Our Big Blue Backyard: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Our Big Blue Backyard travels from Northland to Stewart Island, exploring six very special marine environments and features the colourful and varied inhabitants as they interact in their unique locations. From the giant to the tiny and the acrobatic to the rock scrapers, the range and behaviours of these species in such close proximity is fascinating. There is plenty of action in these aquatic communities as the lives of these close neighbours weave together to reveal entertaining animal dramas.

It's predator versus prey as surfing orcas travel the golden harbours of Northland; quality time with the big old snapper and crayfish of Goat Island; drama in the egg nurseries of the stunning Poor Knights Islands; a day out with the athletic Dusky Dolphins of Kaikoura; a fur-seal summer off New Zealand's wild west coast and great white shark versus little blue penguins in the southern oasis of Stewart Island

Series details

• Title: Our Big Blue Backyard
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2014-11-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-12-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TVNZ 1
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 22621
• TVDB ID: 288116

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Hurst — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-11-02; final listed air date 2014-12-07.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-10-30; final listed air date 2016-12-04.

Source and licence

Adapted from Our Big Blue Backyard 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.