Life in the Undergrowth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Invertebrates had been largely ignored by filmmakers in the past, due to the difficulties in filming them, but advances in lens and camera technology gave the makers an opportunity to film the creatures at their level. The series features a balance of everyday European invertebrates such as the wolf spider and housefly and more exotic varieties such as the redback spider of Australia and venomous centipedes of the Amazon. This was the first time that such animals had been photographed at such a high level of detail for television, and provided not only casual viewers but also scientists with a new understanding of certain species' behaviour.

Series details

• Title: Life in the Undergrowth
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2005-11-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12835
• IMDb ID: tt0760222
• TVDB ID: 79185

Cast and credited roles

• David Attenborough — David Attenborough

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-11-23; final listed air date 2005-12-21; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Life in the Undergrowth 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.