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This article is about the British TV serial. For the American TV series, see Birds of Prey (TV series). For other uses, see Bird of prey (disambiguation).

British TV series or programme

Bird of Prey
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Genre	Drama
Created by	Ron Hutchinson
Starring	Richard Griffiths Carole Nimmons
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
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No. of episodes	8
Producer	Michael Wearing
Production company	BBC
Network	BBC1
Release	22 April &#;()&#;– 27 September &#;()

Bird of Prey is a British techno-thrillertelevision serial written by Ron Hutchinson and produced by Michael Wearing and Bernard Krichefski for the BBC in 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 but highly computer-savvy civil servant who finds that he and his wife are drawn into an international conspiracy involving the mysterious Le Pouvoir organisation.

A sequel, Bird of Prey 2 followed in

Plot outline

Series 1

Henry Jay, a lacklustre and predictable government clerk compiling statistics and writing reports on computer fraud, suddenly finds himself with the threads of an international computer fraud in his hands.

Forced to flee his wife and residence when bodies start littering his path, he unexpectedly evades pursuit long enough to realise that his one chance at survival is to complete the puzzle and turn the tables on his pursuers – thus turning this very unlikely candidate into a "bird of prey".

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Series 2

Again under ambush, Henry Jay must escape the clutches of a professional assassin who is interested in having a piece of the deed and the country they are in, find a way to eliminate the dangers, and permanently safeguard his wife and himself.

Cast

Filming locations

Bird of Prey (first season) makes heavy use of outdoor locations around the Docklands and the City of London, while Bird of Prey 2 includes the newly built Blackfriars in London and Silbury Boulevard in Milton Keynes.

The outside of Richard Griffith's house, supposedly in Pinner, was filmed in Selly Park, Birmingham.^{[citation needed]}

DVD release

Bird of Prey and Bird of Prey 2 were released together on DVD x 2, BBC 2 Entertain, CCTV (Region 2 + 4 colour PAL, UK) in

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