'Primeval' chiefs ban celebrity guests

Primeval producers have decided that they do not want celebrity guests to appear on the show.

Andrew Lee-Potts, who plays Connor Temple, revealed that programme chiefs do not want the cast to overshadow the deadly creatures which cause trouble on the ITV1 drama each week.

"It was a conscious decision not to bring in celebrity guests on Primeval. We would rather the creatures are the stars," Andrew told the Daily Star.

"To be honest, when the series was launched last year, only Hannah Spearritt (Abby Maitland) and Douglas Henshall (Nick Cutter) were known faces. They could have cast people just to try and get press, but they didn't. It was a risk but it worked."

ITV announced that it was commissioning a third series of Primeval earlier this week.

The current series continues at 7.10pm on ITV1 tonight.