Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Bill Bailey plays host to two teams of well-known personalities – made up of a keen famous ‘twitcher' and another who's really not that interested in ornithology – as they compete against one other in testing twitching tasks. Each episode, the beloved British comedian sets the famous faces six ornithological obstacles, including four distinct birding challenges, and two bonus campsite ones. These range from straight bird races (spotting as many different species in a set time) to drawing, photography and counting contests. Whoever wins the most rounds will be named top twitchers. The series takes Bill and the competing couples to some of Britain's most beautiful and best birdwatching locations, from the tranquillity of Rutland Water to the sheer spectacle of thousands of migrating geese in the Solway Firth to the rugged beauty of the Isle of Mull.

Series details

• Title: Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Nature
• Premiere date: 2010-01-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-02-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Showcase
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13966
• IMDb ID: tt1582688
• TVDB ID: 134831

Cast and credited roles

• Bill Bailey — Host
• Jeff Green — Team Captain
• Alex Zane — Team Captain

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-01-07; final listed air date 2010-02-11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza 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.