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Bird of Prey

1982-04-22 Drama 5.5

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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Bird of Prey

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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
  • Creator
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Seasons
    2
  • Episodes
    8
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    BBC One
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Input Classified

1. Input Classified

Henry Jay: Civil Servant, mid-thirties. Good Head for Detail. Prospects: Steady promotion. Index-linke...More
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.Less
50mins 1982-04-22
Mode Murder

2. Mode Murder

Murder and the power to subvert officialdom: Henry Jay has good reason to believe in "Le Pouvior" and ...More
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.Less
50mins 1982-04-29
Process Priority

3. Process Priority

One name recurs in Henry Jay's single-handed investigation into the affairs of "Le Pouvoir" - Euro MP ...More
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.Less
50mins 1982-05-06
Printout Urgent

4. Printout Urgent

Henry at bay. His home in ruins, his allies and hard-won.
Henry at bay. His home in ruins, his allies and hard-won.Less
50mins 1982-05-13

Cast

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths
Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport
Jeremy Child

Jeremy Child
Carole Nimmons

Carole Nimmons
Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent
Roger Sloman

Roger Sloman
Trevor Martin

Trevor Martin

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