Spy in the Wild

Spy in the Wild is a British nature documentary television series, produced by BBC Natural History Unit, John Downer Productions and PBS.[1] The series premiered in 2017 with a second series in 2020.

Spy in the Wild
GenreNature documentary
Narrated by
ComposerWill Gregory
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producerJohn Downer
ProducerJohn Downer
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original network
Picture format
Original release12 January 2017 (2017-01-12) –
19 February 2020 (2020-02-19)
External links
Website

Broadcast

The first series ran for five episodes from 12 January 2017 and concluded on 3 February 2017, and aired on BBC One. The series focuses on the complex emotions of animals, using more than 30 specially built animatronic "spy creatures".

The series was narrated by David Tennant in the original version, while Brian Unger provides substitute narration in the American PBS version as it was broadcast under Nature Special Presentation series.

Spy creatures

Spy creatures included:

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
15January 12, 2017 (2017-01-12)February 3, 2017 (2017-02-03)
24January 22, 2020 (January 22, 2020)February 19, 2020 (February 19, 2020)

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Love"12 January 2017 (2017-01-12)[2]
This episode looks at the love shown between animals and members of their families and societies.
22"Intelligence"19 January 2017 (2017-01-19)[3]
This episode documents the world of animal intelligence.
33"Friendship"26 January 2017 (2017-01-26)[4]
An insight into how friendship is an integral part of animal society.
44"Mischief/ Bad Behavior"2 February 2017 (2017-02-02)[5]
This episode looks at the mischievous side of animals.
55"Meet The Spies"3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)[6]
making of the series.

Season 2 (2020)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
61"The Tropics"January 22, 2020 (January 22, 2020)[7]
Spies look at the Tropics.
72"The North"January 29, 2020 (January 29, 2020)[8]
Spies visit the north.
83"The Islands"February 12, 2020 (February 12, 2020)[9]
Spies visit islands.
94"The Poles"February 19, 2020 (February 19, 2020)[10]

On their final mission, the spies visit the poles.

Final Episode

Merchandise

DVD, Streaming and Blu-ray

A two-disc DVD[11] and two-disc Blu-ray set[12] for the series were released on 20 March 2017. Both were distributed by Spirit Entertainment in the UK.[13]

In the United States and Canada, the DVDs are divided into two parts and they were released on 28 February[14][15][16] and 15 August 2017.[17][18][19][20] Both DVDs were retain with David Tennant's narration from the original British broadcasts.

In Australia and New Zealand, the DVD was released by ABC DVD/Village Roadshow on 7 June 2017.[21]

Series two was also released...[22]

You can also stream both seasons on Prime Video HERE and HERE

SeriesDate
Series 1 2017
Series 2 2020
Complete Series 2020

References
  1. "Spy in the Wild". jdp.co.uk. John Downer Productions Ltd.
  2. "Spy in the Wild, Love". BBC One.
  3. "Spy in the Wild, Intelligence". BBC One.
  4. "Spy in the Wild, Friendship". BBC One.
  5. "Spy in the Wild, Mischief". BBC One.
  6. "Spy in the Wild, Meet the Spies". BBC One.
  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000dlxb/spy-in-the-wild-series-2-1-the-tropics
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000dv56/spy-in-the-wild-series-2-2-the-north
  9. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000f9ys/spy-in-the-wild-series-2-3-the-islands
  10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000fk9y/spy-in-the-wild-series-2-4-the-poles
  11. "Spy in the Wild (DVD)". Amazon.co.uk.
  12. "Spy in the Wild (Blu-ray)". Amazon.co.uk.
  13. "UK: 'Spy in the Wild' DVD & Blu-ray Now Available For Pre-Order". David Tennant News. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  14. "Spy in the Wild – Part 1 (DVD)". Amazon.com.
  15. "Spy in the Wild – Part 1 (DVD)". BBC Shop US.
  16. "US: Pre-Order 'Spy in The Wild' on DVD with Narration by David Tennant". David Tennant News. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  17. "Spy in the Wild – Part 2 (DVD)". Amazon.com.
  18. "Spy in the Wild – Part 2 (DVD)". BBC Shop US.
  19. "US: Spy in the Wild Part 2 Narrated by David Tennant Out August". David Tennant News. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  20. "US: Spy in the Wild P2 Narrated by David Tennant Out Today on DVD". Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  21. "Spy in the Wild (DVD)". ABC Shop.
  22. https://www.amazon.com/Spy-Wild-2-DVD/dp/B0844B6ZS6
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