetter as Mark Baker, turned into a Fungus Creature in Episode 3.5.
- Lucy Brown as Jenny Lewis, leaves the ARC team in Episode 3.5.
- Micheal Wildman as Captain Ross, killed by a landmine in Episode 3.6.
- Tony Curran as Sir William de Mornay, returns to his own time in Episode 3.7.
- Kate Magowan as Eve, revealed to be Helen Cutter in disguise in Episode 3.9.
- Belinda Stewart-Wilson as Christine Johnson, killed by a Future Predator in Episode 3.9.
- Alex McSweeney as Captain Wilder, killed by a Megopteran in Episode 3.10
- Juliet Aubrey as Helen Cutter, killed after falling off a cliff when attacked by a Deinonychus in Episode 3.10.
Episodes
- Episode 3.1
- Episode 3.2
- Episode 3.3
- Episode 3.4
- Episode 3.5
- Episode 3.6
- Episode 3.7
- Episode 3.8
- Episode 3.9
- Episode 3.10
Creatures
- Pristichampsus
- Future Predator - main creature of the series
- Camouflage Beast
- Diictodon
- Giganotosaurus
- Fungus creature
- Terror Bird
- Dracorex
- Megopteran
- Embolotherium
- Larvae
- Deinonychus
- Pteranodon
- Australopithecus
Ratings
| Episode | Overnight rating (audience share) | Final Rating |
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| 3.1 | 5.3 million (24%) | 5.89 million |
| 3.2 | 4.4 million (23%) | 4.98 million |
| 3.3 | 2.7 million (14%) | 3.28 million |
| 3.4 | 4.5 million (23%) | 4.97 million |
| 3.5 | 4.9 million (26%) | 5.20 million |
| 3.6 | 4.7 million (25%) | 5.27 million |
| 3.7 | 4.9 million (25%) | 5.34 million |
| 3.8 | 4.6 million (22%) | 5.13 million |
| 3.9 | 4.6 million (25%) | 5.06 million |
| 3.10 | 4.3 million (22%) | 5.01 million |
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Behind the Scenes
- Series 3 started on March 22 in Spain and March 23 in Germany.
- ITV confirmed on 15th June 2009 that they would not be broadcasting a fourth series. However, on 29th September 2009, ITV announced that, thanks to a cost-sharing deal with TV channel Watch, they would be producing two further series of Primeval, due to be broadcasted from 2011.
See also
| Series' |
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| Series 1 • Series 2 • Series 3 • Series 4 • Series 5 |
| Series 3 |
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| Episode 3.1 • Episode 3.2 • Episode 3.3 • Episode 3.4 • Episode 3.5 • Episode 3.6 • Episode 3.7 • Episode 3.8 • Episode 3.9 • Episode 3.10 |
| Series 3 Main Characters |
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| Nick Cutter • Connor Temple • Abby Maitland • Jenny Lewis • Helen Cutter • James Lester • Danny Quinn • Sarah Page • Captain Becker • Christine Johnson |
| Series 3 Creatures |
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| Pristichampsus • Coelurosauravus (Rex) • Future Predator • Small Future Bird • Camouflage Beast • Diictodon (Sid and Nancy) • Clones • Velociraptor • Giganotosaurus • Fungus Creature • Terror Bird • Dracorex • Megopteran • Larvae • Embolotherium • Deinonychus • Pteranodon • Australopithecus |
| Series 3 Anomaly Sites |
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| Sun Cage, British Museum • Pyongyang • Abandoned House • West London Hospital • Christine Johnson's Headquarters • Airport • Sir Richard Bentley's Apartment • Future Rainforest • Abandoned War Cabin • Junkyard • Medieval Forest • Race Circuit • Future City • Campsite • Future ARC • Cretaceous Forest • Site 333 |
| Series 3 Main Cast |
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| Douglas Henshall • Andrew-Lee Potts • Hannah Spearritt • Lucy Brown • Juliet Aubrey • Ben Miller • Jason Flemyng • Laila Rouass • Ben Mansfield • Belinda Stewart-Wilson |
