Description
Silverback Films for BBC One
The British Isles has one of the most diverse and beautiful landscapes on Earth. The places we known and the animals we love have always made very popular television. And yet nobody has ever had the time or the budget to do justice to the natural wonders of the British Isles. This landmark series will for Britain’s natural history deliver what Planet Earth did for the whole planet. This series will celebrate the extraordinary diversity of habitats we have in Britain. Even today, on an island of 65 million people, wild boar are roaming our forests once more. Scotland’s mountains support more golden eagles and red deer than anywhere in Europe. Our grasslands teem with unseen life from wrestling adders to the world’s heaviest flying bird. Our freshwater wetlands are surging back – each year, more cranes and beavers are calling Britain home; the Fens, drained 400 years ago, are flooding back to life. The real treasure of Britain is, of course, our coastline – a haven of life for seabirds, seals, dolphins and orca. Our episodes celebrate the epic nature of our forests, grasslands, freshwaters and coasts.
The series will be full of behaviours never filmed before. We will invest heavily in aerial photography to reveal the beauty of the British countryside, as it has never been seen before. Motion controlled time-lapse photography will bring to life the story of the passing seasons. The latest low light cameras will uncover the secret nocturnal lives of many of our favourite animals. Macro photography will reveal the miniature worlds of rock pools, ponds and grasslands. The series will be shot at 4K resolution allowing for an ultra-high definition television delivery and the possibility of cinema release and giant screen versions.
Produced by Silverback films past credits include The Hunt (BBC One), Our Planet (Netflix) and Disneynature (6 x feature films for Disney). Company founders Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey were the Executive Producers and creative leads behind huge global hits Blue Planet, Frozen Planet and Planet Earth whilst running the BBC Natural History Unit.