Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey

5.5

1982-04-22

From its video game-inspired opening titles to its pervasive electronic music track, Bird of Prey went to great lengths to demonstrate its credentials as 'a thriller for the electronic age'. These elements, together with a clever and complex plot that combines a breathless fascination with the still-young field of computing with pan-European fraud, international terrorism, rogue intelligence operatives and organised crime, link it firmly to the early 1980s, expressing that era's growing anxieties about the burgeoning 'Eurocracy'.

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From its video game-inspired opening titles to its pervasive electronic music track, Bird of Prey went to great lengths to demonstrate its credentials as 'a thriller for the electronic age'. These elements, together with a clever and complex plot that combines a breathless fascination with the still-young field of computing with pan-European fraud, international terrorism, rogue intelligence operatives and organised crime, link it firmly to the early 1980s, expressing that era's growing anxieties about the burgeoning 'Eurocracy'.

First Aired

1982-04-22

Last Aired

1984-09-27

Seasons

2

Episodes

8

Director

Status

Ended

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Network

BBC One

Production

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    Richard Griffiths

    Richard Griffiths
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    Nigel Davenport

    Nigel Davenport
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    Jeremy Child

    Jeremy Child
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    Carole Nimmons

    Carole Nimmons
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    Jim Broadbent

    Jim Broadbent
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    Roger Sloman

    Roger Sloman
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    Trevor Martin

    Trevor Martin