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Places That Don't Exist (2005)

Documentary

Holidays in the Danger Zone: Places That Don't Exist is a five-part BBC Four series on breakaway states and unrecognised nations, devised, written and presented by Simon Reeve. The series producer was Will Daws. The producer was Iain Overton. The series took the team to little-known parts of the world including Somaliland, recognised as part of Somalia; Transnistria of Moldova; Taiwan; Nagorno-Karabakh of Azerbaijan; Ajaria, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia, all recognized by the United Kingdom as parts of Georgia. The program and its team were awarded a One World Award in June 2005 for best popular feature.

IMDb rating
8.0 (96 votes)
Episode average
7.1 -0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

7.12 avg 5 episodes 8.0 → 6.0

Ep 1: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 10 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 7 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 10 votesEp 5: 6.0 · 11 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Somaliland8.011
2Transneistria7.710
3Taiwan7.27
4South Ossetia and Abkhazia6.710
5Nagorno Karabakh6.011