Our Zoo

Our Zoo is a British drama television series from BBC One, first broadcast on 3 September 2014.

The six-part series, written by Matt Charman and directed by Andy De Emmony, is about George Mottershead, his dreams of creating a cage-free zoo, his family and how their lives changed when they embarked on the creation of Chester Zoo.

Cast

 * Lee Ingleby as George Mottershead
 * Liz White as Lizzie Mottershead
 * Anne Reid as Lucy Mottershead
 * Peter Wight as Albert Mottershead
 * Ralf Little as Billy Atkinson
 * Sophia Myles as Lady Katherine Longmore
 * Stephen Campbell Moore as Reverend Aaron Webb
 * Amelia Clarkson as Muriel Mottershead
 * Honor Kneafsey as June Mottershead

Production
Our Zoo was commissioned by Danny Cohen and Ben Stephenson for BBC One. The series was based on an idea introduced to Big Talk Productions by Aenon, the production company headed by Adam Kemp. Filming took place in Liverpool, as well as at Walton Hall in Warrington and at Abney Hall in Cheadle. When BBC said there would be no second series of Our Zoo, many fans were left surprised by the decision. On 10 December 2014 the Chester Chronicle created an online petition in the hopes of renewing the show for another series, and by the next day more than 1000 fans had signed it. In spite of these efforts, however, the BBC reiterated that they would not be producing a second series.