The Blue Planet: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The BBC spent five years and $10 million to produce this landmark exploration of the ocean, a world we know less about than the moon. We go further out and deeper down to show you things that have never been seen before. The Blue Planet reveals the sea and its communities at their most fearsome and alluring. Until now, we've only touched the surface...

Series details

• Title: The Blue Planet
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2001-09-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-10-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 9.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 7103
• IMDb ID: tt0296310
• TVDB ID: 74372

Cast and credited roles

• David Attenborough — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-09-12; final listed air date 2001-10-31; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Blue Planet 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.