Bird of Prey (1982)
- Genre
- drama, sci-fi & fantasy
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 2 seasons, 8 episodes
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A computer-literate civil servant and his wife get pulled into a shadowy international conspiracy run by a secret organization.
tensecerebralsuspensefulslow-burnparanoidintricatebleakcold
What happens
Bird of Prey is a British techno-thriller television serial written by Ron Hutchinson and produced by Michael Wearing and Bernard Krichefski for the BBC in 1982. It was directed by Michael Rolfe. The second series was co-written with Lee Montague. The series starred Richard Griffiths and Carole Nimmons as Henry and Anne Jay: Henry is a humble but highly computer-savvy civil servant who finds that he and his wife are drawn into an international conspiracy involving the mysterious Le Pouvoir organisation. A sequel, Bird of Prey 2 followed in 1984. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
The Secret Agent (2016)
The Game (2014)
Deceit (2021)
Harry's Game (1982)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
A Spy Among Friends (2022)
Smiley's People (1982)
Too Good to Be True (2024)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.