{"id":24738,"date":"2026-03-12T11:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/5-unveils-new-factual-series-with-samuel-west-adrian-edmonson\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:47:27","slug":"5-unveils-new-factual-series-with-samuel-west-adrian-edmonson-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/5-unveils-new-factual-series-with-samuel-west-adrian-edmonson-2\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Unveils New Factual Series with Samuel West &#038; Adrian Edmonson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5 has ordered Sam<em> &amp; Ade Go Birding<\/em> (w.t.), a three-part series that stars Samuel West and Adrian Edmonson.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Frank Films, the series follows actors West and Edmondson across three weekend adventures as they head off around the British Isles on a birdwatching quest. For West, birding is a long-standing passion\u2014having been recording his sightings for 20 years\u2014and for Edmondson, the hobby is something new.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Frank Films, Jamie Balment serves as executive producer and Rob Gill is series director.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatching birds is a simple pleasure,\u201d said West. \u201cAt heart, it\u2019s an invitation to connect with the natural world. All you need is a desire to look, listen and enjoy. A pair of binoculars helps; a friend to share it with makes it even better, especially when they\u2019re as much fun as Adrian Edmondson. I\u2019m thrilled that we get to invite the 5 audience along with us on our travels; they\u2019ve already proved how tasteful and clever they are by liking <em>All Creatures Great and Small<\/em> so much. Welcome to the gentle art of noticing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how I got to be this old without knowing more about birds. It feels like a huge hole in my education,\u201d said Edmonson. \u201cSam is going to fill me in. And\u2026we get to go to the pub!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Sam &amp; Ade Go Birding <\/em>(w.t.) is one of the most heartwarming pieces of televisual joy I\u2019ve had the good fortune to be part of,\u201d said Kit Morey, commissioning editor for 5. \u201cWhilst celebrating Britain\u2019s beautiful birdlife, Sam and Ade share their equally beautiful friendship and remind us that it really is the simple things in life that can bring the greatest happiness. Frank Films has created something truly special, and at a time when the world feels overwhelming, we hope 5\u2019s audiences will welcome this calm, uplifting and extremely humorous escape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been so genuinely lovely to make it and hasn\u2019t felt much like the preceding twenty years of my career,\u201d said Balment. \u201cI\u2019m chuffed to bits by what Sam and Ade\u2014and a brilliant team headed by Rob Gill\u2014have pulled off. I hope it will soar like an eagle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was thrilled to see our amazing ambassador Sam West center stage here\u2014his passion for birds shines through every scene and together with Ade\u2019s humor, their camaraderie and the incredible birds and scenery, the series absolutely captures the zeitgeist\u2014millions of people are discovering a love of birds and I\u2019m sure this will inspire even more,\u201d said Beccy Speight, RSPB&#8217;s CEO. \u201cI really hope it encourages viewers to go out and explore not just the RSPB and Wildlife Trust reserves so beautifully featured, but to use this spring to enjoy nature wherever they are\u2014it\u2019s inspiring, it is vital for our wellbeing and it needs us all to be championing it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 has ordered Sam &#038; Ade Go Birding (w.t.), a three-part series that stars Samuel West and Adrian Edmonson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7389,"featured_media":24737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[12304,12301,12302,6592,12300,12305],"class_list":["post-24738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-adrian-edmonson","tag-beccy-speight","tag-jamie-balment","tag-kit-morey","tag-sam-ade-go-birding","tag-samuel-west","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Unveils New Factual Series with Samuel West &amp; 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