List of locations in Primeval

This is a list of locations and world from the ITV science fiction series .

C
Carboniferous Jungle
This world exists 325 million years ago.
Although never seen, it’s described on the official site as being a lush, dark tropical forest of diverse animals and exotic plant life with a high percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere.
The atmosphere of this world has a negative effect on humans who experience sickness, ringing in the ears and blurred vision.

While there are small ice sheets, holdovers from the earlier Devonian, these apparently had little effect as most of the world is deep tropic environments, harsh, humid and covered in stifling mangrove swamps and mud fields where lush coal swamps flourished.

The primary inhabitants of this world are the , who live in the dark, secretive corners of the jungle and resist intrusion. Other jungle creatures, including the Arthropleura, which burrows through the soil and feeds on the detritus falling from canopy above, and possibly the unknown Red Arthropod.

Helen Cutter also resided in this world for some time and tried to organise a meeting with her husband here. The anomaly to this world opened in the abandoned regions of the London Underground and for some reason never closed like the others.

Cretaceous Sea

This world consists of rocky, fog enshrouded archipelago’s that reside in a mysterious sea. This broad shallow sea advanced across central North America (the Western Interior Seaway) and Europe, then receded late in the period, leaving thick marine deposits sandwiched between coal beds. At the peak of the Cretaceous transgression, one-third of Earth's present land area was submerged.

The sky is dark and gloomy. A mountainous uplands can be seen in the distance where ’s circle in search of prey while rivers and beautiful waterfalls return water to the sea. The coast line is covered in rocky cliffs and stagnant pools and gullies, created by long dormant volcanic eruptions. It’s amongst these secluded pools that the Hesperornis nest.

The sea itself is shallow and tropical with clear blue waters. The sea floor, however, is barren and the waters in this world are especially treacherous, giant, meat-eating reptiles such as the Mosasaur’s constantly patrol the coast line in search of food.

Helen Cutter resided in this world for a time and it was here that she was reunited with her husband, although negotiations between them fell through. The anomaly to this world was unstable and moved from a swimming pool where it first appeared, to a reservoir and then to a basement of a house.

Cretaceous Woodland
This world exists 70 million years ago.
This world is not to be confused with the Cretaceous sea (which won't exist for another 7 million years AFTER this world is gone). Although never seen, this world ranks as the "largest" world yet seen and can be divided into three areas. The first is described on the official site as being an open plain, where giant pterosaurs like Pteranodon soar in search of prey, bordered by thick woodland where smaller, more agile pterosaurs like Anurognathus hunt.

This world also has another area composed of open seas where shoals of ' swim and deserts where Velociraptor packs and other dinosaurs hunt.

Their have been three anomaly to this world, all in different locations. The first was in the Indian Ocean which allowed the ' access to modern times. The second was at the Golf Coarse and the third is at the Shopping Centre.

F
Future World
Future World is an original world created for the Primeval series and is completely fictional. This world exists at an unspecified point, millions of years in the future, after humanity and the current fauna have died out due to unknown causes. This world is still dominated by mammals, most of which have evolved from the rodents and bats that survived the mass extinction. Producer Tim Haines, on the series one DVD, described the climate in this era as being the same as the climate in our own.

The anomaly to this world opened in the Permian which could cause contamination of both eras as fauna travel back and fore. Helen Cutter was interested in finding this period in Earth's history and described it has "her last great frontier".

It has been confirmed that the Future Predator, which is native to this world, will make a repeat appearance in series two along with other future creatures, which have yet to be identified, by co-creator Adrian Hodges.

J
Jurassic
Virtually nothing is known about this world or even the location of the anomaly leading to it. All that is shown is that this world existed sometime during the Jurassic Period and that it was stated to be the Utahraptor's homeworld.

The world is tropical with conifer families flourishing, included the Araucariaceae, Cephalotaxaceae, Pinaceae, Podocarpaceae, Taxaceae and Taxodiaceae. The extinct Mesozoic conifer family Cheirolepidiaceae dominated low latitude vegetation, as did the shrubby Bennettitales. Cycads were also common, as were ginkgos and tree ferns in the forest.

This world was only briefly mentioned in Episode Three. Helen Cutter also resided in this world for some time although for how long and what she was doing there is also unknown. It’s unlikely this world will be revisited or mentioned again.

L
London

The current world.
The most important world to the storyline because its scope is not limited by the need for scientific accuracy and it serves as the hub world for the series and as a homeworld for the main characters and those creatures that have manage to travel from their own worlds by unknowingly entering the anomalies.

This world, apart from the Wellington Zoo where Abby works, is mostly covered in sprawling metropolis, with the regular hustle and bustle of city life. The homes of the main characters and the university where they once worked are located here. In the centre of London is the home office, run by Lester and a seat of power for this world, and was later adopted by the Primeval Team as a headquarters.

Below the streets lie the sewer and subway systems. Here a previously unknown entrance leads to a series of abandoned tunnels and bunkers; artificial lighting barely brightens these dark, sorrowful levels. Much of the machinery that satisfied the needs to the city above, were placed down in these depths and despite the severe state of decay after having been abandoned for decades, many of the facilities are still in production and continuing to produce electricity and eerie mechanical sounds long after the departure of the owners.
Other places in this world include the rural, farming areas where the forest of Dean, which stretches for acres, and the Golf course and country mansion are located.

M
Mauritius

This world exists in the 17th century.

This world is an archipelago of islands almost completely surrounded by tropical reefs of outstanding beauty but may pose maritime hazards for visitors to this world. Unlike the Cretaceous sea, however, this world is a tropical, predator-free paradise. This archipelago was formed in a series of undersea volcanic eruptions, as the African plate drifted over the Réunion hotspot although this world is no longer volcanically active. The island of Mauritius itself is formed around a central plateau, with its highest peak in the southwest, Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire at 828 metres (2,717 ft).

Around the plateau, are forested, coastal plains rising to discontinuous mountains encircling the central plateau although the original crater can still be distinguished from these mountains. The climate is tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; there is a warm, dry winter from May to November and a hot, wet, and humid summer from November to May. This world is hit by cyclones during the months of November to April. This world is well known for its exceptional natural beauty; "You gather the idea that Mauritius was made first and then heaven, and that heaven was copied after Mauritius", as Mark Twain noted in Following the Equator.

This archipelago is inhabited by many endemic species that where only native to this time and place in history: including 42 species of tree; the Rodrigues Fruit Bat; two species of bird, the Rodrigues fody and the Rodrigues warbler; and on the reef a species of coral, two species of damselfish and many new species of crustaceans. The most common species, however, is the flightless bird called Dodo's which evolved in the predator free environment. The dominant plant in this world are the Ambalacoque trees which exist in a symbiotic relationship with the Dodo. However their is a dark side to this paradise. The islands where also, secretly, home to a species of deadly Parasite’s.

This is one of only two worlds to be set in historic times and ranks as the most "compact" world seen. The anomaly to this world is connected to Spaghetti Junction.

P
Permian Desert

This world exists 250 million years ago.
The most visited world in the Primeval series. Much of the world is covered with the infinite red sands of the arid desert and black volcanic lava fields which contain little life, apart from the roaming herds of ' and the Gorgonopsid’s that follow them in hopes of picking off stragglers, and dominated by the summits of the snow-capped volcanoes that occasionally send pillars of superheated ash up into the sky.

Beyond these wastelands, however, are lush oases of greenery where flocks of Coelurosauravus live. The dry conditions in this world favour gymnosperms, plants with seeds enclosed in a protective cover, over plants such as ferns that disperse spores. The first modern trees (conifers, ginkgos and cycads) appeared in this world.

But some areas do have signs of civilized inhabitance. There is a secluded place that hides an abandoned camp that contains the remains of previous visitors to this world. Ultimately it was revealed to be the remains of Nick Cutter and Captain Ryan’s camp.

The anomaly to this world is located in the Forest of Dean and has opened and closed at least three times, in reverse order. Another anomaly leading to the future world opened in the Permian which cause contamination of both eras resulting in changes in the timeline. The exact nature of this contamination is unclear.

S
Spaghetti Junction

In episode Four the team descovered a strange world which was later named Spaghetti Junction by Connor. Its a savannah world dominated by a large central grassland area which branches off in all directions, with bright blue skies and gentle, rolling hills. The atmosphere of this world remains breathable by humans, but is turbulent and thunder clouds are common. More importantly, this world is filled with anomalies leading to other worlds.

This world acts like an anomaly hub similar to the Wood between Worlds from the Chronicles of Narnia and the World Terminus from Kingdom Hearts, an airport terminal linking the different worlds and allowing travel between them. The anomalies here give access to an unlimited number of worlds, most of which are currently unknown although one of them is the Islands of Mauritius.

The exact nature of this world as well as its location (both in time and space) and how it relates to the temporal fault lines
are unknown. Its noteworthy that all of the other anomalies gave straight access to the other worlds without the need to go through this terminal. Also Helen Cutter appears to be familiar with this world, and the details about anomaly network, as she was able to travel through without getting lost like Captain Ryan and Stephen did.

Apart from the grass, which might also have come from elsewhere, their does not appear to be any native lifeforms, although some species, such as the Dodos and their Parasite, have entered this world through one of the anomalies.

It’s been confirmed that this world will be revisited in series two by co-creator Adrian Hodges. Calling it a "major factor would be inaccurate, but it’s certainly part of the way we’re developing the anomaly mythology". The anomaly to this world appeared in the Matchroom Football Stadium's fridge and later closed.

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu