Actors Samuel West and Adrian Edmondson head off on bird-watching adventures across the U.K. in a new three-part series from Frank Films for 5 in the U.K.
Sam & Ade Go Birding sees West (All Creatures Great & Small, Slow Horses) and Edmondson (Alien: Earth, A Spy Among Friends) on a birdwatching quest over three weekends that takes them to West Cornwall, North Norfolk, and the Somerset Levels. Amid their escapades, the firm friends—one a bird-watching pro, the other a novice- talk about life, childhood, loss, hobbies, and more.
Kit Morey, commissioning editor at 5 noted: “Sam & Ade Go Birding is one of the most heartwarming pieces of televisual joy I’ve had the good fortune to be part of. Whilst celebrating Britain’s beautiful birdlife, Sam and Ade share their equally beautiful friendship and remind us that it really is the simple things in life that can bring the greatest happiness. Frank Films has created something truly special, and at a time when the world feels overwhelming, we hope 5’s audiences will welcome this calm, uplifting, and extremely humorous escape.”
Jamie Balment, EP at Frank Films, commented: “This has been so genuinely lovely to make it and hasn’t felt much like the preceding twenty years of my career. I’m chuffed to bits by what Sam and Ade—and a brilliant team headed by Rob Gill—have pulled off. I hope it will soar like an eagle.”
The series is expected to air this year.
