Robson Green's Wild Swimming Adventure: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Actor Robson Green undertakes an aquatic journey through the wild waters of Britain in this new two part documentary series for ITV1. From a decidedly shaky start in the Tyne to his ultimate goal to swim to Holy Island off the coast of his native North East, the programme charts Robson's adventures as he swims his way through lidos, tidal pools, lakes, rivers and seas. The journey is at times an emotional one as Robson talks about his late father who instilled his love of swimming in his son, and it is this memory that keeps Robson going during some of the extreme swims he attempts. He tells the programme that recent loss of his father has inspired him to attempt to swim to Holy Island. For Robson, the challenge is about reconnecting with his father, who regularly swam in the North Sea, and his own boyhood identity. Come rain or shine four million people swim in Britain'...

Series details

• Title: Robson Green's Wild Swimming Adventure
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure
• Premiere date: 2009-12-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-12-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32349
• IMDb ID: tt1831365
• TVDB ID: 156321

Cast and credited roles

• Robson Green — Robson Green

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-12-08; final listed air date 2009-12-15; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

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