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About Last Chance to See

Last Chance to See is a documentary TV series that premiered on BBC Two on September 6, 2009. It has 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 6 "Blue Whale", aired on October 18, 2009.

A follow-up to the 1990 Radio 4 series in which the late Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine travelled around the world in search of endangered species. 20 years later Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine go back to see what has become of the animals in two decades, and to discover what has affected their fortunes.

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Episodes

6 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2009 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 17 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Blue Whale

    Finale

    In a dramatic conclusion to the series, the travelers have a close encounter with grey whales and meet the deadly Humboldt squid in a search for the mighty blue whale, the biggest creature that has ever lived.

  2. E5

    5. Kakapo

    In New Zealand Stephen and Mark look for the last kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot.

  3. E4

    4. Komodo Dragon

    This week's program is ostensibly about Komodo dragons, but Stephen and Mark start their travels in Malaysian Borneo - and that's where they experienced their personal highs and lows of the trip.

  4. E3

    3. Aye-Aye

    In Madagascar the travellers encounter the biggest and the smallest lemurs on earth. But they are searching for the aye-aye, a peculiar lemur which, according to local legend, brings death to those who encounter it.

  5. E2

    2. Northern White Rhino

    On a journey across Africa towards the war-torn Congo, the travellers encounter chimpanzees, gorillas and elephants, but are there any northern white rhinos still alive in the wild? The news is not good but there is some hope in the remarkable project under way to save the black rhino in Kenya.

  6. E1

    1. Amazonian Manatee

    Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine set out to discover how the lugubrious Amazonian manatee, a freshwater mammal, has survived the last two decades, but Stephen breaks his arm deep in the Amazon rainforest.

Cast & crew

  • Vera De Silva

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  • Miriam Marmontel

    Self

  • Marc van Roosmalen

    Self

  • Lilly Ajarova

    Self

  • Batian Craig

    Self

  • Kes Hillman-Smith

    Self

  • Polycarp Mwima

    Self

  • Benson Okita Ouma

    Self

  • Andy Plumtree

    Self

  • Melanie Dammhahn

    Self

  • Rainer Dolch

    Self

  • Raymond Tsaramanana

    Self

  • Louise Marie

    Self

  • Josia Razafindramanana

    Self

  • Richard Lewis

    Self

  • Pak Main

    Self

Last Chance to See FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Last Chance to See?

Last Chance to See has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 18, 2009.

When did the latest episode of Last Chance to See come out?

The most recent episode of Last Chance to See, Season 1 Episode 6 "Blue Whale", aired on October 18, 2009.

How many seasons of Last Chance to See are there?

Last Chance to See has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

When did Last Chance to See first air?

Last Chance to See first aired on BBC Two on September 6, 2009.

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