Walk on the Wild Side
Season 1
Comedy series that seeks to provide a long overdue forum for the views and opinions of the animal kingdom. Using stunning BBC Natural History footage with a unique comedy twist.
Where to Watch Season 1
6 Episodes
- Episode 1E1
Episode 1Show which combines the comedy talents of Jason Manford and friends together with jaw-dropping natural history footage. Meet the Not-Very-Scary-Shark Choir, maverick eagle cop Jack Hawk, the rakish dandy of the monkey world, Jumping Justin, and a marmot called Alan. With special guest 'natural treasure' Stephen Fry. - Episode 2E2
Episode 2Meerkat Sir Alan looks for an apprentice, some lizard punks spend the Bank Holiday reliving their youth, and a Geordie anteater guides us through the complex world of ant cuisine. Jason Manford and friends are joined by special guest and national treasure, Rolf Harris, playing a koala in this half-hour teatime talking animal hoedown. - Episode 3E3
Episode 3Jason Manford, Rhod Gilbert, Isy Suttie et al are joined by natural treasure Barbara Windsor as the natural world talks rhubarb. Meet Lonesome George, a belligerent tortoise with a Jamie Oliver-shaped axe to grind, drop in on Sebastian the chimp's therapy session, and catch up with the 18th live semi-final of Penguin's Got Talent. - Episode 4E4
Episode 4Richard E Grant is an angry camel. Fact. An owl with indigestion, a down-on-his-luck Ninja Turtle and a community of puffins preparing for Mexican Night are among the animal folk in this 30-minute talking beast barn dance. Jason Manford, Isy Suttie, Sarah Millican, Steve Edge, Jon Richardson, Harriet Carmichael, Gavin Webster, Pal Aran, Rhod Gilbert and Harry Peacock are the vessels through which they talk.