TORONTO — Blue Ant Media announced yesterday BBC First’s new original series Griff’s Canadian Adventure, featuring Welsh comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones (above), will have its Canadian broadcast premiere Thursday, April 21 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT exclusively on BBC First.
The series, spread over six, 60 minutes, episodes, follows Rhys Jones as he travels across Canada and immerses himself in Canadian culture, explains a press release.
“Through mountain ranges and vast prairies to glittering cities and remote Arctic towns, the series explores how history has shaped Canada; uncovering what makes each province so tantalizingly unique, yet distinctly Canadian. From the rugged Atlantic Coast of Newfoundland to Vancouver in the Pacific Northwest, each episode sees Griff undergo a unique and quirky challenge that reflects the region he is visiting in Canada,” reads a description in the release.
The first episode sees Rhys Jones visiting Newfoundland where he cuts cod tongues and sings sea shanties with Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle. Other episodes feature Rhys Jones trying his hand at dog-sledding in Manitoba and eating poutine in Quebec.
Griff’s Canadian Adventure is a co-production by Nikki Ray Media Agency and EQ Media Group, in association with Blue Ant Media, Channel 4 in the UK, Abacus Media Rights, Quiver Entertainment, ABC in Australia, and The History Channel in New Zealand.
The executive producers of the series are David Alrich, Richard Fletcher, Mike Sheerin, Tanya Linton, Brendan Dahill and Marc Hishberg. Portia Corman serves as the series producer. Sam Linton, head of original content for Blue Ant Media, oversees the series for BBC First.
Photo borrowed from Blue Ant Media’s website.
