Series 5 of the time-travelling dinosaur drama will air at 8pm on Tuesdays from 24th May, the channel’s press office told CultBox today.

Repeats of Series 4 will begin on Watch at 7pm on Sunday 3rd April.

Series 4 and Series 5 of Primeval were shot as one block of 13 episodes, following a deal between ITV and UKTV with producers Impossible Pictures. BBC America and Germany’s Pro7 were also co-production partners for the episodes.

> Buy the Series 4 DVD on Amazon.

Series 5 is expected to air on ITV1 in early 2012.