This BBC series of exotic wildlife films exploring, mainly, African animals in their natural surroundings was produced by the husband and wife team of Armand and Michaela Denis. The couple’s home and centre of operations was in Nairobi.
Their on-camera treks across Uganda, Kenya etc – with Michaela’s shapely form constantly darting in front of the camera and Armand’s relaxed, almost domestic manner when soft-shoeing after dangerous creatures – established the couple as TV favourites during the 1950s.
The duo had scored earlier hits on the BBC with Filming Wild Animals (1954 – 1955) and Filming in Africa (1955) and the similar Michaela and Armand Denis for ITV (1955 – 1958) before embarking on Safari to Asia for the BBC between 1959 and 1961.
