The Private Life of Plants: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Without plants, there would be no food, no animals of any sort, no life on earth at all. Yet for most of the time their lives remain a secret to us, hidden, private events.The reason is merely a difference of time. Plants live on a different time-scale from ours. Though not obviously to the naked eye, they are constantly on the move: developing, fighting, avoiding or exploiting predators or neighbours, struggling to find food, to increase their territories, to reproduce themselves, to find and hold a place in the sun. We only need to learn to look.

Series details

• Title: The Private Life of Plants
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 1995-01-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-02-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18919
• IMDb ID: tt0123360
• TVDB ID: 78993

Cast and credited roles

• David Attenborough — David Attenborough

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-01-05; final listed air date 1995-02-09; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Private Life of Plants 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.