River Monsters: Mekong Mutilator
6:35 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, February 13 on ITV4 (26)
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Mekong Mutilator
Season 7, Episode 2
A report from Southeast Asia, of something in the water that's sliced cleanly through a young man's testicles, is enough to lure 'fishing detective' Jeremy Wade to the shores of the Mekong - a river long renowned for its monstrous fish. But what kind of creature could have inflicted such a distinctive, surgical wound? In his quest to expose the unseen mutilator, Jeremy uncovers multiple victims who've been mauled, half-blinded, and even fatally wounded by the same mysterious assailant - a baby-faced killer that appears to be proliferating
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Cast & Crew
Jeremy Wade
(Presenter)
Bess Manley
(Director)
Andie Clare
(Producer)
Harry Marshall
(Executive producer)
Steve Gooder
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Jeremy Wade
(Presenter)
Born:
March 23, 1956
in
Ipswich, Suffolk
Best Known For:
Presenting River Monsters.
Early-life:
Jeremy John Wade was born on March 23, 1956 in Ipswich, Suffolk and brought up in Nayland. He first became interested in fishing when he was a child, living near the River Stour. Jeremy got a degree in zoology from Bristol University and a postgraduate teaching certificate in biological sciences from the University of Kent.
Career:
Wade took his first overseas fishing trip in 1982, visiting India's mountain rivers. When he returned to England, he wrote a couple of articles about his experiences for a fishing magazine. During another trip to India in 2005, he came up with the concept for the TV series River Monsters, which he has presented since 2009. His fishing adventures have seen him travel many times to the Congo and Amazon rain forests. Wade made his acting debut in the film Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (2014), where he appeared as a lamprey expert.
Quote:
"The village where I grew up had a river flowing through it. So it was inevitable, I think, that I should be drawn to it - in the same way that people born in sight of Alpine peaks become climbers."
Trivia:
He is fluent in Portuguese and can also speak French and Spanish.
Bess Manley
(Director)
Andie Clare
(Producer)
Harry Marshall
(Executive producer)
Steve Gooder
(Executive producer)
