2005 British television series debuts

Life in the Undergrowth

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 9

David Attenborough reveals the amazing stories behind the tiny lives of invertebrates, exploring their incredible miniature world with ground-breaking camerawork and technology.

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Rome

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.7

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

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Tribe

Series Age rating: 8 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.7

Documentary series following former British Royal Marine Bruce Parry as he visits a number of remote tribes around the world, spending a month living and interacting with each society.

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The Thick of It

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.7

Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

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Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.6

This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

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Bleak House

Series Age rating: 8 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.3

The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make...

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Meerkat Manor

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.3

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 A...

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Extras

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optim...

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Egypt

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.2

Television drama serial about various archaeological discoveries taking place in that country's history, with the occasional 'flashback' scene involving actors portraying the ancient Egyptians themsel...

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