New ITV Drama Prey opens with police officer Marcus Farrow (John Simm) emerging from a crashed police van: not as a policeman, but as a prisoner.
He swiftly escapes after helping other people who were in the crash in a opening that quickly sets the tone and atmosphere for the rest of the episode. Flashback to three days earlier, Marcus Farrow is helping his work colleague, Sean (Craig Parkinson), with an investigation into a body that could be a missing gangster, the answer to which could be on some floppy disks which have the case files.
What begins as a murder investigation soon turns into something worse as Marcus’ family is threatened by a witness. Marcus is already separated from his wife, though still often spends time with his two sons. The audience already know that Marcus will end up in the back of a police van, and so the writers use the opening sequence to maintain a sense of worry throughout the episode and they begin to question what will happen.
The biggest shock of the episode for both Marcus and the audience, s the discovery that his youngest son, Max, has also been murdered along with Abby, his wife. Simm’s performance is brilliant, as is DCI Reinhardt’s (Rosie Cavaliero) , making it particularly dark after it becomes clear she doesn't believe that he didn't kill Abby and Max.
The net begins to close tight around Marcus and so begins the investigation by Rosie Cavaliero superintendant, who arrests him for the crime which leads Marcus to uncover police deception that follow his every move..
From the mix of creative storytelling, excellent direction and a strong acting led by John Simm it is clear why so many people are intrigued by this show.
If Prey continues like this, there is no doubt that it will have more people talking about it with each instalment.
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