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S2 E4 · Trapdoor + Spook

About Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey is a sci-fi & fantasy and drama TV series that premiered on BBC One on April 22, 1982. It has 2 seasons and 8 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 4 "Trapdoor + Spook", aired on September 27, 1984.

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. 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'.

  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Drama

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Episodes

8 episodes · 2 seasons

Series 1

1982 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 44 years ago

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  1. E4

    4. Printout Urgent

    Finale

    Henry at bay. His home in ruins, his allies and hard-won.

  2. E3

    3. Process Priority

    One name recurs in Henry Jay's single-handed investigation into the affairs of "Le Pouvoir" - Euro MP Hugo Jardine. With British Intelligence now implicated in the cover-up, Henry has a story to sell - if he can stay alive long enough.

  3. E2

    2. Mode Murder

    Murder and the power to subvert officialdom: Henry Jay has good reason to believe in "Le Pouvior" and its likes with the growing evidence of a financial conspiracy. A dead detective's legacy - a file pointing to a Euro MP and a girl in Brussels - leaves Henry no option but to pick up the trail.

  4. E1

    1. Input Classified

    Henry Jay: Civil Servant, mid-thirties. Good Head for Detail. Prospects: Steady promotion. Index-linked pension. Hobbies: Philately, Hi-fi. Current Project: Computer Fraud Report for Whitehall Trade Ministry. Altogether a seemingly puny obstacle to a massive financial conspiracy - with the bureaucratic clout to silence the inquisitive.

Series 2

1984 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 42 years ago

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  1. E4

    4. Trapdoor + Spook

    Finale

    Henry discovers that he is on the hit list of Le Pouvier's hired assassin.

  2. E3

    3. Ducks in a Row

    Henry continues to be threatened by the sinister Le Pouvier computer-crime syndicate.

  3. E2

    2. A State of the Art Way to Die

    Henry and Anne go undercover in St. Leonards-on-Sea. His recent promotion means that he has to be vetted and what is uncovered is passed straight to the political head of Henry's department.

  4. E1

    1. Death + Taxes

    Richard Griffiths again stars as the reluctant hero, Henry Jay, the mild-mannered civil servant.

Cast & crew

Created by Ron Hutchinson

  • Nigel Davenport

    Nigel Davenport

    Charles Bridgnorth

  • Roger Sloman

    Roger Sloman

    Harry Tomkins

  • Guido Adorni

    Guido Adorni

    Mario

  • Eddie Mineo

    Dino

  • Richard Ireson

    Richard Ireson

    DS Eric Vine

  • Trevor Martin

    Trevor Chambers

  • P.H. Moriarty

    P.H. Moriarty

    Security Guard

  • Ann Pennington

    Rochelle Halliday

  • Jim Broadbent

    Jim Broadbent

    DI Stanley Richardson

  • Christopher Logue

    Hugo Jardine

  • Nicolas Chagrin

    Nicolas Chagrin

    Louis Vacheron

  • Mandy Rice-Davies

    Mandy Rice-Davies

    Julia Falconer

  • Sally Faulkner

    Sally Faulkner

    Hannah Brent

  • Edmund Pegge

    Edmund Pegge

    Lanchbury

  • Alexander John

    Potter

  • Wolfe Morris

    Mr Martin

Bird of Prey FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Bird of Prey?

Bird of Prey has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 27, 1984.

When did the latest episode of Bird of Prey come out?

The most recent episode of Bird of Prey, Season 2 Episode 4 "Trapdoor + Spook", aired on September 27, 1984.

How many seasons of Bird of Prey are there?

Bird of Prey has 2 seasons with 8 episodes in total.

When did Bird of Prey first air?

Bird of Prey first aired on BBC One on April 22, 1982.

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