''Brilliant Creatures'' is a children's wildlife TV show that aired in the UK on ITV's children's slot

CITV CITV (short for Children's ITV, also known as the CITV Channel) is a British free-to-air children's television channel owned by ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive and acquisitions, every day from 6 am to 9 pm which ...

between 13 July 1998 and 10 March 2004. It was produced by The Foundation, and was distributed by Entertainment Rights overseas. The original presenters were

Terry Nutkins Terence Paul Nutkins (12 August 1946 – 6 September 2012) was an English naturalist, television presenter and author. He appeared in the UK children's programmes '' Animal Magic'', '' The Really Wild Show'', '' Brilliant Creatures'' and ...

and

Gail McKenna Gail McKenna (born 30 December 1968) is an English former glamour model, former theatre and television actress, and former television presenter. She worked as a ''Page 3'' girl and glamour model from 1986 until 1990, before becoming a sports pre ...

. Presenters in later series included Chris Rogers in series 2 and from series 4, the show was revamped with a new logo and a new format. It then continued to be presented by McKenna and

Stephen Mulhern Stephen Daniel Mulhern is an English television presenter, magician, and comedian. He began his television career on CITV, presenting the children's shows ''Finger Tips'' (2001–2004) and ''Tricky TV'' (2005–2010). Mulhern has presented vario ...

until the series end. The show was repeated on the CITV channel until 2012.

Series Guide

* Series 1 - 7 editions – 13 July 1998 – 24 August 1998 * Series 2 - 7 editions – 12 July 1999 – 23 August 1999 * Series 3 - 7 editions – 25 July 2000 – 5 September 2000 * Series 4 - 10 editions 4 June 2001 – 15 June 2001 * Series 5 - 10 editions 12 June 2002 – 2 August 2002 * Series 6 - 10 editions 7 January 2004 – 10 March 2004

References

External links

Neverhappendco.uk/brilliantcreatures/ser4/home.html ''Brilliant Creatures''] archive (The Foundation)
''Brilliant Creatures''
title sequence (Gizmo Animation) (Sources: BFI, The Foundation) 1990s British children's television series 2000s British children's television series 1998 British television series debuts 2004 British television series endings British children's television series ITV children's television shows Television series about animals English-language television shows {{nonfiction-tv-prog-stub