Following in the prehistoric footsteps of 'Chased by Dinosaurs', creator/producer Time Haines has brought Nigel Marvin back for a new program, of prehistoric safari. Six episodes, and dozens of new creatures, Prehistoric Park, takes things one step further (or at least it promises to). In the end it takes one step backwards, and here is why.This series is more focused on show than science, and it goes a little over the top, occasionally reaching a level of gimmicky. Nigel Marvin and his team are setting up a Jurrasic Park kind of Facility. Using a time portal, Marvin intends to go back in time to various points in prehistory and return with creatures that are endangered at those time periods. If you are not bothered by the absurdity, you will certainly find the program cute, but it can be equally annoying at times. When Steven Spielberg made Jurassic Park, he claimed that he wanted to show animals, not monsters. Prehistoric Park takes that a step further. The creatures we see are not merely treated like animals, they are treated like pets! From wrestling games with a Triceratops to a Mammoth haircut, I doubt if anyone will find this program as awe inspiring as its 'Walking with' predecessors. What is most annoying however is the decision to throw in a narrator. Totally unnecessary, It ruins the Cinema Verité factor, making the program feel even more artificial.Despite error, Prehistoric Park is entertaining simply because it never takes itself seriously. Even if it doesn't do justice to prehistoric life, it is a feel good, quirky kind of program, that kids as well as adults can enjoy.

What a brilliant series. I can not believe its finished. I pray they do another series soon. I have a little boy, he is 3 and loves the show so much we had to buy the DVD for the series the day it came out in the shops. He has a great love for Dinosaurs and now even knows all the cast by name. The DVD has a few extras on it. I only wish the making of it had been a little longer . Its amazing how much we both learnt about our changing planet from the time when there was no grass to the first man. I even forgot that they were not real, especially with Martha the mammoth. I fell in love with her. the effects are brilliant. they have come along way since Jurassic park. All the cast are great, bob had me in stitches all the time. Well done ITV Saturdays wont be the same until it returns.

There is no surprise that ITV are struggling in their ratings war with the BBC when they continue to put rubbish like this in prime time slots. OK the effects are good, but we expect that now following on from other series such as Walking with Dinosaurs etc.However, this program is just very bland and a regurgitation of previous other dino programs. Added into the mix making this a very poor piece of television are the facts that the hour long episodes are too long and too similar and the big killer the fact that Mr. Marven is as wooden as they come.Do yourself a favor and give this show a wide wide berth!!!

It is quite a unique approach - trying to convert Jurassic Park into a pseudo-documentary, and on the whole it does work quite well.For a start, more animals are "met", than in the aforementioned film, and whilst that had multi-million dollar special effects, the ones in this series are still pretty good.Whilst it can be slow at times, and some of the dialog can be a bit stilted and a bit cheesy, Nigel does make the program interesting and describes the animals in an interesting way.I do have some technical problems with it though, mainly : They assume that the vegetation that we have now would be suitable. It also seems they wont have enough for all the animals (from the ground views that we've had).The pens are made out of wood - and don't look terribly strong either. After all, if a T-Rex can cause havoc with metallic cages, what would 2 T-Rex's do with wooden pens ? Perhaps in the last episode, everyone & everything gets eaten :) Nigel doesn't have any weapons, which is a bit stupid...Who owns the park, and where does the money come from - there are no visitors... Perhaps its InGen ?!