Serious is an observational documentary series made by the BBC and broadcast as part of their children's programming. It encompasses Serious Jungle (2002), Serious Desert (2003), Serious Arctic (2005), Serious Amazon (2006), Serious Andes (2007), Serious Ocean (2008) and Serious Explorers (2011). Serious Ocean consisted of ten 30-minute episodes, while each previous series was six 30-minute episodes. In each series a group of eight 12- to 15-year-olds embark on an expedition to an extreme part of the world, in order to help wildlife or assist in environmental projects.
| Name | First Aired | Runtime | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S01E01 | Jungle Episode 1 |
December 23, 2002
BBC One
|
24 | |
| S01E02 | Jungle Episode 2 |
December 30, 2002
BBC One
|
24 | |
| S01E03 | Jungle Episode 3 |
January 6, 2003
BBC One
|
24 | |
| S01E04 | Jungle Episode 4 |
January 13, 2003
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E05 | Jungle Episode 5 |
January 20, 2003
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E06 |
Jungle Episode 6
season finale
|
January 27, 2003
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E07 | Desert Episode 1 |
October 20, 2003
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E08 | Desert Episode 2 |
October 27, 2003
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E09 | Desert Diaries 1 |
October 27, 2003
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E10 | Desert Episode 3 |
November 3, 2003
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E11 | Desert Diaries 2 |
November 3, 2003
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E12 | Desert Episode 4 |
November 10, 2003
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E13 | Desert Diaries 3 |
November 10, 2003
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E14 | Desert Episode 5 |
November 17, 2003
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E15 | Desert Diaries 4 |
November 17, 2003
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E16 |
Desert Episode 6
season finale
|
November 24, 2003
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E17 | Arctic Episode 1 |
February 5, 2005
BBC One
|
24 | |
| S01E18 | Arctic Episode 2 |
February 12, 2005
BBC One
|
24 | |
| S01E19 | Arctic Diaries 1 |
February 12, 2005
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E20 | Arctic Episode 3 |
February 19, 2005
BBC One
|
24 | |
| S01E21 | Arctic Diaries 2 |
February 19, 2005
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E22 | Arctic Episode 4 |
February 26, 2005
BBC One
|
24 | |
| S01E23 | Arctic Diaries 3 |
February 26, 2005
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E24 | Arctic Episode 5 |
March 5, 2005
BBC One
|
24 | |
| S01E25 | Arctic Diaries 4 |
March 5, 2005
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E26 |
Arctic Episode 6
season finale
|
March 12, 2005
BBC One
|
24 | |
| S01E27 | Amazon Episode 1 |
February 25, 2006
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E28 | Amazon Episode 2 |
March 4, 2006
BBC One
|
27 | |
| S01E29 | Amazon Diaries 1 |
March 4, 2006
CBBC
|
30 | |
| S01E30 | Amazon Episode 3 |
March 11, 2006
BBC One
|
30 | |
| S01E31 | Amazon Diaries 2 |
March 11, 2006
CBBC
|
30 | |
| S01E32 | Amazon Episode 4 |
March 18, 2006
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E33 | Amazon Diaries 3 |
March 18, 2006
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E34 | Amazon Episode 5 |
March 25, 2006
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E35 | Amazon Diaries 4 |
March 25, 2006
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E36 |
Amazon Episode 6
season finale
|
April 1, 2006
BBC One
|
27 | |
| S01E37 | Andes Episode 1 |
June 4, 2007
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E38 | Andes Episode 2 |
June 4, 2007
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E39 | Andes Diaries 1 |
June 4, 2007
CBBC
|
30 | |
| S01E40 | Andes Episode 3 |
June 11, 2007
BBC One
|
30 | |
| S01E41 | Andes Diaries 2 |
June 11, 2007
CBBC
|
30 | |
| S01E42 | Andes Episode 4 |
June 18, 2007
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E43 | Andes Diaries 3 |
June 18, 2007
CBBC
|
30 | |
| S01E44 | Andes Episode 5 |
June 25, 2007
BBC Two
|
28 | |
| S01E45 | Andes Diaries 4 |
June 25, 2007
CBBC
|
30 | |
| S01E46 |
Andes Episode 6
season finale
|
July 2, 2007
BBC Two
|
28 | |
| S01E47 | Serious Andes Extra |
July 2, 2007
CBBC
|
25 | |
| S01E48 | Ocean Episode 1 |
July 9, 2008
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E49 | Ocean Episode 2 |
July 16, 2008
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E50 | Ocean Episode 3 |
July 23, 2008
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E51 | Ocean Episode 4 |
July 30, 2008
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E52 | Ocean Episode 5 |
August 6, 2008
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E53 | Ocean Episode 6 |
August 13, 2008
BBC Two
|
28 | |
| S01E54 | Ocean Episode 7 |
August 20, 2008
BBC Two
|
28 | |
| S01E55 | Ocean Episode 8 |
August 27, 2008
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E56 | Ocean Episode 9 |
September 3, 2008
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E57 |
Ocean Episode 10
season finale
|
September 10, 2008
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E58 | Livingstone Episode 1 |
February 3, 2011
BBC One
|
30 | |
| S01E59 | Livingstone Episode 2 |
February 10, 2011
BBC One
|
30 | |
| S01E60 | Livingstone Episode 3 |
February 17, 2011
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E61 | Livingstone Episode 4 |
February 24, 2011
BBC One
|
25 | |
| S01E62 | Livingstone Episode 5 |
March 3, 2011
BBC One
|
30 | |
| S01E63 |
Livingstone Episode 6
season finale
|
March 10, 2011
BBC One
|
30 | |
| S01E64 | Raleigh Episode 1 |
September 28, 2011
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E65 | Raleigh Episode 2 |
October 5, 2011
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E66 | Raleigh Episode 3 |
October 12, 2011
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E67 | Raleigh Episode 4 |
October 19, 2011
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E68 | Raleigh Episode 5 |
October 26, 2011
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E69 | Raleigh Episode 6 |
November 2, 2011
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E70 | Raleigh Episode 7 |
November 9, 2011
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E71 | Raleigh Episode 8 |
November 16, 2011
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E72 | Raleigh Episode 9 |
November 23, 2011
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E73 |
Raleigh Episode 10
series finale
|
November 30, 2011
BBC One
|
28 | |
| S01E74 |
Serious Survival Special
season finale
|
December 7, 2011
BBC One
|
30 |
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