Series synopsis
Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on December 27, 2020. It stars Sara Pascoe.
Writer and comedian Sara Pascoe is learning how to do the world’s most endangered jobs, from ice-carving in Finland to climbing trees to making sweets in Cuba.
Premise
Writer and comedian Sara Pascoe is learning how to do the world’s most endangered jobs, from ice-carving in Finland to climbing trees to making sweets in Cuba.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sara Pascoe as Self - Presenter
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | December 27, 2020 | January 10, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 3 | April 9, 2023 | April 23, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cuba Writer and comedian Sara Pascoe travels to Cuba to learn and try out the unique jobs put at risk by the country’s increased exposure to commercialism. Among the workers she meets are a mattress magician, a cigar factory reader and a family who climb giant coconut trees to make a local sweet. |
December 27, 2020 |
| 2 |
Georgia Writer and comedian Sara Pascoe heads to Georgia to learn about its unique jobs, which include polyphonic singing and reluctantly guiding tourists in the Stalin Museum. |
January 3, 2021 |
| 3 |
Finland Sara Pascoe travels to Finland, where the changing climate is affecting traditional workers. Sara tries her hand at ice carving, tree felling and being Santa’s elf in Lapland. |
January 10, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greece Writer and comedian Sara Pascoe returns with her unique travelogue, learning how to do the world’s endangered jobs. In Greece, she meets the last monk in a monastery, a family of church bell makers and some villagers who communicate by whistling to each other. |
April 9, 2023 |
| 2 |
Denmark Writer and comedian Sara Pascoe returns with her unique travelogue learning how to do the world’s endangered jobs. In Denmark, she learns how to build from a Lego master and make a roof out of seaweed with a group of thatchers. |
April 16, 2023 |
| 3 |
Jordan Writer and comedian Sara Pascoe returns with her unique travelogue learning how to do the world’s endangered jobs. In Jordan, Sara learns how to be a Dead Sea lifeguard and overnights in the desert with a family of Bedouin herders on the lookout for dangerous animals. |
April 23, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 27, 2020 |
| Last aired | April 23, 2023 |
| Runtime | 59 minutes |
| Status | continue |