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Around the World in 80 Gardens (2008)

Documentary

Around the World in 80 Gardens was a television series of 10 programmes in which British gardener and broadcaster Monty Don visited 80 of the world's most celebrated gardens. The series was filmed over a period of 18 months and was first broadcast on BBC Two at 9.00pm on successive Sundays from 27 January to 30 March 2008. A book based on the series was also published. The title of the series was a reference to Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty Days and is a spiritual successor to Dan Cruickshank's earlier television series, Around the World in 80 Treasures, first broadcast in 2005.

IMDb rating
8.1 (207 votes)
Episode average
7.5 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

7.53 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 5.8 59 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 17 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 14 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 15 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 16 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 12 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 11 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 9 votesEp 10: 5.8 · 10 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Mexico and Cuba7.420
2Australia and New Zealand8.517
3India7.516
4South America8.114
5The United States of America7.415
6China and Japan7.916
7The Mediterranean7.912
8South Africa7.211
9Northern Europe7.69
10South-East Asia5.810