Ross Kemp: Extreme World (Series 4)
| Ross Kemp: Extreme Worlds (series 4) | |
|---|---|
 Series Four title cards | |
| Starring | Ross Kemp |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky One |
| Original release | 22 February – 5 March 2015 |
The fourth series of Ross Kemp: Extreme World, BAFTA-winning documentary maker Ross Kemp and his Extreme World team are back, gaining unparalleled access to the people and places caught up in some of the most important global issues of our time. You can’t say that Ross Kemp likes an easy life: the former EastEnders star has carved himself out a niche as a reporter willing to embed himself in some of the world’s most trouble-scarred spots. For his latest series, he’ll be meeting criminal biker gangs in Australia, Iraqi and Syrian immigrants in Calais, and exploring South Africa’s appalling rape epidemic.
Production
Sky One announced in 2014 that they had renewed extreme worlds for a fourth series to air in early 2015, unlike passed series the fourth series will be made up of 7x60 minute episodes making it the longest series. Filming begun straight after finishing for the third series.
Episodes
| Series no. |
Total no. |
Title | Original air date | UK viewers (millions)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | "Ukraine" | 22 January 2015 | 0.64m |
| Ross investigates the increasing tension between Pro-Russian Separatists and the Ukrainian Nationalists as Russia threatens a full scale invasion of the country. He heads to the frontline to speak with the Azov Battalion, a unit hailed as heroes in their homeland for fighting Russian snipers without assistance from the Government or Ukrainian Army. | ||||
| 2 | 19 | "South Africa" | 29 January 2015 | 0.59m |
| Ross visits the Rape capital of the world, where it is estimated that over 50% of women have been raped at least once in their lifetime, and spends time in a towncipal where gangs view rape as a hobby. He speaks with ministers and campaigners fighting for justice for the victims, and learns that 85% of children under 12 have witnessed a rape. | ||||
| 3 | 20 | "Honduras" | 5 February 2015 | 0.52m |
| Ross travels to the Murder capital of the world, where more than four murders per principal are committed each day. He undertakes the 1,500 mile journey travelled by more than 1,200 migrants every day, who attempt to reach the American border to escape violent gangs and bandits, whose sole aim is to rob, assault and kidnap vulnerable victims. | ||||
| 4 | 21 | "Calais" | 12 February 2015 | 0.52m |
| Ross investigates the ever increasing problem of migration in camps just outside the port of Calais, where more than 10,500 people attempted to enter the UK illegally over the course of six months in 2014. He meets with the UK border force, and learns of the many ways and means that migrants adopt in order to attempt to avoid detection. | ||||
| 5 | 22 | "Memphis" | 19 February 2015 | 0.50m |
| Ross heads to Memphis to find out if the bill of rights, passed in 1964, which was intended to ease the segregation of African-American and White American communities, is still effective in modern society. He tries to discover the reasons why so many young African-American children end up in a destructive lifestyle of drugs and guns from as young as eight. | ||||
| 6 | 23 | "Australia" | 26 February 2015 | 0.55m |
| Ross travels across Australia with various members of 1% motorcycle groups, whose daily life – and ultimately, their freedom – is being placed under threat by new laws implemented by the Australian government in the light of well documented outbreaks of violence. He meets with a chief of police to find out if these laws can be truly justified. | ||||
| 7 | 24 | "Special: Britain's Deprived Coast" | 5 March 2015 | 0.53m |
| Ross takes a look at the cultures which operate in some of Britain's most deprived seaside towns, including drug dealing, poverty and homelessness. He speaks with residents of Britain's most deprived town, Jaywick, where the number of unemployed workers is 50% higher than the national average, as well as travelling to Blackpool and Margate. | ||||
Ratings
| Episode | Date | Official Sky One rating (In millions) | Sky One weekly rank | Total Sky One viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 22 January 2015 | 0.64 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 2 | 29 January 2015 | 0.59 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 3 | 5 February 2015 | 0.52 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 4 | 12 February 2015 | 0.52 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 5 | 19 February 2015 | 0.50 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 6 | 26 February 2015 | 0.55 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 7 | 5 March 2015 | 0.53 | N/A | N/A |
| Series average | ||||
References
- ↑ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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