Fair rating?Primeval· Season 5 · Episode 1
Episode 1
The team is called out when a giant,subterranean insect surfaces to drag victims to its nest - including Connor though Matt manages to save him. Connor is recruited by Burton to his New Dawn project,supposedly to harness energy from anomalies and he is given a glamorous,if mysterious helper,April,who stresses the top secret nature of the scheme. After Abby has caught Matt hacking into Connor's computer she learns that he is a visitor from a very bleak future,sent by Gideon to save the world and that Burton is merely using Connor for his own ends.
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#6In Season 5of 6 rated episodes
#36All-timeof 36 rated episodes
−0.7vs season avgSeason 5 averages 6.6
2011First airedMay 24, 2011
Guest stars
Janice Byrneas April LeonardLucy Vigne Welshas Miss Reece
Patrick Murrayas Anthony
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