New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands: Cast Adrift
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Monday, March 9 on BBC Two England (2)
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Cast Adrift
Season 1, Episode 1
Sam Neill narrates a documentary examining the wildlife of the island chain, which has been left to its own devices for 80 million years - with surprising consequences. The opening edition features New Zealand's weirdest and most ancient species, including dinosaur-like reptiles, insects that have become giants, and flightless birds that behave like badgers, while the people who settled developed their own unique culture, and all must battle the natural forces that shape the island nation
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Sam Neill
(Narrator)
Born:
September 14, 1947
in
Omagh, Co Tyrone
Best Known For:
Jurassic Park.
Early-life:
Nigel John Dermot Neill was born on September 14, 1947, in Omagh, Co Tyrone. His father moved the family to New Zealand's South Island in 1954. He went to boarding school and attended universities at Canterbury and Victoria. After gaining a degree in English Literature he worked with the New Zealand Players and other theatre groups. He was also a film director, editor and scriptwriter for the New Zealand National Film Unit for six years.
Career:
Following several little-seen movies, Neill's breakthrough came as Damien in Omen III: The Final Conflict. After the 1983 miniseries Reilly: Ace of Spies, he divided his career between TV work, mainstream dramas and arthouse films, including such projects as Kane and Abel, Plenty, Dead Calm and A Cry in the Dark. Steven Spielberg cast him in Jurassic Park in 1993, the year he was awarded an OBE. He also won critical acclaim for The Piano and Sirens. Other projects include The Horse Whisperer, Restoration, Event Horizon, Jurassic Park III, mini-series Merlin's Apprentice, The Tudors and the BBC's gritty period drama Peaky Blinders. One of the busiest actors in Hollywood, he always has several films in the pipeline.
Quote:
'The pathetic thing about actors is they don't feel valid unless they're acting.'
Trivia:
Away from showbusiness, he has his own vineyard, which he claims is a very expensive hobby.
Mark Flowers
(Director)
James Honeyborne
(Executive producer)
