Deadly 60 (2009)
Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall tracks down 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
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Episode 1 - Indonesia
Release Date: 2012-03-26Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three very different reptiles to add to his list of deadly predators.
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Episode 2 - Ethiopia
Release Date: 2012-03-27In the medieval Ethiopian city of Harar, Steve Backshall has a unique and potentially lethal encounter with a pack of spotted hyenas.
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Episode 3 - United Kingdom
Release Date: 2012-03-28Steve is on his home turf, scouring land, sea and air for some of the deadliest critters that the UK has to offer.
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Episode 4 - Alaska
Release Date: 2012-03-29Steve and the crew head into the beautiful Alaskan wilderness, home to some of the most impressive predators on Earth - humpback whales and grizzly bears.
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Episode 5 - South Africa 1
Release Date: 2012-03-30Steve Backshall looks for one of the most iconic of all predators in South Africa, the ferocious great white shark.
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Episode 6 - Mexico 1
Release Date: 2012-05-07Steve and the crew head to Mexico's breathtaking Yucatan Peninsula, where he embarks on a high-octane chase with the fastest fish in the sea.
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Episode 7 - Australia 1
Release Date: 2012-05-08Steve heads into the blistering sun of the Australian outback to fulfil a lifelong dream of finding the most venomous snake in the world.
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Episode 8 - New Zealand
Release Date: 2012-05-09Steve and the team head to New Zealand for the first time, where Steve descends deep into the Waitomo caves to find an unusual predator.
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Episode 9 - South Africa 2
Release Date: 2012-05-10Steve and the crew are back in South Africa to turn the latest camera technology on a trio of deadly snakes and meet the predatory crowned eagle.
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Episode 10 - Australia 2
Release Date: 2012-05-11Steve and the crew are back in Australia for one of his most dramatic encounters ever as he is dropped into a nest of giant, wild saltwater crocodiles.
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Episode 11 - South America 1
Release Date: 2012-06-04Steve and his crew are back in the jungles of South America, where they head into crocodile-infested waters for a spooky nocturnal encounter.
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Episode 12 - Nepal
Release Date: 2012-06-05Steve and the crew head to the mountain kingdom of Nepal to search for more animal predators, including a very grumpy rhinoceros and a Bengal tiger.
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Episode 13 - Mexico 2
Release Date: 2012-06-06Steve heads to the stunning Mexican coastline for an exhilarating encounter with one of the most dangerous sharks in the world.
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Episode 14 - Venezuela
Release Date: 2012-06-07Steve and the crew comb the Venezuelan wetlands looking for the biggest snake in the world, the mighty green anaconda.
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Episode 15 - South America 2
Release Date: 2012-06-08Steve joins a team trying to save an endangered predator, the orinoco crocodile, and witnesses the ferocious maternal instincts of a female croc.
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Episode 16 - Sri Lanka 1
Release Date: 2012-08-20Steve Backshall and the crew head for the island paradise of Sri Lanka in search of two massive predators and Steve attempts to free dive with a blue whale.
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Episode 17 - Sri Lanka 2
Release Date: 2012-08-21Steve and the crew continue their Sri Lankan adventure on the hunt for another three perfect predators, including an elusive mugger crocodile.
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Episode 18 - Southern States
Release Date: 2012-08-22Steve and the crew visit the southern states of the USA and join a team of scientists tracking and tagging wild bobcats.
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Episode 19 - Florida
Release Date: 2012-08-23Steve continues his search for the planet's deadliest predators with a visit to Florida in the USA, where he wades into a swamp to try and catch a slippery amphibian.
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Episode 20 - Killer Shots
Release Date: 2012-08-24Steve Backshall reveals the advanced camera technology and tricks of the trade that allow him and the Deadly 60 crew to film stunning images.
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Episode 21 - Parasites
Release Date: 2012-08-25From leeches to tapeworms and cuckoos to mosquitoes Steve reveals the mind-boggling methods that parasites employ to survive, breed and feed by exploiting their animal and human hosts.
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Episode 22 - Superpower
Release Date: 2012-08-27Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the super skills and senses that animals around the world use to hunt and survive.
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Episode 23 - Deadly Neighbours
Release Date: 2012-08-28Steve Backshall investigates how humans around the world are increasingly coming into contact with dangerous and potentially lethal animals.
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Episode 24 - Self Defence
Release Date: 2012-08-29In this Deadly 60 Special, Steve Backshall takes a look at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves against predators.
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Episode 25 - Endangered
Release Date: 2012-08-30In this Deadly 60 special, wildlife expert Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening our planet's animal populations.
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Episode 26 - Unseen
Release Date: 2012-08-31Steve Backshall looks back at some remarkable unseen footage from the filming of Deadly 60, including the rescue of a juvenile fur seal from hungry great white sharks in South Africa and a terrifying run in with a giant venomous centipede in Venezuela. There are also some funny outtakes and Steve reveals his all time favourite animal encounter ever.