Oceans: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From the gentle turquoise seas of the Caribbean to the icy-cold Arctic, an international team of underwater explorers reveal the secrets and stories of our oceans.

A team of intrepid adventurers – explorer and expedition leader Paul Rose, maritime archaeologist Dr Lucy Blue, marine biologist Tooni Mahto and conservationist Philippe Cousteau Jnr, grandson of Jacques Cousteau – undertake a journey to discover the world beneath the waves. Each mission sees the experts living together on a dive boat and shows the disappointments and dangers they face as well as the successes of each trip. Diving in some of the planet's most challenging environments, beneath frozen Arctic ice-sheets, the Caribbean's mysterious black holes and the deep submerged caves of Mallorca they reveal new mysteries about our oceans.

They come across incredible creatures such as the fearsome Humboldt squid and the six gill shark and encounter stunning corals and illuminating shipwrecks..

Packed with engaging personalities, amazing discoveries and unbeatable adventure, this series builds a vital understanding of the planet's biggest and least understood asset – its oceans.

Series details

• Title: Oceans
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2008-11-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-12-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11112
• IMDb ID: tt1322780
• TVDB ID: 84017

Cast and credited roles

• Lucy Blue — Presenter
• Mark Halliley — Narrator
• Philippe Cousteau — Presenter
• Tooni Mahto — Presenter
• Paul Rose — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-11-12; final listed air date 2008-12-17; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Oceans 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.