Lion Country: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Following David Youldon and his colleagues at the African Lion & Environmental Research Trust in Zimbabwe as they run a controversial programme designed to halt the declining population of the animals. At the centre, captive lions are encouraged to develop their natural skills so they can live independently and their offspring can be released into the wild.

Series details

• Title: Lion Country
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2010-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-03-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35586
• TVDB ID: 142741

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-01-06; final listed air date 2010-05-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-02-08; final listed air date 2011-03-22; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lion Country 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.