Nick Cutter
Nick
Cutter, portrayed by Douglas Hershel, is a professor of palaeozoology
at Central Metropolitan University who knows a great deal about extinct
creatures and the world they lived in. He seems to have a great
fascination with the anomalies, but at the same time, he understands the
dangers the creatures exited the anomalies could cause. He was greatly
grieved by the disappearance of his wife, Helen, eight years before
Episode 1.1 but is later disappointed that she chose to stay in the
anomalies rather than returning to the present and after learning her
real reasons for returning the baby Future Predators to the future
anomaly in Episode 1.6, he refuses to have anything to do with his
ex-wife. He has been friends with Stephen Hart since before Helen left
and because of his knowledge of the prehistoric world, he is assigned to
join the Home Office in returning the creatures that come through to
the present. Nick doesn't appear to be too fond of Lester and the
feeling is mutual (however, he eventually develops a grudging respect
for Lester, despite his claims to the contrary). In Episode 1.6, Nick
even jokingly tells Stephen that if he doesn't return from the anomaly,
to push Lester through the nastiest anomaly he can find. Despite being
rather spiteful at times, he isn't uncompassionate and his caring side
is shown at times, cares deeply for the other members of the team, and
develops a romantic feeling for Claudia Brown and the two share a
passionate kiss in Episode 1.5 and Episode 1.6. Nick is greatly grieved
upon learning that (SPOILER ALERT!!!) Claudia Brown no longer exists in the different time line he entered at the end of Episode 1.6 (END OF SPOILER ALERT).
Stephen Hart
Stephen Hart, portrayed by James Murray, is technically Nick's lab
technician and probably his best friend. Stephen knows his weapons well
and won't hesitate to use them if a predator from a different time is
threatening the life of his friends, as shown in Episode 1.1 when (SPOILER ALERT!!!) he
first rams into the rampaging gorgonopsid with his truck, and after
it's still not dead, he kills it with his shooter. Another instance of
this is when he risks his life to save the others from the Arthropleura. (END OF SPOILER ALERT!!!)
He isn't afraid to stand up to Cutter and also seems to develop a
romantic interest in Abby, (who eventually turned him down upon learning
he has a girlfriend already who had been separated from him due to
conducting a study in the Amazon). But more than once he has stood up to
protect Abby from danger. Stephen and Conner begin to have a
brother-like relationship during the series and is incredibly loyal to
his friends.
Connor Temple
Connor
Temple, played by Andrew-Lee Potts, is a quirky paleontological student
at Central Metropolitan University. He is a bit nerdy and is a geek.
Connor especially enjoys science fiction television and films such as Blake's 7, Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), Stars Wars,
and things like that. Before he becomes involved with Cutter's team, he
spends a great deal of time with his two fellow colleagues/friends, Tom
and Duncan. The three of them are also great fans of cryptozoology and
conspiracy theories, and Connor also has an enormous interest in
dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals (he's even created a database
full of prehistoric animals). In Episode 1.1, he is responsible for
alerting Cutter of the strange animal sighting around the Forest of Dean
that leads him, Cutter and Stephen to come into contact with Abby
Maitland and Claudia Brown. In Episode 1.2, he is almost cut from the
team after “spilling some beans” to his friends Tom and Duncan and
leading Abby on a search for an, unbeknownst to him, nonexistent
anomaly. In the end, the team finds that they need him. He also develops
a brother-like relationship with Stephen and a crush on Abby, who
“requested” to stay at her place while he settled out his problems at
his own apartment. When he accidentally let Rex escape in Episode 1.5,
Abby was quite livid and Connor was planning to move out, but Abby
admitted that she “kind of liked having him around . . . as a friend,”
so he was allowed to stay (on the condition that he makes her breakfast
on the weekends and does the washing up for a month). Connor has a
great respect for Cutter and has proved invaluable to the team.
Abby Maitland
" . . . I think I kind of like having you around . . . as a friend!"
- Abby on having Connor stay at her apartment.
Originally
a zookeeper at Wellington Zoo, Abby Maitland, portrayed by Hannah
Spearritt, is another member of Cutter's team. She's a bit of a tomboy,
having an interest in reptiles ever since her parents took her on a trip
to the Galapagos Islands when she was little. In addition to Rex the Coeluosauravus,
she also has a variety of pet reptiles in her apartment including: a
corn snake, a milk snake, leopard geckos, bearded dragons and a boa
constrictor. Her other hobbies include gymnastics, karate, kickboxing,
swimming and diving. She came into contact with Cutter's team when she
was lost in the Forest of Dean when Ben unintentionally left her behind
when showing her where he found Rex. She was quite astounded upon seeing
a living, breathing Scutosaurus.
Abby developed a crush on Stephen until she found out he already had a
girlfriend and as of Season 1, she seems that she might have an interest
in Connor because after allowing him to stay at her apartment according
to her list of conditions I mentioned above and Connor hugs her, she
states she likes having him around “as a friend,” which could be hinting she likes him.
Helen Cutter
Juliet
Aubrey portrays Nick Cutter's ex-wife, Helen Cutter. Helen went into a
Permian anomaly eight years before the events of Episode 1.1 and Nick is
forced to believe she died until the anomalies start appearing again in
Episode 1.1. During her eight years of time-traveling, she has
developed great understandings of the anomalies and this is why the Home
Office wants her to give them all she knows about them. The unfortunate
thing is that she's not so willing to share this information. It can be
hard to tell whether Helen is for or against Cutter's team at times.
For instance, she was not only responsible for escaping custody in
Episode 1.4, but she also saved Claudia Brown from the bloodthirsty
swarm of Anurognathus in Episode
1.5. James Lester doesn't have a great liking for her due to all the
trouble she has caused them to go through and her lack of wanting to
lend them information. He even states that, “I think I'd trust trust her
as far as I can throw a Stegosaurus.” And that's saying something because an adult Stegosaurus can
weigh 4-6 tons! While in custody, Helen relates to Nick that if they
don't act within the next few hours, a pride of saber-toothed cats would
come through an anomaly in a football stadium kitchen. When she led the
team to where the anomaly was, she escaped and when Captain Ryan and
Stephen tried to get her back in vain, they found dozens of anomalies,
but not one saber-toothed cat, “Not even a kitten,” as Stephen puts it.
It is also revealed in Episode 1.6 that she's developing a relationship
with Stephen, which explains why he tends to trust her more than Cutter
or Lester. Claudia Brown also doesn't like Helen much at first until
Helen saves her from the Anurognathus.
At the end of Episode 1.6, Helen is last seen exiting into the anomaly
to return to the Permian, implying that we could very well see her again
in Season 2, and with her, a truckload of confusion ...
James Lester
James
Lester, portrayed by Ben Miller is a Senior UK government official who
is the leader and ultimately responsible for the team of scientists, who
are in turn led by Nick Cutter. Lester has a ruthless and sarcastic
personality, and seems to originally have a great dislike for Cutter,
but even though he won't admit, Lester knows he needs Cutter. When
Cutter begins to make theories about the anomalies, Lester is usually
skeptical, even though 9 out of 10 times, Cutter turns out to be right
in the end.
Captain Ryan
As
the head of Lester's soldiers, Captain Tom Ryan, played by Mark
Wakeling, was first tasked by Claudia Brown to safely see Nick through
the Permian anomaly and back in Episode 1.1, even though he was a little
reluctant to have Ryan join him. While he doesn't have a close
relationship with any of the team members, Ryan is very devoted to his
job and (SPOILER ALERT!!!) ended up dying in service in Episode 1.6 when he was severely injured by the vicious mother Future Predator. (END OF SPOILER ALERT!!!).
Claudia Brown
Lucy
Brown portrays Lester's assistant and the Home Office official, Claudia
Brown. She originally came into contact with Cutter when investigating
the recent creature sightings in and around Forest of Dean, hoping to
prove it a hoax. Unfortunately, she soon learns otherwise. Claudia
normally tags along with Cutter's team as they investigate the creatures
that come out of the anomalies and is often responsible for defending
Cutter's actions to Lester. She can get ticked off by Cutter's methods
and secrets though. In Episode 1.5, she falls in love with Cutter when
trapped in the mansion surrounded by the Anurognathus and
they share a passionate kiss. As of Episode 1.6, Claudia is unclear of
her feelings toward Helen, whom she didn't like so much at first. But
after Helen saved her, Claudia might be having second thoughts. Also in
Episode 1.6, Claudia begins having nightmares and hallucinating, even up
to the point of seeing anomalies and gorgonopsids in the Home Office.
It is shown that she has deep romantic feelings toward Cutter nearing
the end of Episode 1.6 when she tries to stop Cutter from trying to
return the baby Future Predators to the future anomaly, believing it
wasn't a good idea. But Cutter reassures her things will be fine, and
just before leaving, Claudia passionately kisses Cutter in front of the
rest of the team. Once Cutter, Helen, Captain Ryan and the rest of the
soldiers enter the Permian anomaly, Lester tells Claudia that her
actions were rather unprofessional, to which Claudia responds, “Stuff
professionalism!” (SPOILER ALERT!!!)
When Cutter returns however, he is astonished to learn that Claudia has
apparently vanished from history, as rest of the team claims to never
have known her. Cutter, who later turns out to be devastated by this,
believes that they had changed something in the past to cause an
“alternate timeline”. Claudia's non-existence effects Cutter deeply, as
she was the first woman he loved since Helen went through the anomaly.
We fans still have no idea what caused Claudia to disappear, but it's
been suggested that it is probably due to the fact that two Future
Predator babies escaped the jaws of the gorgonopsid. Nick Cutter's life
will never be the same again.
So there you have it, a brief biography of the characters of Primeval
Season 1. The next time I write, we'll go through the third part of this
terrific series, where we'll learn a bit about each of the creatures Cutter's
team run into. Catch you next week!
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