Product Description

This thrilling adventure series takes actor and passionate fisherman Robson Green on the adventure of a lifetime to the greatest fishing destinations ever seen. Robson Green is on a mission to discover the weird, the wonderful and the way-off-limits of the fishing world. Chasing some of the most elusive and terrifying fish on the planet, Robson learns new tricks, hears old stories and eats pretty much everything he catches. From Costa Rica, living with the Maleku tribe as they hunt the elusive piranha-like machaca; through Louisiana in search of barracudas; to South Africa to face a hammerhead shark; hunting giant catfish on the Ebro River; and at sea in the Azores, attempting to catch a 500lb blue marlin; in all these experiences and more - Robson Green discovers a world of drama unlike any he has ever experienced before.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2615 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-04-06
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 200 minutes

Synopsis
The ever-popular Robson Green (SOLDIER SOLDIER, WIRE IN THE BLOOD) presents this smart and informative series focusing on extreme fishing. Green travels from Costa Rica to South Africa by way Louisiana to explore waters that are home to some of the world's deadliest creatures including hammerhead sharks, barracudas and giant catfish.

About the Actor
Robson Golightly Green was born in Hexham, and named, in Northeast tradition as first son, after family surnames: Robson is his grandmother's maiden surname, while Golightly is after William Golightly, a famous trade union leader in the 1920s. Green grew up in Dudley, a small mining village in North Tyneside where his father worked down the coal mining pits. After being inspired by over-flying jets, he decided he wanted to join the Royal Air Force. On starting secondary school, he joined the Air Training Corps, and also picked up a guitar for the first time, later forming his first band "Solid State" in 1982. Latterly he also spent one night a week at Backworth Drama Centre, and then played in a series of productions at both school and Backworth. On leaving school at 17, and deciding against the RAF, he joined Swan Hunters ship yard as a draughtsman, and on one occasion tried his hand at professional boxing. After two years at Swan's, he decided on a career in acting, and after auditioning began training under the tutelage of artistic director Max Roberts - his director previously at Backworth. During his training he continued his musical career, forming successful local band "The Workie Tickets". By 1988 he had started his screen career, featured in Shields Stories a series of short stories made by Amber Films. Green first made his name as an actor in the BBC series Casualty, but after three series moved to national prominence as Fusilier Dave Tucker in the drama series Soldier Soldier. One episode in 1995 called for Green and co-star Jerome Flynn to sing Unchained Melody. Subsequently ITV was inundated by people looking to buy the song, and the pair were persuaded by Simon Cowell to release it as a single - a double A-side with White Cliffs of Dover. It stayed at No.1 for 7 weeks in UK Chart, selling more than 1.9 million copies and making it the best-selling single of the year, and winning the duo the Music Week Awards in 1996 for best single and best album. Subsequently they had two further #1 singles and two #1 albums, all re-makes of standards. The song gave Green the opportunity to sign a long term deal with ITV, and star in several of the network s dramas, including Touching Evil, Grafters and Reckless. In 1996, he set up an independent production company, Coastal Productions, with business partner Sandra Jobling to give youngsters from the North East the opportunities he struggled for. The company has since produced or co-produced most of Green's television work, as well as local productions at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle upon Tyne. In 2002, Green starred as clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill in the crime drama Wire in the Blood. His production company has brought four new dramas to the small screen in the last 2 years, including the massive ratings hit Christmas Lights (also named Northern Lights, and later City Lights), which had viewing figures of nearly 12 million. Coastal also produces drama series, including Hereafter starring then showbiz couple Stephen Tompkinson and Dervla Kirwan. In July 1998, Green received an Honorary Degree from the University of Northumbria, and in September 2006, he was voted by the general public as number 35 in a poll of TV's Greatest Stars. In 2005, Green starred in a miniseries, Rocket Man, playing a widower trying to build a rocket to send his dead wife's ashes into space.

Customer Reviews

A Great Catch
I hadn't really been a huge fan of Robson Green until I saw this series go out on Channel 5 last year and became completely hooked. His passion for fishing is infectious, the fishing itself (hammerhead sharks, barracudas, giant cat-fish) was hugely dramatic and the scenery breath-taking.

More Than Just Fishing
There's a new series of this going out now on Channel 5 and I've found it really enjoyable, so will have to catch up with the first series on DVD. I remember seeing some of this at the time and it was a lot of fun. Grappling for Catfish in Louisiana sticks in my mind - lying body down in the mud feeling your way for Catfish. Well, its not every day...

EXTREME FISHING WITH ROBSON GREEN DVD
AN EXTREMELY ENTERTAINING DVD , I WAS NOT INTENDING TO WATCH THIS AS IT WAS A GIFT BUT FOUND IT VERY AMUSING AND INTERESTING AND ROBSON GREEN'S NATURAL PRESENTATION AND ENTHUSIASUM INFECTIOUS. BY THE WAY , I HAVE NO INTEREST IN FISHING WHAT SO EVER NORMALLY !!!!