| Genre: | Detective fiction Thriller |
| Creator: | Chris Lunt |
| Developer: | Gallowgate Productions |
| Director: | Nick Murphy |
| Starring: | Rosie Cavaliero John Simm Philip Glenister Benedict Wong Adrian Edmondson Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Ralph Ineson MyAnna Buring Anastasia Hille Craig Parkinson Daniel Jillings |
| Composer: | Daniel Pemberton Sarah Warne |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Executive Producer: | Nicola Shindler |
| Producer: | Tom Sherry |
| Location: | Manchester Yorkshire |
| Camera: | 3SIXTYMEDIA |
| Runtime: | 45–47 minutes (exc. adverts) |
| Company: | Red Production Company ITV Studios |
| Num Series: | 2 |
Prey is a television crime thriller first broadcast on ITV, 28 April 2014 at 9pm. ITV first announced the new commission on their official Twitter account on 23 August 2013.[1] A second series was announced in April 2015 and began airing on 9 December 2015.[2] [3]
The first story stars John Simm as Detective Constable Marcus Farrow, a well-liked detective with the fictional Manchester Metropolitan Police and an ex-husband with two children. His life falls apart when he finds his ex-wife and one of his sons murdered, and all the evidence points to him. Discovered at the scene of the crime, Marcus is arrested, but later escapes and goes on the run, determined to find who killed his family, and why.
The story stars Philip Glenister as Prison Officer David Murdoch. His life becomes very complicated when, on a routine visit to a Manchester hospital with female prisoner Jules Hope, events spiral out of control. David receives a cell phone call from his pregnant daughter Lucy, who has been kidnapped, pleading for him to take his prisoner Jules offsite to a meet, otherwise Lucy will be killed. He does so, and instantly sees himself on the wrong side of the law.[2]
Filming for the second series began in May 2015, before screening from 9–23 December 2015.
John Simm won a Royal Television Society North West Award for "Best Male Performance" in the first series of Prey. The series was also nominated for a 2015 BAFTA Television Award in the category "Mini Series".[6]