Deadly 60

Season 1

TV-PG

Adventurer and naturalist Steve Backshall has one mission; to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals. Travelling across six continents, Steve searches through trees, deserts, swamps and seas to find them all.

Where to Watch Season 1

26 Episodes

South Africa
E1
South AfricaIn Hoedspruit, South Africa, Steve Backshall encounters an angry hippo and a venomous scorpion.
South Africa
E2
South AfricaSteve Backshall finds out if crocodiles deserve their reputation, and tracks down one of Africa's most elusive predators, the awesome hunting dog.
South Africa
E3
South AfricaIn South Africa, Steve Backshall braves rough seas to get close to a great white shark, and goes out scavenging with the world's most fearless animal.
Australia
E4
AustraliaWildlife expert Steve Backshall and his crew head for the Australian continent as he continues his Deadly 60 mission, meeting snakes, pelicans and dolphins.
Australia
E5
AustraliaSteve Backshall's quest for deadly species sees him come face to face with a huge lace monitor lizard and encounter a venomous redback spider.
Australia
E6
AustraliaNaturalist Steve Backshall investigates the Pacific's giant cuttlefish, the elusive duck-billed platypus, and the lethal yellowfin tuna.
Australia
E7
AustraliaSteve Backshall's global search for deadly creatures takes him to meet the saltwater crocodile and look for huge-fanged ghost bats.
India
E8
IndiaSteve Backshall's quest for deadly animals sets him on the trail of the dangerous Indian saw-scaled viper, and the razor-clawed sloth bear.
India
E9
IndiaSteve Backshall is in India in search of tigers, and also comes face to face with another animal that is on the endangered list, the gharial crocodile.
Malaysia
E10
MalaysiaSteve Backshall's search for deadly creatures takes him to Borneo's Gomantong caves where thousands of cockroaches and the scutigera centipede await.
Malaysia
E11
MalaysiaSteve Backshall is in Borneo, where he comes face to face with a highly venomous scorpion fish and a spear mantis.
United Kingdom
E12
United KingdomThe Deadly 60 team scours the UK in search of its lethal beauties. Gannets prove to be more than a match for Steve in a diving competition.
United Kingdom
E13
United KingdomScouring the UK for lethal beauties, Steve goes otter-spotting with Terry Nutkins, meets with the UK's biggest spider, and falls prey to the peregrine falcon.
Alaska
E14
AlaskaLooking to find a polar bear, Steve and the crew take a flight to frozen Alaska where they also encounter an arctic fox and a wolverine. Later, they go river rafting to watch bald eagles and brown bears catch salmon.
Arizona
E15
ArizonaLeaving Alaska behind, Steve heads to Arizona's Sonoran Desert, an environment that couldn't be more different. There he shows off the harris hawk, goes hunting for a mountain lion and finds a rattlesnake.
Louisiana
E16
LouisianaSteve and his team are in Louisiana, America's gator country but Steve is instead searching for two other deadly animals with alligator in their name, the sharp toothed alligator gar and the gigantic alligator snapping turtle.
Bahamas - Shark Special
E17
Bahamas - Shark SpecialSteve Backshall heads to the Bahamas to see a whole bunch of shark species, and must decide which ones will earn a place on his Deadly 60 list.
Brazil
E18
BrazilA helicopter trip over Brazil's northern savannah helps adventurer Steve Backshall find his next contender for the Deadly 60, the elusive giant anteater.
Brazil
E19
BrazilSteve and the crew head into the flooded forests of Brazil. Steve takes a swim in a piranha-infested river in order to find out more about these killer fish.
Brazil
E20
BrazilSteve Backshall and the Deadly team visit the rainforests of Brazil on the trail of a monster tarantula, and encounter a colony of army ants on the move.
Killers
E21
KillersAll the animals that made it onto Steve's list are deadly in their own right, but a handful of them are deadly to humans. This programme looks at those animals in detail, dispelling myths and showing just how incredible they truly are.
Weapons
E22
WeaponsLooking back at some of Steve Backshall's favourite creatures, whose jaws, claws, venom and speed prove to be very useful weapons in the battle of the wild.
Unseen
E23
UnseenIn this extra episode on species Steve couldn't show in the regular ones, he starts in Australia with a spider. In Borneo, a viciously poisonous centipede made him sweat, especially as it seemed caught in his wristwatch. peaceful encounters followed with a viper and a kingfisher, as well as a moraine. In Africa, a 'gliding spider', more vipers and other serpents. In Alaska, Steve's favorite predator, the grey wolf.
Behind the Scenes
E24
Behind the ScenesSteve Backshall looks back at his favourite encounters from the wildlife series, from abseiling into a cave looking for bats to a thrilling meeting with a hippo.
Making of Alaska and South America
E25
Making of Alaska and South AmericaSteve Backshall looks at the challenges faced when filming in the frozen tundra of Alaska and the steaming rainforests of Brazil.
Endangered
E26
EndangeredSteve finishes his journey with a look at the vulnerable side of deadly animals.