Bear Grylls Survival School: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In Bear Grylls Survival School, a diverse group of kids aged 12-15 will leave all their much-loved technology behind as they head into the rugged mountains of Snowdonia in Wales for an action-packed two week trip. Bear and his team of experts will be on hand to teach them all of the tools needed to take on the wilderness, from skills like making a fire and building a shelter to practical techniques such as crossing rivers and abseiling down cliffs. They will also learn how teamwork, perseverance and resilience are critical to success. The young explorers will have to work together and put the skills they've learnt into practice to accomplish a challenging survival exercise in the final episodes.

Series details

• Title: Bear Grylls Survival School
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 2016-01-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-03-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 33 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12507
• TVDB ID: 307392

Cast and credited roles

• Bear Grylls — Bear Grylls

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-10; final listed air date 2016-03-27; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-01-07; final listed air date 2017-03-25; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bear Grylls Survival School on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.