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- Drama series based on the true story of the Mottershead family who, in the face of staunch opposition and huge personal sacrifice, founded Chester Zoo in the 1930s.
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Sep 15, 2014 · Proving that motto wrong is the new feelgood BBC One drama Our Zoo, based on the true story of how George Mottershead set up Chester Zoo at Upton in the 1930s. The ‘cast’ includes assorted wildlife.
The fact that this dramatization was based on a true story made it all the more remarkable and unique. The setting was beautiful and the animals were believable for the out start of a zoo for that time period.
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- 2014-09-03
- Drama, History
- Lee Ingleby, Liz White, Anne Reid
Sep 24, 2014 · But although Our Zoo may be a TV drama only based on a true story, the animosity towards the Mottersheads and their plans to build Chester Zoo, rings true, according to Upton historian Phil Pearn.
Drama series based on the true story of the Mottershead family who, in the face of staunch opposition and huge personal sacrifice, founded Chester Zoo in the 1930s.
Aug 5, 2014 · It's a dramatisation of a true story of the founding of Chester Zoo, which is actually a really, really cool and interesting story. "[George Mottershead] came back from the First World War unable to reintegrate into society, not comfortable around people.
- Patrick Mclennan
Aug 31, 2014 · A new BBC drama based on the inspiring real story of the Mottershead family who established Chester Zoo in the 1930s will be hitting our screens soon. With incredible single-mindedness, George Mottershead drove himself and his family to realise his ambition to transform a ramshackle house, on the outskirts of Chester, into a unique zoo that ...
In autumn 2014, Our Zoo - a six-part drama based on the true story of the Mottershead family who founded Chester Zoo in the 1930s, was broadcast by the BBC for the first time.
