Shark

2015 • BBC One

4.9

23 reviews

Rating

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (4)

1 Episode 1

5/7/15

The shark family is huge and hunts in many ways - some in packs, others using ambush or speed. This episode follows them from under Arctic ice to tropical reefs, showcasing the incredible hunting techniques of the oceans greatest predators.

2 Episode 2

5/14/15

The secret life of sharks and rays, showing intricate social lives, courtship rituals, extraordinary navigation skills and surprising ways of bringing up their young.

3 Beneath the Surface

5/28/15

Sharks are the most misunderstood predators on the planet. Now an international team of scientists are trying to change that. Their research is revealing that sharks can be sociable, intelligent, and could even help us solve some of the toughest medical challenges of the 21st Century. But their breakthroughs come just as many sharks face extinction. Science may now be the only way to save them.

101 Beyond the Bite

5/29/15

A 50-minute film going behind the scenes of Shark, showing how the series was made.

About this show

Full of great spectacle and 'wow' moments, this is the definitive series on shark natural history. It shows the enormous diversity of sharks around the world, with over 30 species; from the previously un-filmed Wobbegong sharks to classic species such as great whites. There is even a shark that walks on the land! The series highlights the adaptations that make them such successful predators and also looks at all the other aspects of shark behaviour, including how they hunt, their intricate social lives and spectacular courtship displays.

Ratings and reviews

4.9

23 reviews

Colin Elliott

December 18, 2015

Fantastic, some of the best shark documentary's I've ever seen. The underwater photography is breathtaking at times, sharks are very misunderstood creatures that are on the verge of being eaten into extinction...

Sharon Jackson

January 31, 2022

Good stuf

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