

Deadly Mission Shark
2023 · BBC iPlayer · 28 min · 1 season
S01E10 · Great Hammerhead Sharks
Tue, 19 Sept, 3:00 am
The team of young shark saviours are coming to the end of their time in the shark sanctuary around the island of Bimini in the Bahamas. Now, they are on their last dive – to see great hammerheads.
About
Deadly Mission Shark is the toughest challenge yet, to protect the future of sharks who are facing extinction. This is where Steve Backshall and a team of kids from the UK and Bahamas step in to inspire and change the world. But will the kids complete their mission and learn to dive with sharks?
Episodes
- E01
Shark Saviours
Tue, 5 Sept· 28 minSteve Backshall is on a mission to create a new generation of shark saviours, but first he needs to find his team. Steve takes 12 young UK hopefuls to boot camp.
- E02
Mission Bimini
Tue, 5 Sept· 28 minSteve Backshall has chosen his UK team of six to travel with him to Bimini in the Bahamas, where they learn how to scuba dive and become the next generation of shark saviours.
- E03
Black Tip Sharks
Tue, 5 Sept· 28 minSteve Backshall is taking ten novice divers on one deadly mission - to dive with sharks in Bimini, the shark capital of the world, with the ultimate goal being to qualify as scuba divers.
- E04
Lemon Sharks
Tue, 5 Sept· 28 minTen young novice divers are in the Bahamas with Steve Backshall, on a mission to qualify as scuba divers and become shark saviours.
- E05
Southern Stingrays
Tue, 12 Sept· 28 minBad weather causes sea sickness among the team, and their next diving lesson has to be abandoned.
- E06
Nurse Sharks
Tue, 12 Sept· 28 minIt's time to celebrate, as Steve Backshall's team of ten shark saviours have all passed their dive training and are now fully qualified scuba divers.
- E07
Bottlenose Dolphins
Tue, 12 Sept· 28 minThe team splits into two to see which can find the most species against the clock.
- E08
Bull Sharks
Tue, 12 Sept· 28 minSteve wants to introduce the team to the bull shark from the safety of an underwater shark cage.
- E09
Tiger Sharks
Tue, 19 Sept· 28 minAs the team prepare for their great hammerhead experience, Steve has one more dive he wants some of them to experience. He takes four of the team out to the wreck of an old ship.
- E10
Great Hammerhead Sharks
Tue, 19 Sept· 28 minThe team of young shark saviours are coming to the end of their time in the shark sanctuary around the island of Bimini in the Bahamas. Now, they are on their last dive – to see great hammerheads.
Cast

Steve Backshall
Presenter