The Secret Life of the Zoo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Secret Life of the Zoo takes a look behind the scenes of Chester Zoo. Using a range of filming techniques, including micro-rigs to capture close up animal behaviour, it will explore what the animals get up to, as well as their relationships with the keepers.

Series details

• Title: The Secret Life of the Zoo
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2016-02-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-09-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 12243
• IMDb ID: tt8343762
• TVDB ID: 306705

Cast and credited roles

• Tamsin Greig — Narrator
• Olivia Colman — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-02-02; final listed air date 2016-03-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-11-17; final listed air date 2016-12-22; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-02-28; final listed air date 2017-04-11; episode order: 7.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-11-15; final listed air date 2018-01-23; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 2018-04-18; final listed air date 2018-05-23; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 2018-10-31; final listed air date 2018-12-20; episode order: 8.
• Season 7: premiered 2019-01-08; final listed air date 2019-05-23; episode order: 7.
• Season 8: premiered 2019-10-31; final listed air date 2019-12-11; episode order: 7.
• Season 9: premiered 2020-02-13; final listed air date 2020-02-27; episode order: 3.
• Season 10: premiered 2020-08-26; final listed air date 2020-09-09.
• Season 11: premiered 2021-08-10; final listed air date 2021-09-14.

Source and licence

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