The BEST episodes of Primeval season 4

Every episode of Primeval season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Primeval season 4!

Anomalies are showing up all over England allowing dinosaurs to move through them and into the present time. The team at the ARC (Anomaly Research Center) must protect the public while struggling to determine the cause of the anomalies and close them for good.

Last Updated: 11/24/2024Network: ITV1Status: Ended
Surprising Visit
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7.54
903 votes

#1 - Surprising Visit

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/5/2011

A pair of anomalies opens in a prison, one to the Pliocene allowing a terrorbird to attack, and Danny Quinn to return. He meets Ethan and realises he is his lost brother. Matt reveals he is from the future and trying to prevent an apocalypse involving the anomalies. Emily returns to the 19th C and both Danny and Ethan to the Pliocene. Connor discovers that the incidence of anomalies is increasing and potentially dangerous.

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The Worm
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7.52
874 votes

#2 - The Worm

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/22/2011

Connor and Abby are sent to a coastal village, where there have been indications that an anomaly has opened, however it is fluctuating. Once there they discover a Labyrithodont, which has been attacking the local cattle and killed a tourist. Matt follows the tracker Emily carried to a cemetery where Ethan has taken her and finds Emily bound and gagged inside a coffin, but Ethan escapes. Gideon warns Matt that Ethan presents a terrible danger to humanity.

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Be Inconspicuous
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7.45
987 votes

#3 - Be Inconspicuous

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/2/2011

Connor and an old friend track an elusive Kaprosuchus or Boar crocodile to the docks and find evidence of a fresh kill.

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Back from the Cretaceous
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7.44
1078 votes

#4 - Back from the Cretaceous

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2011

After a year trapped in the Cretaceous period, Abby and Connor finally return to the present, followed by a giant Spinosaurus, the largest known carnivorous dinosaur. The new ARC team responds.

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Lockdown
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7.34
1101 votes

#5 - Lockdown

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/8/2011

A mysterious group come through an anomaly in a theatre, unknowingly followed by deadly tree creatures. As they attempt to escape, Matt inadvertently brings one of the group – Emily - back against her will. She promises to help him find the creature, in return for going back through the anomaly. In a frantic chase through the city, they track the creature down, only to discover the anomaly has closed, leaving Emily stranded.

Directors: Tim Bradley
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The Brave Bride
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7.27
819 votes

#6 - The Brave Bride

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/29/2011

An anomaly allows a pack of Hyaenodons to make their home in the wine cellar of a stately home, where Jenny Lewis is getting married. They eat the wedding planner. Connor, Abby and Matt subdue them after battle using medieval weaponry. Meanwhile Becker narrowly escapes a lethal boobytrap set by Ethan; and Gideon is revealed to be Matt's father and from a post-apocalyptic future, then he dies from illness.

Directors: Robert Quinn
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Breakfast Club
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7.26
904 votes

#7 - Breakfast Club

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/15/2011

Saturday detention is thrown into disarray when a deadly Therocephalian attacks a teacher, allowing the kids to run riot. The team are soon faced with not only tracking down the creatures, but fighting against the antics of a group of terrified students. Finding a Therocephalian nest in the school canteen, Connor enlists the help of the kids to stun the creatures into submission before returning them through the anomaly.

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