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Life in the Undergrowth

★ 9.0 4K votes 2005–2005 1 seasons · 5 episodes Ended BBC One
Nature & scienceThe natural world or science itself as the subject.This show: 10/10Wonder & aweSpectacle and imagination that expand the world.This show: 9/10DocuseriesNonfiction storytelling across episodes.This show: 8/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 8/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 7/10
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"Tiny creatures, epic dramas, patient camerawork"

David Attenborough turns his attention to the smallest creatures on Earth: insects, spiders, worms and other invertebrates that make up the vast majority of animal life. Using pioneering macro photography, the series reveals miniature worlds of hunting, mating and survival happening beneath our feet. The tone is calm, wonder-filled and unhurried, exactly what you expect from Attenborough's nature work. It rewards patience with astonishing close-up footage of behavior most viewers have never seen, turning creatures usually dismissed as pests or background scenery into genuinely gripping protagonists.

Watch it for

the extraordinary close-up photography that turns overlooked bugs into compelling characters.

Maybe skip if

you find insects and creepy-crawlies inherently unpleasant to watch in extreme close-up.

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All Seasons

Miniseries2005
8.454754h 11m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
1Invasion of the Land8.5
12050 min
2Taking to the Air8.3
11550 min
3The Silk Spinners8.6
10950 min
4Intimate Relations8.3
10150 min
5Supersocieties8.5
10251 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

David Attenborough Self - Narrator

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