''Prey'' is a television crime thriller first broadcast on

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account on 23 August 2013. A second series was announced in April 2015 and began airing on 9 December 2015.

Storylines

Series 1

The first story stars

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as Detective Constable Marcus Farrow, a well-liked detective with the fictional Manchester Metropolitan Police and an ex-husband with two children. His life falls apart when he finds his ex-wife and one of his sons murdered, and all the evidence points to him. Discovered at the scene of the crime, Marcus is arrested, but later escapes and goes on-the-run, determined to find who killed his family, and why.

Series 2

The story stars

Philip Glenister Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC series ''Life on Mars'' (2006–2007) and its sequel '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2010). He also played DCI William ...

as Prison Officer David Murdoch. His life becomes very complicated when, on a routine visit to a Manchester hospital with female prisoner Jules Hope, events spiral out of control. David receives a cell phone call from his pregnant daughter Lucy, who has been kidnapped, pleading for him to take his prisoner Jules offsite to a meet, otherwise Lucy will be killed. He does so, and instantly sees himself on the wrong side of the law. Filming for the second series began in May 2015, before screening from 9–23 December 2015.

Series overview

Main cast

* Rosie Cavaliero – DS Susan Reinhart (Series 1 and 2)

Series 1

– DS Marcus Farrow * Adrian Edmondson – Assistant Chief Constable Warner * Benedict Wong – DS Ashley Chan *

Anastasia Hille Anastasia Hille (born 1965) is an English film, television and theatre actress, and ceramicist. Born in London, she was a student at London's Drama Centre and won second prize at the Ian Charleson Awards in 1994 (the first prize was awarded to ...

– DCI Andrea MacKenzie * Craig Parkinson – DI Sean Devlin * Ray Emmet Brown – Tony Reinhardt *

Daniel Jillings Daniel Jillings (born 2 September 1982 in Oldham) is an English actor and former police officer with Greater Manchester Police known for his role as Mick Cooper in the World War II film ''Enemy Lines'', alongside Ed Westwick and John Hannah. He p ...

- DC Gibbons * Struan Rodger – Topher Lomax * Brian Vernel – Dale Lomax

Series 2

– David Murdoch *

MyAnna Buring MyAnna Buring (; born 22 September 1979 as Anna Margaretha My Rantapää) is a Swedish actress, known for her roles in ''The Descent'', ''Kill List'', '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' and '' Part 2'', ''Ripper Street'', ''The Witc ...

– Jules Hope * Nathan Stewart-Jarrett – DC Richard Iddon * Ralph Ineson – DCI Mike Ward *

- DC Will Gibbons * Sammy Winward – Lucy Murdoch * Kieran O'Brien – Phil Prentice * Mariama Bojang - PC Smith

Episodes

Series 1 (2014)

Series 2 (2015)

Awards and nominations

won a Royal Television Society North West Award for "Best Male Performance" in the first series of ''Prey''. The series was also nominated for a 2015 BAFTA Television Award in the category "Mini Series".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=3315020, title=Prey 2010s British drama television series 2014 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings 2010s British crime television series 2010s British television miniseries British drama television series English-language television shows ITV television dramas Television series by Red Production Company Television shows set in Manchester