Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

With previously unseen footage, revealing a fresh perspective on naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall's ten world-first expeditions and showing just how his epic adventures were filmed. While Steve gets ever closer to the natural world in his awe-inspiring and fear-inducing close encounters with some of the planet's most iconic wildlife in some of the remotest places on earth, the success of these expeditions really depends on the skill and training of a whole crew.

This series meets the experts and the team behind the camera, without whom success would not be possible. Mounting expeditions into uncharted territory requires complex logistics and meticulous planning, but above all it comes down to teamwork and a passion for exploration.

Series details

• Title: Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2021-01-03
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: U&Dave
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 52390

Cast and credited roles

• Steve Backshall — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-01-03; final listed air date 2021-01-24; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked 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.