I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005– )

Re-enactments of real-life tales of human survival against the savage elements, dangerous climates and physical hazards.

Stars:

Eric Meyers, Danny Kirrane, Brandon Wiley

Cast

Series cast summary:
Eric Meyers	...	Narrator (34 episodes, 2006-2012)
Danny Kirrane	...	Joseph Savanna (27 episodes, 2010-2012)
Brandon Wiley	...	Himself (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Michael Packard	...	Himself (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Nicholas Aaron	...	Jamie Andrew (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Daniel Abelson	...	Sam Kavanagh (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
John P. Arnold	...	Justin Kirkbride (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Madeleine Bowyer	...	Shelly Sargeant (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Marisa Leigh Boynton	...	Kathleen Karnes (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Julia Montgomery Brown	...	Jean Silverwood (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Simon Burke	...	Mike Dillon (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Louise Bush	...	Rachel Colenso (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Nick Cavaliere	...	Joe Rangel (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Simon Chadwick	...	John Silverwood (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Edward Clarke	...	Jason Thompson (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Elizabeth Croft	...	Brandy Wiley (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Jeremy Domingo	...	Alvaro Zuniga (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Gemma Dyllen	...	Linda Skvarna (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Adrian Galley	...	Roger Stone (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Edward Green	...	Ben Silverwood (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Jordan Greenhough	...	Matthew McGough (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Andrew Greenough	...	Matt McGough (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Thomas Grube	...	Roger Sargeant (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Rob Hartz	...	David Whittlesey (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Blake Henshaw	...	Matt Briggs (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Robert Jezek	...	Steve Conway (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Paul Jibson	...	Matthew Schuyler (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Erin Johnston	...	Nicky Rendell (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Lisa Kay	...	Silke Friedebold (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Joseph Kennedy	...	Benedict Allen (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Sebastian Knapp	...	Jim Davidson (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Hannah Lurie	...	Michaela McCain (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Sean MacLean	...	Blake Morstad (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Tahi Mapp-Borren	...	Marni Sheppard (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Alan McKenna	...	Lincoln Hall (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Susan Mooney	...	Barbara Hans (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Nicholas Moss	...	Mike Price (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Gawie Niewoudt	...	Bill Barrett (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Steven O'Donnell	...	Lorenzo Madrid (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Sabrina Oschmann	...	Shannon McGough (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Jonny Phillips	...	David Hunt (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Sam Phillips	...	Jamie Fisher (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Tony Pritchard	...	Charlie Hench (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Christopher Ragland	...	Travis Wright (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Jay Saussey	...	Sonja Rendell (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
James Scales	...	Michael Packard (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Alex Sesma	...	Jose Luis Ramos Garcia (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Martin Sherman	...	Steve Guy (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Megan Smith	...	Amelia Silverwood (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Nicky Taylor	...	Jack Silverwood (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Dominic Thorburn	...	Chris Maki (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Laura Van Der Merwe	...	Camille Silverwood (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
James Wallace	...	Larry Dimond (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Gabriella Duplessis	...	Tiffany Hubbard (25 episodes, 2010-2012)
Aaron Swartz	...	Dan Mazur (25 episodes, 2010-2012)
John Vernon	...	Tommy Robbins (25 episodes, 2010-2012)
Brandy Wiley	...	Herself (24 episodes, 2010-2012)
Kevin Cooke	...	Clay Lancaster (24 episodes, 2010-2012)
Silke Friedebold	...	Herself (24 episodes, 2010-2012)
Maisie le Masurier	...	Leia Hunt-Hans (24 episodes, 2010-2012)
Erika Wessels	...	Irene McGough (24 episodes, 2010-2012)
Alvaro Zuniga	...	Himself (24 episodes, 2010-2012)
Neil Newbon	...	Steve Callahan (23 episodes, 2010-2012)
Tom McKay	...	Jim (19 episodes, 2005-2012)
Aleni Tufuga	...	Rob Hewitt (17 episodes, 2010-2012)
Dewey Gaedcke	...	Himself (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
Peter Frank	...	Himself (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
Sam Barriscale	...	Dewey Gaedcke (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
Ken Drury	...	Dave Akers (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
Tom Gilling	...	Clay Craig (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
Luke Harris	...	Ben Gowans (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
Jeremy Joyce	...	Jordan Nicurity (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
Gary Lilburn	...	Tom Bosworth (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
Linda Marlowe	...	Lynda Bosworth (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
John May	...	Jason Cox (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
Patricia Vichmann	...	Rangiwhiua Hewitt (16 episodes, 2010-2012)
Jeff Harding	...	Gary Nall (15 episodes, 2010-2011)

Storyline

From the producers of "Touching the Void", the show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive; not who survived and who died.

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Plot Keywords:

survival | rescue | man against nature | death | docudrama | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Drama | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Channel 4 [United Kingdom] Discovery Channel [United States]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alive

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darlow Smithson Productions, Channel 4 Television Corporation, Discovery Channel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 49 min (8 episodes) 60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofed in South Park: I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining (2012)

User Reviews

Real drama!

I know the moment I saw the title and the series having its trailers on the Discovery Channel here, I so know I have to watch. Being almost at death's door once, I so understand the feeling of almost never making it.

So far actually I had only watched like two episodes so far, but I am trying to watch the other episodes available on the Discovery Channel on the cable here. With drama and real-life accounts of those who were involved, one can be very sure it's definitely not a reality show. A no-holds-barred series.

Definitely a series where the human limit is really tested to the very extremes. Where humans can actually triumphed over adversaries in dire situations.