Deadly 60

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Deadly 60

Steve finds out who is boss as he faces a real-life King Kong. He gets up close to Africa’s largest snake and stakes out a crocodile nest to try and catch a sneaky thief red-handed.

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Series 4
Steve heads to the Amazon rainforest in search of some of the deadliest critters on earth. From deadly snakes to freaky spiders, this episode may leave you hiding behind the sofa!
Series 5
Steve heads into the heart of the Suriname Jungle. He goes in search of poison dart frogs, deadly snakes and hopes to find the elusive giant river otter.
Steve heads down in a deep-sea submersible to explore the ocean depths like never before. He then travels to the Natural History Museum to meet some of the weirdest animals from the deep.
Steve takes a special journey to meet the most trafficked animal on earth - the pangolin. He meets the people working tirelessly to save them.
Steve heads to Suriname, a country with more forest than anywhere else on earth. He kayaks upriver in search of some deadly critters.
Steve heads to Zambia for the first time, where he hears hippo communication on a whole new level, spots a high-diving croc and meets some incredible sniffer dogs.
Steve goes in search of the deadliest cats in Africa in the carnivore capital of Zambia. He gets up close to the rulers of the Savannah - the lions and leopards.
Steve is in search of one of the most spectacular events on earth - bait balls. These wildlife events are so epic that they can be seen from space - but they won’t be easy to find.
Series 4
Steve dives in the shark capital of the world, meets hammerhead and tiger sharks nose to nose and passionately explains why sharks need friends.
Steve gets strangled by a python on a night-time river expedition, climbs a 40-metre tree and finds out why our thirst for palm oil is threatening bears and orangutans.
Steve heads to Ecuador to dive with the giant manta ray. He also gets a unique view of the biggest baby on Earth and rescues a turtle caught in a fishing line.
Steve witnesses a serval hunting in the weird surroundings of a power station at night, puts snakes to the test in a chomp-off and meets a rare spider.
Steve heads to Norway to dive with the planet’s ultimate predator - the orca. He also witnesses the northern lights and gets up close to the mighty mouth of a humpback whale.
Series 5
Steve goes in search of ocean acrobats, mischievous coyotes and deadlies in miniature - but he ends up having an encounter with a humpback whale he will never forget!
Series 4
Steve travels to Gabon for the first time. Exploring Loango National Park, Steve goes in search of crocodiles, surprisingly deadly chimpanzees and feisty forest elephants.
Steve sets sail to Bali for a diving adventure to find a giant ocean sunfish. He rescues fish trapped in an abandoned net and meets the teenagers fighting to ban plastic bags on the island.
Steve Backshall comes face to face with the world’s deadliest animals and investigates the deadly threats to their survival.
Series 3
Wildlife series. In this Deadly 60 special, wildlife expert Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening our planet's animal populations.
Wildlife series. In this Deadly 60 Special, Steve Backshall takes a look at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves against predators.
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