Bird of Prey(1982)

Bird of Prey is a British techno-thriller series from 1982 that captures the paranoia of the early 1980s. Written by Ron Hutchinson and produced for the BBC, the show opens with a video game-inspired title sequence and pulses with electronic music throughout, establishing itself as a thriller for the computer age. The plot weaves together cutting-edge computing, pan-European fraud, international terrorism, rogue intelligence operatives, and organised crime into a complex, breathless narrative. Bird of Prey reflects the era's anxieties about emerging technology and the growing influence of European bureaucracy, making it a distinctly period piece that explores the collision between digital innovation and Cold War intrigue.