| Genre: | Documentary |
| Runtime: | 22 minutes |
| Starring: | Chris Packham |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Network: | BBC One |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
The X Creatures is a British documentary television series that was produced by the BBC which was broadcast from 26 August to 30 September 1998 on BBC One.[1] It was presented by Chris Packham, and examined the possibility of the existence of mystery animals.[2]
The name of the show was a reference to the popular fictional television show The X-Files. Each episode (there were six in all, each lasting 30 minutes) involved Chris Packham travelling to a certain place on Earth where the creature supposedly exists, and examining eyewitness accounts, as opposed to searching for the creature. No VHS or DVD releases were ever made.
| Title | Plot | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeti, Myths & Men | This episode looked at two hominid creatures - the Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman from the Himalayas,[3] and the Orang Pendek from Sumatra.[4] | 26 August 1998 | |
| 2 | Alien in the Abyss | This episode looked at a creature that is known to exist, despite the fact that at the time so little was known about it - the giant squid.[5] | 2 September 1998 | |
| 3 | Loch Ness: Fathoming the Monster | A look at the legendary Loch Ness Monster from Loch Ness in Scotland.[6] [7] It also looks at the existence of a giant lizard - Megalania in Australia. | 9 September 1998 | |
| 4 | Shooting the Bigfoot | A look at Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch of North America. In particular, there was an attempt to debunk the Patterson–Gimlin film. | 16 September 1998 | |
| 5 | Big Cats in a Little Country | A look at the existence of big cats in the wild of England.[8] | 23 September 1998 | |
| 6 | Beyond the Jaws of Extinction | A look at the possible existence of the extinct thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger.[9] | 30 September 1998 |