The document provides descriptions of the main characters and settings of the TV show Primeval. It summarizes that the show follows Professor Nick Cutter and his team at the Anomaly Research Centre as they track down dangerous prehistoric creatures that have come through time anomalies appearing around London, England. It describes the main characters Abby, Connor, and Stephen and their roles on the team. It also outlines the main settings of London and prehistoric time periods, and notes the action, adventure, and mystery elements of the show which revolve around investigating the creatures and anomalies.

1. Holly Fairbairn

2. When strange anomalies in time start to appear all
over England, Professor Cutter and his team have
to help track down and capture all sorts of
dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's
distant past.
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3. Professor Nick Cutter – he was an evolutionary
zoologist at the Central Metropolitan University as well
as the original team leader of the Anomaly research
branch of the Home Office and later the Anomaly
Research Centre. He spent most of his time researching
and predicting the Anomalies. He is one of the main
protagonists in the series and is very stereotypical in
the sense that he is authoritative and can often be seen
saving a helpless civilian from the creature that is lose.

4. Abby – She was a gutsy zoologist and a member of the
Anomaly Research Centre, notable for her love for and
skill with animals and the creatures. She is also one of
the main protagonists but is unconventional to the
female role in dramas as she is often seen in dark
clothing with a weapon at hand and as females are
meant to rely on the male to save them, the fact Abby
protects herself is anti-stereotypical.

5. Connor – He was a member of the Anomaly research
branch of the Home Office and later the Anomaly
Research Centre, and the genius of the operation
responsible for inventing new Anomaly-combatting
technology and learning more about the phenomenon.
He knew the most about the anomalies and is one of
the main protagonists. He is quite stereotypical as he
can often be seen out with the rest of the team saving
someone but he is easily scared which is anti-
stereotypical.

6. Stephen - was Nick Cutter's lab technician and right-hand
man. Stephen was a member of the Home Office Anomaly
research team and later the main Anomaly Research Centre
field team, and was the tracker and marksman of the team.
He is also one of the main protagonists of the beginning of
the show. He is anti-stereotypical in the sense of his clothing
as he can often be seen in a black leather jacket which is a
common item of clothing for an antagonist but he is heroic
and sacrifices himself to save others which is stereotypical
in a protagonist.

7. The main setting of Primeval is London, England although
there have been episodes where the team travel to other
areas of Europe. As well as this there are episodes where
the main setting is pre-historic Earth. The main setting
makes the show relatable to the audience as it is a common
place for people to visit and some may even live there. The
pre-historic setting helps set up the narrative as well as
giving the audience insight into the world that the
creatures came from.

8. Action – The action behind the drama is when the
team have to deal with whatever creature has emerged
from the anomaly.
Adventure – The adventure behind the drama lies in
the scenes where the team have been transported back
in time to the original home of the creature and
sometimes have to find their way back to the present.
Mystery – The show revolves around mystery because
the main events per episode is a situation where the
team have to find out what the creature is and how to
get it back to its own time.

9. The main iconography of Primeval is the
anomalies and dinosaurs. This is what people
mostly recognise the show for as they are a
constant in the episodes and the narrative
surrounds these two aspects of the show.