Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera presents some of the most jaw-dropping footage of great escapes and near-death experiences. In each episode, survivors share their stories, experts provide survival tips with 'how to' advice and Bear chooses his favourite clip of the episode. From parachutes that don't open to bungee cords that snap, to elephant attacks and runaway cars - in each episode Bear will introduce clips of jaw-dropping great escapes filmed by the public, in moments of extreme danger. Whether it was due to sheer quick thinking, feats of endurance or just pure luck, the experts will explain exactly how these great escapes took place.

Series details

• Title: Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 2014-04-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-04-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5006

Cast and credited roles

• Bear Grylls — Bear Grylls

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-04-06; final listed air date 2014-04-27; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bear Grylls: Extreme Survival Caught on Camera 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.