Four years, 3000 filming days, ten part blockbuster.
David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive. Featuring epic spectacles, amazing TV firsts and examples of new wildlife behaviour.
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Contemporary, epic, earnest and plot-driven.
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
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Cast
- David AttenboroughSelf - Narrator (voice)
Crew
- Martha HolmesCreator
- Martha HolmesDirector
- Simon BlakeneyDirector
- Paul SpillengerWriter
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
- Paul SpillengerProducer
- Martha HolmesProducer
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Seasons
- Season 110 eps · 2009
Pairings
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