Meerkat Manor

2005 – 2008
Ended
Documentary · Drama
~27m / ep
4 seasons
7.6/10

Meerkat Manor is a British television programme produced by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet International that premiered in September 2005 and ran for four series until its cancellation in August 2008. Blending more traditional animal documentary style footage with dramatic narration, the series told the story of the Whiskers, one of more than a dozen families of meerkats in the Kalahari Desert being studied as part of the Kalahari Meerkat Project, a long-term field study into the ecological causes and evolutionary consequences of the cooperative nature of meerkats. The original programme was narrated by Bill Nighy, with the narration redubbed by Mike Goldman for the Australian airings and Sean Astin for the American broadcasts. The fourth series, subtitled The Next Generation, saw Stockard Channing replacing Astin as the narrator in the American dubbing.

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E1. To Have and to Have Not
Jun 6, 2008
Maybelline dominance over the Aztecs begins to crumble and members start leaving the gang. Rocket Dog has similar problems with the Whiskers.
E2. All Manor of Love
Jun 13, 2008
When Wilson tries to join the Aztecs and Zaphod deters his encroachment, he seeks attention from one of the Whiskers females.
E3. Rising Star
Jun 20, 2008
A vicious Nikita defends her territory when the Whiskers wander onto Commando territory.
E4. The Family Way
Jun 27, 2008
Sophie has problems with Rocket Dog's pregnancy, and the Aztecs find a new home with the help of Seacrest.
E5. The Mask of Zorro
Jul 4, 2008
Led by Zorro, a group of Whiskers boys confront the Commandos, where the whole group stages a military coup. Meanwhile, Sophie is evicted from the Whiskers and could face living in exile.
E6. Great Expectations
Jul 11, 2008
In her final days of pregnancy, Rocket Dog seeks a new burrow so she may give birth to her pups. Zorro learns what being a Commando is like as Nikita exerts her authority on her pregnant subordinates.