Bird of Prey (TV serial)
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.
The series starred Richard Griffiths as humble civil servant Henry Jay, who finds himself drawn into a strange conspiracy involving the mysterious Le Pouvoir organisation. A sequel, Bird of Prey 2 followed in 1984. Another major character was Henry's wife Anne, played by Carole Nimmons.
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.
External links
- Bird of Prey at the Internet Movie Database
- Bird of Prey 2 at the Internet Movie Database
- Bird of Prey at the BFI's Screenonline
- Episode Guide, Action TV
- DVD review, zetaminor.com
- Tony Smith, Bird of Prey: 1980s IT on the small screen, The Register, 7 November 2012