
Treasure Island with Bear Grylls
2019 · Channel 4 · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Surviving the Island
Mon, 7 Oct, 9:00 am
Bear returns to Treasure Island to explore how the castaways coped for 35 days - with the brutal conditions, each other, and with the lure of hidden cash worth £100k.
About
Twelve people are left on an uninhabited island in the Pacific, marooned and facing the toughest five weeks of their lives, with cash prizes worth £100,000 waiting to be discovered. What the participants do with the money when they find it is up to them, but if they leave early, they leave with nothing.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Mon, 9 Sept· 60 minIn just the clothes on their back, with a day's supply of water and a few basic tools, the group is abandoned on the treacherous south east side of the island. They are immediately confronted with their first big decision when a helicopter flies overhead and parachutes a box of cash on the north shore. Do they chase the money or try to make camp? Bear keeps a watchful eye on proceedings.
- E02
Episode 2
Mon, 16 Sept· 60 minFour days in, and the contestants are struggling. There's £100,000 hidden in the jungle, waiting to be found, but the group are busy battling sleep deprivation thanks to an insect infestation. Plumber Jack wrestles a potential meal from the grip of a python, and crisis hits when the islanders realise there is a major issue with their water supply. Ex-marine Marco and hereditary peer Ivar are sitting on a secret stash of £35,000. They volunteer to lead the search for a new water source - but can they be trusted to put the interests of the group before their own?
- E03
Episode 3
Mon, 23 Sept· 60 minThe group are barely subsisting on coconuts and winkles. With suspicions on the rise about the hidden cash, Morag takes action that threatens to tear the islanders apart.
- E04
Episode 4
Mon, 30 Sept· 60 minAfter seven days without a proper meal, the group of hungry and exhausted contestants start to fall apart as tensions around money continue to plague the camp. Meanwhile, 58-year-old Morag and 75-year-old Irene are keen to prove that age and gender mean nothing on the island, as they set about the difficult task of hunting some food.
- E05
Episode 5
Mon, 7 Oct· 60 minAfter days of hunger and bickering over cash, the end is in sight for the Islanders. But with £35k still to be discovered, will people share the money or keep it for themselves?
- E06
Surviving the Island
Mon, 7 Oct· 60 minBear returns to Treasure Island to explore how the castaways coped for 35 days - with the brutal conditions, each other, and with the lure of hidden cash worth £100k.
Cast

Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls