A list of Primeval and Primeval: New World home releases of all DVD and Blu-rays releases of the British ITV series and the Canadian spin-off that are sold in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States of America, Germany, France Czech Republic, Thailand, China and Japan.

Rating intials[]

PG - Parental guidance recommended for young viewers, UK
12 - Suitable for viewers over the age of 12, UK.
M - Not recommended for children under the age of 15, Australia.

United Kingdom/Australian releases[]

The Complete Series One DVD[]


Released	19th March 2007
No. of discs	2
Running time	315 minutes
Extras	The Making of Primeval
Age rating	PG (UK) M (Aus)
RRP	£19.79 (UK) $25-40 (Aus)

Primeval: The Complete Series One is a DVD containing Series 1 of the ITV show; Primeval. It was released on 19th March 2007, straight after the first series ended.

Blurb[]

« "From the Bafta and Emmy award-winning producers of Walking With Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Park.

When evolutionary zoologist Nick Cutter discovers prehistoric creatures alive and well in the present day the natural world is turned on its head and humanity faces a threat to its very existence.

Unexplained anomalies are ripping holes in the fabric of time, allowing creatures from the past, and the future, to roam the modern world. Cutter and his team struggle to keep the looming disaster secret while dealing with savage monsters, giant insects, prehistoric parasites and other deadly foes. Cutter also has to deal with a deeply personal dilemma - he discovers that his wife, Helen, missing believed dead for eight years, has actually been traveling in time; now she is back with possible answers to the riddle of the anomalies, but is it an answer she is willing to share?" »

Discs[]

Disc one

Disc two

Running time

Disc one: 135 mins
Disc two: 180 mins
Total: 315 mins

Trivia[]

This DVD is the only one to have a UK rating of PG.
This DVD is the only one to include the Next Time trailers at the end of each episode.
The internal cover is the promo image of Cutter in the Permian with a volcano and a heard on Scutosaurus in the background.

The Complete Series Two DVD[]


Released	17th March 2008
No. of discs	2
Running time	415 minutes
Extras	Audio commentaries Through the Anomaly
Age rating	12 (UK) M (Aus)
RRP	£24.49 (UK) $25-40 (Aus)

Primeval: The Complete Series Two is a DVD containing Series 2 of Primeval. It was released on 17th March 2008, around a month after the second series ended.

UK blurb[]

« "Professor Nick Cutter is having a very bad day. He has returned from the past to find that the world he knew has changed dramatically and a key member of the team has gone missing. Not only that, it appears she might never have existed. As if that weren't enough to keep him busy, this time around the anomalies are appearing more frequently than ever and the creatures are bigger, meaner, and even more deadly than before.

The ever present threat of Helen's return plays on Nick's mind, and as he grapples with the mind bending reality of his situation, he knows it is not a question of if she comes back, but when? And for what purpose? The strange disappearance of Claudia Brown is just one of the continuing mysteries at the heart of this series.

There are also the anomalies themselves of course, which remain as enigmatic as ever - but in the course of the series Cutter will make a significant discovery that helps the team in their struggle to keep creatures from the past and future at bay." »

Australian blurb[]

« "Professor Nick Cutter is having a very bad day. His estranged wife Helen has deceived him; tricking him into going through the anomalies one last time. But something has gone terrible wrong. Upon his return to the present, the world as he knows it has changed. And he and Helen are the only one's who know.

Claudia Brown has never existed and the other members of Cutter's team have know idea who she was. Can Cutter convince them that their actions have inadvertently altered the course of nature? Although he has no idea what went wrong or how he can fix it...

Along the way the team encounter some beastly opponents that are continuing to find their way through the anomalies. From a family of raptors going wild in the aisles of a shopping mall, a sabre-tooth at an amusement park, to a Woolly Mammoth holding up the traffic on the M25, the creatures just keep coming..." »

Discs[]

Disc one

Disc two

Running time

Disc one: 180 mins
Disc two: 235 mins
Total: 415 mins

Trivia[]

The Australian blurb refers to the Columbian Mammoth as a Woolly Mammoth.
The internal cover is the promo image of two raptors jumping through an Anomaly on the Bowling alley.

The Complete Series Three DVD[]

Dust cover Actual Alternate To be added
Released	30th May 2009
No. of discs	3
Running time	450 minutes
Extras	Cutter's Odyssey Genesis of a Creature Audio commentaries
Age rating	12 (UK) M (Aus)
RRP	£29.99 (UK) $25-40 (Aus)

Primeval: The Complete Series Three is a DVD containing Series 3 of Primeval. It was released on 30th May 2009. However, due to the series finale being postponed for a week because of Britain's Got Talent, this DVD actually came out a week before the series ended. This meant that people who had pre-ordered it could watch the final episode before it came out on British television.

UK blurb[]

« "Cutter and his team return and re-focus on the anomaly threat. While they are still reeling from Stephen's death terrifying creatures are unleashed from periods in Earth's past. To join the team are new members, but they will have to battle with enemies from the past, future and present day.

As the anomalies continue to present an unrelenting series of threats the task in hand seems almost insurmountable. It's not just deadly creatures that the team has to contend with, they also have to face a threat to the future of not just the ARC, but of mankind itself. Prepare for more explosive action as Primeval bares its newly sharpened teeth." »

Australian blurb[]

« "The Primeval team are back and Nick Cutter is fighting to re-focus his embattled team who are still reeling from Stephen's death and the scale of Helen's betrayal.

Cutter's crew are joined by some new recruits in the form of maverick policeman Danny Quinn, sparky Egyptologist Sarah Page, and the new leader of the ARC's security forces Captain Becker. But the anomalies continue to present an unrelenting series of threats, the task in hand seems almost impossible.

With events getting ever wilder, creatures steeped in accent folklore begin to make an appearance and it becomes clear that the origins of myths and legends are linked with the mysterious anomalies. But it's not just deadly creatures the team has to contend with; the cloak of secrecy behind which they have been working is beginning to slip and questions are being asked as the conspiracy speeds its net wide.

And as deadlier creatures continue to rampage through the anomalies - the team faces a threat to the future of not just the ARC but of mankind itself..." »

Discs[]

Disc one

Disc two

Disc three

Running time

Disc one: 235 mins
Disc two: 235 mins
Disc three: 90 mins
Total: 450 mins

Trivia[]

On the DVD with the Giganotosaurus cover, the dust cover has an image with the 5 main characters with the G-rex but the actual DVD cover only has 3 main characters and a different G-rex image.
The internal cover is the promo image of Abby, Connor and Becker defending against some Megopterans in the future.

The Complete Series Four DVD[]


Released	21st February 2011
No. of discs	2
Running time	349 minutes
Extras	Series 4 Prequel Webisodes New Dawn - Making the New Primeval Part 1
Age rating	12 (UK) M (Aus)
RRP	£19.99 (UK) $25-40 (Aus)

Primeval: The Complete Series Four is a DVD containing Series 4 of Primeval. It was released on 21st February 2011 after the fourth series had ended. Inside the DVD was also a leaflet advertising Primeval Series 5 on Watch.

UK blurb[]

« "A year has passed since the death of Christine Johnson and the disappearance of 3 key ARC members; Connor Temple, Abby Maitland and Danny Quinn. The ARC is now under co-ownership by businessman Philip Burton, and his company Prospero, after the government appointed Burton to take charge of the operation, alongside James Lester. The operation is run under a brand new building and a new team. Ex-soldier and zoologist Matt Anderson, the highly efficient if unconventional Jess Parker join the team; as the new team leader and field operator.

Connor and Abby return from the Cretaceous period to an uncertain welcome back at the ARC, followed by a Spinosaurus that stalked the pair for a short period during their presence in the past. Danny, however, remains in the Pliocene, fighting his way through the Rift Valley, desperate to return to the team with a vital secret that will change their whole outlook.

With a new team and new creature threats, the ARC team are facing their toughest challenges yet; facing an array of prehistoric carnivores, including a resident Kaprosuchus and a family of Hyaenadon; the team come across these predators during the reappearance of a familiar face to the ARC.

The ARC team are facing their toughest challenges yet…" »

Australian blurb[]

« "It's one year on and following the death of Johnson, the ARC has been shaken by the long-term disappearance of Abby, Connor and team leader Danny. The government has appointed entrepreneurial-scientist Philip Burton to take charge of the operation, with a brand new building and team. Ex-soldier and zoologist Matt Anderson, the highly efficient if unconventional Jess Parker, the mysterious Gideon and anomaly travelling Ethan join the team, but are they ready for the challenges ahead? As Abby and Connor finally escape the terrifying creatures of the Cretaceous to an uncertain welcome back to the ARC, Danny continues to fight his way through a Pliocene Rift Valley, desperate to return to the team with a vital secret that will change their whole outlook, the ARC team are facing their toughest challenges yet…" »

Discs[]

Disc one

Disc two

Running time

Disc one: TBA
Disc two: TBA
Total: 349 mins

Trivia[]

This is the only DVD not to have a creature on the cover.
The Prequel Webisodes are on Disc two when they need to be watched before the first episode on Disc one.
The Australian blurb says that Philip Burton took charge of the ARC operation, when he only had partial ownership over the ARC, and also incorrectly states that Ethan Dobrowski and Gideon join the team when they did not.
The internal cover is a promo image of an Anomaly inside the ARC Hub near Lester's office.

The Complete Series Five DVD[]


Released	4th July 2011
No. of discs	2
Running time	302 minutes
Extras	New Dawn - Making the New Primeval Part 2
Age rating	12 (UK) M (Aus)
RRP	£19.99 (UK) $25-40 (Aus)

Primeval: The Complete Series Five is a DVD containing Series 5 of Primeval. It was released on 4th of July 2011, about a week after the season finale was broadcast.

Blurb[]

« "Back at full strength, with Abby, Connor, Lester, Jess and Matt on board - the ARC team must race against time once again in its fight to save the public from the terrifying creatures appearing through the anomalies. The members encounter vicious burrowing creatures, enormous underwater predators, a raptor on the rampage in Victorian London; a Tyrannosaurus Rex prowling the streets and a mass of ferocious future-beetles laying siege to the ARC Headquarters.

But even as the team faces its most formidable challenges yet, it may have more to fear from inside the organisation. Can any of them they trust the new lab assistant April? Why is Connor set on helping Philip? And can Matt and Abby do anything to stop them? As secrets, plans and betrayals come to light, it's time for the team to decide just whose side it's on..." »

Discs[]

Disc one

Disc Two

Running Time

Disc one: TBA
Disc two: TBA
Total: 302 mins

Trivia[]

The blurb:
- Does not mention Becker as a main character when listing them.
- Pretty much lists all the encountered creature in the exact order of appearance for 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.4.
On the main DVD cover:
- Only 3 team members are present instead of the usual 5. However some alternate covers have the 5 main characters as usual.
- On the back of the cover, the picture of the T-Rex is the Walking With Dinosaurs version not the Primeval one.
- The Anomalies on the front and back are of the Series 2-3 design, not the Series 4-5 design which were noticeably different.
The internal cover is a promo image of the ARC Hub.

The Complete Series One and Two DVD[]


Released	post 2008
No. of discs	4
Running time
Extras
Age rating	12 (UK) M (Aus)
RRP

Primeval: The Complete Series One and Two is a DVD release of Series 1 and Series 2 of Primeval.

Series One - Three DVD[]


Released	1st June 2009
No. of discs	7
Running time
Extras
Age rating	12 (UK) M (Aus)
RRP

Primeval: Series One - Three is the DVD set containing Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3 of Primeval. The Primeval series 1-3 boxset was released on 1st June 2009. It contains 7 discs. On both sides of the main box there is a gray Anomaly.

The Complete Series One - Five DVD[]


Released	3rd November 2011
No. of discs	11
Running time
Extras
Age rating	12 (UK) M (Aus)
RRP	$65-$115 (Aus)

Primeval: The Complete Series One - Five is a DVD release of Series 1, Series 2, Series 3, Series 4 and Series 5 of Primeval.

The Complete Series Four Blu-Ray[]


Released	2011
No. of discs	2
Running time
Extras
Age rating	12 (UK) M (Aus)
RRP

Primeval: The Complete Series Four Blu-Ray is a DVD release of Series 4 of Primeval. It is essentially the same as the Series 4 DVD but in High Definition.

The Complete Series Five Blu-Ray[]

Front Back
Released	2011
No. of discs	2
Running time
Extras
Age rating	12 (UK) M (Aus)
RRP

Primeval: The Complete Series Five Blu-Ray is a DVD release of Series 5 of Primeval. It is essentially the same as the Series 5 DVD but in High Definition.