"Man vs. Wild" (2006) TV series 2006-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

10 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Reality-TV

Plot:

Bear Grylls travels around the globe to find the most dangerous tourist locations and environments, in order to show us how to survive in them...

Plot Keywords:

Survival | Wilderness | Actual Animal Killed | Wilderness Survival | Lifestyle

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Bear Grylls

...

Himself / ... (36 episodes, 2006-2011)

Series Directed by
Nicholas White		(8 episodes, 2008-2011)
David O'Neill		(3 episodes, 2008-2010)
Mike Warner		(2 episodes, 2006)
Justin Kelly		(2 episodes, 2007)
Hugh Ballantyne		(2 episodes, 2010-2011)

Series Writing credits
Hugh Ballantyne		(2 episodes, 2010-2011)

Series Produced by
Stephen Rankin	....	executive producer (58 episodes, 2008-2011)
Mary Donahue	....	executive producer / executive producer: Discovery Channel (9 episodes, 2006)
Nicholas White	....	producer (8 episodes, 2008-2011)
Scott Tankard	....	producer / series producer (4 episodes, 2009-2011)
Justin Kelly	....	producer (2 episodes, 2007)
John Cavanagh	....	producer (2 episodes, 2009)
Daniel Korn	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2009)
Vikki Rogers	....	assistant producer (2 episodes, 2009)
Hugh Ballantyne	....	producer (2 episodes, 2010-2011)
Julian Grimmond	....	line producer (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Original Music by
Paul Pritchard		(5 episodes, 2007-2011)
Dan Delor		(3 episodes, 2009-2011)
Nick Payne		(3 episodes, 2009-2011)
Rob David		(2 episodes, 2009-2011)

Series Cinematography by
Simon Reay		(12 episodes, 2006-2009)
Elissa Sursara		(3 episodes, 2010-2011)

Series Film Editing by
Mike Denny		(6 episodes, 2006-2010)
Deborah Williams		(3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Roger Mitchell		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Production Management
Chris Golding	....	production executive (9 episodes, 2006)
Anne Varley	....	production manager (3 episodes, 2009-2011)
Sarah Hume	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tiggi Trethowan	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 2006-2011)
Ian Dray	....	first assistant director (7 episodes, 2007-2010)
Richard Hatherell	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Danny Cane	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2006-2009)
Kenneth Thompson Marchesi	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2007)
Duncan Gaudin	....	assistant director / first assistant director (2 episodes, 2009-2011)

Series Sound Department
Paul Ritz	....	sound (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
George Fry	....	dubbing editor (6 episodes, 2007-2010)
Ben Jones	....	sound editor (5 episodes, 2006-2010)
Peter Lee	....	sound / sound recordist (4 episodes, 2006-2011)
Roy Noy	....	sound editor (4 episodes, 2009-2011)
Freddie Claire	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2009-2010)
Zubin Sarosh	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2010-2011)
Vedat Kiyici	....	narration recordist (3 episodes, 2011)
Warrick Marais	....	voice over recording engineer (2 episodes, 2010-2011)

Series Stunts
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Etheridge	....	assistant camera / camera operator (2 episodes, 2009-2011)
Ossian Bacon	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2010-2011)

Series Casting Department
Terry Danuser	....	executive in charge of talent and casting (9 episodes, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Franz Ketterer	....	colorist (2 episodes, 2009-2011)

Series Music Department
Rob David	....	musician (1 episode, 2009)

Series Transportation Department
Trung Trinh	....	location/transportation manager (1 episode, 2009)
Khalid Asmour	....	transportation (1 episode, 2010)
Torgrim Ødegård	....	driver (1 episode, 2011)

Series Other crew
Emily Lascelles	....	production coordinator (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Fiona Hurst	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2009-2011)
Rita Pathak	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2009)
Andrew Wood	....	consultant (2 episodes, 2009)
Khalid Asmour	....	assistant location manager (2 episodes, 2010)

Production Companies

• Diverse Productions

Distributors

• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2007) (UK) (TV)
• Discovery Channel (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Polyband (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services  payroll services

Also Known As:

"Ultimate Survival" - South Africa (English title)
"Survival Game" - Japan (English title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (with commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG (season 3) | Singapore:M18 (season 2) (edited version) | Australia:G (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG

Company:

Diverse Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.93" (2010)

Bear gets it done

The basic plot is Bear parachutes himself into a secluded wildlife area and is there until he gets himself out. The camera crew is along for the ride so he is not as secluded as he could be but he is out in the middle of no where with only his wits, a canteen and a flint to get him through.

Behind the scenes, a ton of research is completed on the area of challenge and Bear is the beneficiary. He can speak smartly about the area and gives wonderful bits of information that he works into his commentary.

All in all, a very good show, very enjoyable, some humor, good bits of information.