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Indonesia

Episode number: 1

Overview: Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three very different reptiles to add to his list of deadly predators.

Ethiopia

Episode number: 2

Overview: In the medieval Ethiopian city of Harar, Steve Backshall has a unique and potentially lethal encounter with a pack of spotted hyenas.

United Kingdom

Episode number: 3

Overview: Steve is on his home turf, scouring land, sea and air for some of the deadliest critters that the UK has to offer.

Alaska

Episode number: 4

Overview: Steve and the crew head into the beautiful Alaskan wilderness, home to some of the most impressive predators on Earth - humpback whales and grizzly bears.

South Africa 1

Episode number: 5

Overview: Steve Backshall looks for one of the most iconic of all predators in South Africa, the ferocious great white shark.

Mexico 1

Episode number: 6

Overview: Steve and the crew head to Mexico's breathtaking Yucatan Peninsula, where he embarks on a high-octane chase with the fastest fish in the sea.

Australia 1

Episode number: 7

Overview: Steve heads into the blistering sun of the Australian outback to fulfil a lifelong dream of finding the most venomous snake in the world.

New Zealand

Episode number: 8

Overview: Steve and the team head to New Zealand for the first time, where Steve descends deep into the Waitomo caves to find an unusual predator.

South Africa 2

Episode number: 9

Overview: Steve and the crew are back in South Africa to turn the latest camera technology on a trio of deadly snakes and meet the predatory crowned eagle.

Australia 2

Episode number: 10

Overview: Steve and the crew are back in Australia for one of his most dramatic encounters ever as he is dropped into a nest of giant, wild saltwater crocodiles.

South America 1

Episode number: 11

Overview: Steve and his crew are back in the jungles of South America, where they head into crocodile-infested waters for a spooky nocturnal encounter.

Nepal

Episode number: 12

Overview: Steve and the crew head to the mountain kingdom of Nepal to search for more animal predators, including a very grumpy rhinoceros and a Bengal tiger.

Mexico 2

Episode number: 13

Overview: Steve heads to the stunning Mexican coastline for an exhilarating encounter with one of the most dangerous sharks in the world.

Venezuela

Episode number: 14

Overview: Steve and the crew comb the Venezuelan wetlands looking for the biggest snake in the world, the mighty green anaconda.

South America 2

Episode number: 15

Overview: Steve joins a team trying to save an endangered predator, the orinoco crocodile, and witnesses the ferocious maternal instincts of a female croc.

Sri Lanka 1

Episode number: 16

Overview: Steve Backshall and the crew head for the island paradise of Sri Lanka in search of two massive predators and Steve attempts to free dive with a blue whale.

Sri Lanka 2

Episode number: 17

Overview: Steve and the crew continue their Sri Lankan adventure on the hunt for another three perfect predators, including an elusive mugger crocodile.

Southern States

Episode number: 18

Overview: Steve and the crew visit the southern states of the USA and join a team of scientists tracking and tagging wild bobcats.

Florida

Episode number: 19

Overview: Steve continues his search for the planet's deadliest predators with a visit to Florida in the USA, where he wades into a swamp to try and catch a slippery amphibian.

Killer Shots

Episode number: 20

Overview: Steve Backshall reveals the advanced camera technology and tricks of the trade that allow him and the Deadly 60 crew to film stunning images.

Parasites

Episode number: 21

Overview: From leeches to tapeworms and cuckoos to mosquitoes Steve reveals the mind-boggling methods that parasites employ to survive, breed and feed by exploiting their animal and human hosts.

Superpower

Episode number: 22

Overview: Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the super skills and senses that animals around the world use to hunt and survive.

Deadly Neighbours

Episode number: 23

Overview: Steve Backshall investigates how humans around the world are increasingly coming into contact with dangerous and potentially lethal animals.

Self Defence

Episode number: 24

Overview: In this Deadly 60 Special, Steve Backshall takes a look at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves against predators.

Endangered

Episode number: 25

Overview: In this Deadly 60 special, wildlife expert Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening our planet's animal populations.

Unseen

Episode number: 26

Overview: Steve Backshall looks back at some remarkable unseen footage from the filming of Deadly 60, including the rescue of a juvenile fur seal from hungry great white sharks in South Africa and a terrifying run in with a giant venomous centipede in Venezuela. There are also some funny outtakes and Steve reveals his all time favourite animal encounter ever.