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. It was directed by Michael Rolfe. The second series was co-written with Lee Montague.
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.
Cast (series 1)
- Richard Griffiths as Henry Jay
- Carole Nimmons as Anne Jay
- Nigel Davenport as Charles Bridgnorth
- Christopher Logue as Hugo Jardine
- Jeremy Child as Tony Hendersly
- Roger Sloman as Harry Tomkins
- Trevor Martin as Chambers
- Pamela Moiseiwitsch as Miss Lucas
- Richard Ireson as Detective Sergeant Vine
- Jim Broadbent as Detective Inspector Richardson
- Michael O'Hagan as Detective Constable Slater
- Billy Hamon as Detective Constable Morrisey
- Sally Faulkner as Hannah Brent
- Mandy Rice-Davies as Julia
- Nicholas Chargrin as Louis Vacheron
- Rudi Delhem as Hotel Porter
- Wolfe Morris as Mr. Martin
- Henry Stamper as Dalgleish
- Guido Adorni as Mario
- Eddie Mineo as Dino
Cast (series 2)
- Richard Griffiths as Henry Jay
- Carole Nimmons as Anne Jay
- Michael Cashman as Reeves
- Ronald Curram as Mr. Adrian
- Jan Holden as Mrs. Lucas
- Hugh Fraser as Kelner
- Lee Montague as Roche
- Valerie Minifie as Irene Benson
- Jack Chissick as Fred Benson
- Richard Miles as Art Gallery Assistant
- Elaine Ford as Thelma Dent
- Terence Rigby as Duggan
- Heather Tobias as Halston
- Bob Peck as Greggory
- Joan Blackham as Kaye Greggory
- Timothy Bateson as Mr. Jorry
- Bara Chambers as Jenks
- Patrick Jordan as Mr Miles
- Stephen Churchett as Mr. Conry
- Marian Kemmer as Matron
- Stephane Vasseur as Spook
- Enrique Massari as Trapdoor
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