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Bird of Prey

  • TV Series
  • 1982–
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
177
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Jeremy Child and Richard Griffiths in Bird of Prey (1982)
Thriller

A minor bureaucrat battles a ruthless international criminal organization.A minor bureaucrat battles a ruthless international criminal organization.A minor bureaucrat battles a ruthless international criminal organization.

  • Stars
    • Richard Griffiths
    • Carole Nimmons
    • Jeremy Child
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    177
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Richard Griffiths
      • Carole Nimmons
      • Jeremy Child
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Richard Griffiths
    Richard Griffiths
    • Henry Jay
    • 1982
    Carole Nimmons
    Carole Nimmons
    • Anne Jay
    • 1982
    Jeremy Child
    Jeremy Child
    • Tony Hendersly
    • 1982
    Nigel Davenport
    Nigel Davenport
    • Charles Bridgnorth
    • 1982
    Roger Sloman
    • Harry Tomkins
    • 1982
    Guido Adorni
    Guido Adorni
    • Mario
    • 1982
    Eddie Mineo
    • Dino
    • 1982
    Richard Ireson
    • Detective Sergeant Eric Vine
    • 1982
    Trevor Martin
    • Trevor Chambers
    • 1982
    P.H. Moriarty
    P.H. Moriarty
    • Security Guard
    • 1982
    Ann Pennington
    • Rochelle Halliday
    • 1982
    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • Detective Inspector Stanley Richardson
    • 1982
    Christopher Logue
    • Hugo Jardine
    • 1982
    Nicolas Chagrin
    Nicolas Chagrin
    • Louis Vacheron
    • 1982
    Stephen Thorne
    Stephen Thorne
    • Bank Manager
    • 1982
    Mandy Rice-Davies
    • Julia Falconer
    • 1982
    Sally Faulkner
    • Hannah Brent
    • 1982
    Edmund Pegge
    Edmund Pegge
    • Lanchbury
    • 1982
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    10mauriceprice

    An early tour de force that stands the test of time

    What a great mixture of conspiracy plot and geekyness. Superbly acted by Richard Griffiths who brings an understated, tolerant competence to the role. A hero for every ordinary person sitting in an unglamourous job if ever there was one.

    Everyone around him puts him down for being too caught in detail...but that comes to his rescue and Mr. Average/Boring lights the story in a way that will have you cheering.

    If ever you wanted to understand how the internet works and some of the risks it opens up for organised crime you could do a lot worse that watch this one. When it came out I took the phone off the hook and concentrated. It's a four parter that brings everything together in the most unexpected way...leaving the door open for series two.
    10Nic Sane

    Seminal BBC computer thriller.

    One of the best things the BBC ever produced and still fondly remembered by thirtysomethings, this classic TV thriller pits mild-mannered computer programmer Henry Jay (the superb Richard Griffiths) against a malevolent conspiracy. The strengths in plot and characterisation remind one of Hitchcock's adage about ordinary people (Jay's hobby is stamp-collecting) in extraordinary circumstances. Music by Dave Greenslade of the eponymous Seventies Prog-Rockers (he went on to create the Pentateuch with fantasy artist Patrick Woodruffe). Michael Wearing went on to produce Edge of Darkness.

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    • Release date
      • April 22, 1982 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rovfågeln
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 50m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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