Series synopsis
The Island with Bear Grylls is a British reality television series that premiered on Channel 4 on May 5, 2014. It stars Bear Grylls.
Generations have wondered if they could survive being stranded on a desert island. But how would people cope if they had to do it, for real, and with only themselves to rely on? It's a role reversal for Bear Grylls in this adventure series. Instead of himself attempting to survive harsh conditions in a remote location, Grylls abandons groups of British men and women on remote, uninhabited Pacific islands for a month and more. They will be completely alone, filming themselves, and with only the c ...
Premise
Generations have wondered if they could survive being stranded on a desert island. But how would people cope if they had to do it, for real, and with only themselves to rely on? It's a role reversal for Bear Grylls in this adventure series. Instead of himself attempting to survive harsh conditions in a remote location, Grylls abandons groups of British men and women on remote, uninhabited Pacific islands for a month and more. They will be completely alone, filming themselves, and with only the clothes they're wearing and some basic tools. The island may look like paradise but behind the beaches it can be hell on earth. When stripped of all the luxuries and conveniences of 21st-century living, does modern British man still have the spirit and resources to survive?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bear Grylls as Himself
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 38 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | May 5, 2014 | June 2, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 13 | April 8, 2015 | May 21, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 7 | March 28, 2016 | May 3, 2016 |
| Season 4 | 6 | April 23, 2017 | May 14, 2017 |
| Season 5 | 6 | April 2, 2018 | May 1, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After being dropped off on the island by Bear, the men are in danger of being overwhelmed by the tides. Battling through the dense undergrowth, the enormity of the task ahead dawns on them. As they try to get to know each other, daylight is quickly fading and tempers fray as doubts set in during the search for shelter for the night. With dehydration and hunger taking hold, the men are up against it. They need to find water and make fire or their time on the island will be over. The battle for survival is on. |
May 5, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 It's been 48 hours since the men had a meal and hunger grips the group. The race is on to bring food back to camp before they become too weak to hunt. The men take greater and greater risks in the pursuit of vital calories, desperate to seek new ways to chase, trap and outsmart the island's elusive wildlife. Ryan lashes out in anger and Craig is left deflated. And then they come face to face with one of the island's most fearsome predators - the caiman crocodile. |
May 12, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 With the men losing weight on a diet of just 300 calories a day, Ryan heads off alone in search of food. But without water, he soon finds himself lost and in imminent danger. With Ryan's actions now affecting the whole group, the men have a choice. Do they bring him back into the fold? Or do they cast him out? |
May 19, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Men's Island The men swim ashore. Hammered by a succession of tropical storms, they must find a safe place away from deadly scorpions, snakes and caiman crocodile. And less than a week in, a fierce row breaks out. |
April 8, 2015 |
| 2 |
The Women's Island Bear Grylls abandons 14 women on a desert island in the Pacific. As night falls on Day 1, they make camp in the jungle - at the mercy of deadly creatures and voracious sand flies. |
April 9, 2015 |
| 3 |
The Men's Island The men have barely slept or had a real meal since landing. And a bitter rivalry between the island's two builders, Paul and Andy, has turned into all-out war. |
April 15, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 28, 2016 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 4, 2016 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 11, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Old and young go head to head for the fourth series of Bear Grylls epic survival show. With just the clothes on their backs and a handful of basic tools, which generation has what it takes to survive when pushed to the limits of human endurance? |
April 23, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The young group's campsites turns into a swamp in the rain. They join up with the orders but immediately there's a row. Freddie kills a snake, and Kaggy goes on a turkey hunt. |
April 24, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 With the old and young living side by side, the islanders hope to hit their stride. But hunger and frayed tempers lead to bust-ups as the islanders turn on one of their own. |
May 1, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Bears drops the 16 castaways in caiman-infested mangroves and deep water. The two teams soon meet, and it quickly becomes clear that the island isn't their biggest challenge, at the prospect of living together kickstarts a class war. |
April 2, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 After a class war on the Pacific desert island, the wealthy and less well-off teams go their separate ways and set up two camps at opposite ends of the same beach. |
April 9, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In search of much-needed food, Barnes decides to risk strong currents and riptides on a journey by raft to a nearby island. But the voyage has disastrous consequences. |
April 16, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 5, 2014 |
| Last aired | May 1, 2018 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |