Martin Clunes + lemurs on the brink = nature doc with actual personality.
Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestThey live only on Madagascar and, one by one, they are dying there. Impish, precocious and endearing, the planet’s last surviving lemurs have been cornered by man on a paradise island which has turned into their hell. Species by species they are disappearing, and only a miracle will save them now. In this beautiful, deeply moving film, Martin Clunes travels down to the Indian Ocean to witness what many fear is the lemur’s last stand, standing shoulder to shoulder with those who would save them from forces which are slipping rapidly out of control.
Martin Clunes travels down to the Indian Ocean to witness what many fear is the lemur's last stand.
Acting
Clunes' genuine emotional investment in fuzzy primates.
Cinematography
Madagascar's otherworldly landscapes steal every scene.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clunes filmed this between Doc Martin seasons, using his sitcom downtime to pursue a long-held passion for primatology.
The title's 'last stand' framing proved prophetic: since 2012, two lemur species have gone functionally extinct in the wild.
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