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| The X Creatures |
| Format |
Cryptozoology/Documentary |
| Starring |
Chris Packham |
| Language(s) |
English |
| No. of series |
1 |
| No. of episodes |
6 |
| Production |
| Running time |
30 min. per episode |
| Broadcast |
| Original channel |
BBC |
| Original airing |
1999 |
The X Creatures was a television documentary series made by the BBC in 1998, which was broadcast in 1999 on BBC 1. It was presented by Chris Packham, and examined the possibility of the existence of cryptozoological creatures. It's name was a pun on the popular fictional television show, The X-Files. Each episode (there were six in all, each lasting 30 minutes) involved Chris Packham travelling to a certain place on Earth where the creature supposedly exists, and examining eye witness accounts, as opposed to searching for the creature. No VHS or DVD releases were ever made.
[edit] Episode List
| # |
Title |
Plot |
Date |
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| 1 |
Yeti, Myths & Men |
This episode looked at two hominid cryptids - the Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman from the Himalayas, and then the Orang Pendek from Sumatra. |
26th August 1998 |
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| 2 |
Alien in the Abyss |
This episode looked at a creature that is known to exist, despite the fact that at the time so little was known about it - the Giant Squid. |
2nd September 1998 |
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| 3 |
Loch Ness: Fathoming the Monster |
A look at the legendary Loch Ness Monster from Loch Ness in Scotland. It also looks at the existence of a giant lizard - Megalania in Australia. |
9th September 1998 |
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| 4 |
Shooting the Bigfoot |
A look at Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch of North America. In particular, there was an attempt to debunk the Patterson-Gimlin film. |
16th September 1998 |
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| 5 |
Big Cats in a Little Country |
A look at the existence of big cats in the wild of England. |
23rd September 1998 |
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| 6 |
Beyond the Jaws of Extinction |
A look at the possible existence of the Tasmanian Tiger from Australia, which is supposedly extinct. |
30th September 1998 |
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The man in the Bigfoot suit, as used to try and prove that the Patterson footage was faked in the fourth episode
[edit] Parodies of The X-Files
The show parodied the popular television science fiction program The X-Files, which was particularly popular at the time. The name The X Creatures is an obvious pun on The X-Files, as was the title sequence. Chris Packham also has a facial resemblance to The X-Files star David Duchovny.
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