Douglas Henshall

Get up to speed with this round up of the events from Primeval Season 4.

Get up to speed with this round up of the events from Primeval Season 4.

When a student dies during a controversial clinical trial for a new anti-depressant drug, is it murder or suicide? And as the body count rises, Lewis and Hathaway uncover a web of lies, jealousy, and madness-to which Lewis himself could fall victim.

With increasing numbers of anomalies running the ARC team ragged, Matt realizes his mission is coming to a climax, and determined to stop Philip, races to his machine. The team meanwhile are struggling to keep up with demand. When Philip escapes Connor’s custody, the clock is ticking for them to stop him in his tracks.

The team is at a loss. Connor has disappeared through Philip’s anomaly, and Matt thinks that his mission is over – Philip has won, and seemingly, nothing has gone wrong. Matt has a decision to make about what to do next – and jumps through the anomaly to save Connor.

Philip and Connor secretly open an anomaly within the ARC, only to be invaded by a mass of scurrying future-beetles, who force the ARC into lockdown. The team have just moments to save the day before the ARC and the beetle threat is destroyed when Philip threatens to incinerate the building.

Matt finds himself in Victorian London having followed a displaced raptor through an anomaly. Realizing it's to blame for several gruesome murders in the area, he tracks it down only to find Emily attempting to do exactly the same thing. Despite attempts from an angry mob and her own husband, Emily and Matt are forced through the anomaly with an angry raptor, where Emily is forced to make a tough decision about her future.

When a nuclear submarine encounters an anomaly and Liopleurodon in the sea, the team are called aboard to help. They soon find themselves under attack once more, and get sucked back through an anomaly, with Liopleurodons damaging the outside of the sub. The team must not only capture the panicked Eustreptospondylus aboard, but fix the sub exterior in order to get home.

An underground creature brings chaos to the city, forcing the team to chase around the city to track down the movements of this vicious burrowing creature. When the creature strikes for the final time, the team find one of their own in mortal danger and fight to save their life.

While investigating an anomaly at an estate, the team stumble across the wedding of ex-ARC member Jenny Lewis.  Things go to plan until Matt and Emily inadvertently let a savage Hyaenadon through an open anomaly and Connor falls into a compromised position.  As the creatures run riot, Jenny can’t help but fall back into ARC mode, as they return the creatures and restore order to the wedding.

After a year in the Cretaceous, Abby and Connor finally escape through an anomaly after finding a lost anomaly device in a raptor’s bower, only to be followed through by a giant Spinosaurus. A new ARC team springs into action, leaving Abby and Connor’s place within the team in jeopardy.

Part 5 of 5. The investigation of a multi-vehicle road accident unravels the shocking secrets of the complete strangers involved, revealing smuggling, murder, international intrigue, and betrayal. A remarkable cast led by Douglas Henshall (Primeval) and Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead) portray the stories of the victims, survivors, and rescuers, who all share a single defining moment. (The original UK version)