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Lion Country: Night and Day

2017 · 1 season

A patient, close-up wildlife watch that turns animal family life into quiet, absorbing drama.

Created by
Beth Brooks
Genres
Documentary
Starring
David Morrissey, Nathan Pilcher, Katie Parsons
Overview
Lions are the world's most social cats and their family dramas rival anything seen in a TV soap. This series follows two lion prides in extraordinary detail, following them night and day for six months in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, one of Africa’s last great wildernesses

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Created by
Beth Brooks
Genres
Documentary
Starring
David Morrissey, Nathan Pilcher, Katie Parsons
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • survival
    • nature
    Places
    • wilderness
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Beth Brooks
    Starring
    David Morrissey, Nathan Pilcher, Katie Parsons
    Length
    1 seasons, 3 episodes
    Network
    ITV1
    Languages
    English

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