South Pacific (2009)
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South Pacific is a British nature documentary series from the BBC Natural History Unit, which began airing on BBC Two on 10 May 2009. The six-part series surveys the natural history of the islands of the South Pacific region, including many of the coral atolls and New Zealand. It was filmed entirely in high-definition. South Pacific was co-produced by the Discovery Channel and the series producer was Huw Cordey. It is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. Filming took place over 18 months in a variety of remote locations around the Pacific including: Anuta, Banks Islands, French Frigate Shoals, Papua New Guinea, Palmyra, Kingman Reef, Tuvalu, Palau, Caroline Islands, Tuamotus and Tanna Island in Vanuatu. On 6 May 2009, BBC Worldwide released a short clip of big wave surfer Dylan Longbottom surfing in slow motion, high-definition footage as a preview of the series, attracting extremely positive reactions on the video sharing website YouTube. The series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 15 June 2009. At the end of each fifty-minute episode, a ten-minute featurette takes a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of filming the series. The series was released by Discovery International in the USA under the title Wild Pacific, with narration provided by Mike Rowe.
- Released: 2009-05-10
- Genres: Documentary
- Seasons: 1, 6 episodes
- Episode length: 50m
- Network: BBC Two
- Status: Ended
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 42 votes
Top cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Self - Narrator (voice)
Where to watch South Pacific
- United States: buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Canada: buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: buy on Apple TV Store
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