ITV1 has commissioned a third series of Primeval after airing only three episodes of the second.

So far, the show's second series is averaging over 5m viewers and overtook BBC One's The One and Only talent show by 200,000 viewers last Saturday.

Production on series three is expected to commence in March with a target airdate in next January.

"Primeval just keeps going from strength to strength with audiences really taking the team to their hearts," said ITV drama director Laura Mackie.

The broadcaster will ask viewers to invent a creature to be featured in the sci-fi drama as part of a user generated content drive later in the year. Mackie said the competition "will put viewers right at the heart of the action".

Tim Haines, executive producer for Impossible Pictures, added: "We are extremely proud of Primeval and are overjoyed by the success of the second series. Its popularity demonstrates that you can create 'characters' in CGI that audiences will respond to. By giving people the opportunity to design a monster for the third series we are creating a chance for them to be more involved and feel closer to the programme

Thanks Emma!

Fans of hit ITV1 show Primeval are being given the chance to design their own monster for Hannah Spearritt and her team to tackle. The competition, which is launched today and runs until April 7, will see the winning creature being brought to life when the show's third series hits screens next year, reports the Daily Star.

Executive producer Tim Haines said: "By giving people the opportunity to design a monster for the third series we are creating a chance for them to be more involved and feel closer to the programme." Former S Club 7 singer Hannah, 26, joined the show last year as zoologist Abby Maitland and has since started dating her co-star Andrew Lee-Potts. Tim added that the cast and crew were all delighted with the success of the second series: "We are extremely proud of Primeval. Its popularity demonstrates that you can create 'characters' in CGI that audiences will respond to."

Don't forget to vote sexy Hannah in FHM 100 Sexiest Women poll! Here you can see her previous rankings:

2000 - 97
2001 - 63
2002 - 17
2003 - 26
2004 - 57

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Hannah and Andrew attended Aussie Haircare Party at Studio Valbonne in London last Thursday. I found three pictures, hopefully there'll be more soon. Click click.

'Hannah's fella gets a lover'. Hannah admits she wasn't really jumping of joy when she heard that her real life boyfriend would be seduced by another girl in their tv series Primeval. Click and read more.

Thanks Emma!

I've updated my Primeval section with season 2 stuff; the new cast bios and episode guides are added. More episodes and pictures coming later.

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Hannah Spearritt and Primeval co-star Andrew-Lee Potts have confessed it is "a rollercoaster" living and working together. The duo have been dating since meeting on set during the first run of the show - which kicks off for another series on January 26.

"Working together 24-7 is always going to be a rollercoaster I suppose, but we're good because any problems we have we have a chat about and work through," says the newly-brunette Hannah.

"It was a journey," adds Andrew. "The last thing you want when you're doing stuff wrong at work is for your missus to be watching it, so there was all that mixed in. Also, as an actor I'm used to looking after myself, even though it sounds selfish," he continues. "But with Connor and Abby, because it was me and Hannah, it meant so much more and we so wanted to get it right. There were a lot of emotions on the set for us. If we do it again we're looking forward to it because we went through that whole journey and we learnt quite a lot about each other."

Hannah and Andrew were on Radio One yesterday, talking about Primeval 2. Here's a picture of them with Vernon Kay. Thanks to Emma for letting me know!

Dale happened to find these old pictures of Hannah promoting Agent Cody Banks 2 in TRL back in 2004. I have only seen a few of them before and they were tagged so it made me really happy to add them:

You can buy Primeval DVD boxes of both seasons. The first season costs Ł7.98 and the second Ł16.98. Also notice that the second one will be released on March 17 but you can pre-order it now.

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Primeval stars Andrew Lee-Potts and Hannah Spearritt received a shock when they were upstaged by the show's reptile Rex during an encounter with fans.

The pair, who play Connor Temple and Abby Maitland, were mobbed when they visited a shopping centre together - but the fans were more interested in talking about Rex than anything else.

"At first, we thought they wanted our autographs," Andrew told the Daily Star. "But then they said 'Where's Rex?' It was Rex they wanted - not us."

He joked: "It was a real blow to our egos, I can tell you."

Rex was introduced in the very first episode of the ITV1 show when he transported through a time portal from the past. He has since been adopted as a pet by the characters.

Watch Handrew's interview which they did in Jonathan Ross Show yesterday:

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Primeval season 2 started yesterday but if you aren't able to watch it or just want to catch up to the old episodes, you can download season 1 at Lovely S Club Media.

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Don't forget Primeval today on ITV 1 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Cutter grapples with Claudia Brown's disappearance whilst struggling to adjust to working with her replacement - Oliver Leek. Meanwhile, the team try to re-capture a Utahraptor that's on the loose in the local shopping centre. First episode of the second series of the fantasy drama starring Douglas Henshall and Hannah Spearritt. With Juliet Aubrey, James Murray, Andrew-Lee Potts, Ben Miller, Lucy Brown, Karl Theobald, Simon Naylor, Anthony Adjekum, Martin Miller, Tim Faraday, Scott Hazell and James Bellamy.

Here are pictures of Primeval toys, also one of Hannah's character Abby. Hannah told some time ago that she wanted her toy to have bigger boobs. I don't see any difference though :)

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Read how 'Just Tracy' met Hannah and Andrew yesterday, after the recordings of "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" in which they will appear today. They sound so sweet and I'm jealous I've never met them.

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FROM pop star sensations S Club to Hollywood films, and now fighting prehistoric monsters: Hannah Spearritt has gone a long way from her Gorleston roots.

But friends of the diminutive star have a chance to see her in action on the small screen again, with a return of the hit series Primeval, which starts tomorrow night on ITV1.

“Being brought back for a second time is such a great feeling because it means you're involved with something that has worked; something that people really like. The fact people have actually asked you back, and there are enough people out there who have enjoyed Primeval so much they want us to go again is very cool. It's lovely to feel wanted!”

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Don't forget to watch Handrew on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross tomorrow ( Friday 11th ) on BBC1 at 10:35 pm.

The very same day Hannah and James Murray are on GMTV around 8:35 am.

The third chapter of Little Lilly is here and it's called U TURN. In case you haven't seen the first 2 short films starring Hannah and directed by Andrew Lee Potts I linked them too:

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Like Jamie said, a little new year treat! Hannah gave an interview and photoshoot for Sunday Celebs Magazine. She talks about Primeval, Handrew, S Club and eating. Click the picture to see and read more! She looks stunning!

Thanks to Jamie

Primeval star Hannah Spearritt has asked for a toy doll of her TV character to be adjusted so that it has bigger breasts. The actress, who plays reptile expert Abby Maitland on the ITV1 show, told manufacturers that the original doll was not realistic enough.

"I went into the factory and saw them halfway through the making process," Hannah told the Daily Star. "I saw my head without hair on a stick, which was weird. "I have been told three characters were sent back and are being redone. They are having minor adjustments - including mine because I have asked for my boobs to be bigger."

Primeval returns next Saturday at 7pm on ITV1.