{"id":623,"date":"2025-05-22T10:28:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/studioinsider\/?p=623"},"modified":"2025-06-06T14:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:16:35","slug":"deadly-60-producer-unpacks-how-the-show-is-made-and-its-high-risk-high-reward-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/studioinsider\/2025\/05\/22\/deadly-60-producer-unpacks-how-the-show-is-made-and-its-high-risk-high-reward-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly 60 producer unpacks its high risk, high reward nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/studioinsider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Inflatables-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-626 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/565;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Miller on set of Deadly 60 with boom operator. (Credit- BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1954c2eb39928a48e2656fd0df3b7ef5\">Meet John Miller, the BAFTA award winning series producer of Deadly 60, and the man in charge of putting the show together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7fe012a4a716cb2c71d90ecfa0c61e80\"><strong>\u201cWe nearly didn&#8217;t even get Deadly 1\u201d, says Miller.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-644e5a3f328e516529cf34b2ca0d0ec7\">In the series\u2019 first episode, one of the show&#8217;s most infamous moments saw Steve Backshall and the crew get snuck up on by an aggressive hippo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0086b57be96356448dbef26513453dc\">Miller says: \u201cIt was our second day of filming, we knew where this particular hippo was and we knew there was this sand bank we could film on where it couldn\u2019t get to us. We\u2019ve got crew on the bank and in a boat filming. Suddenly this other hippo turns up behind us and you can see this thing in the water coming in. It\u2019s 5 metres away, now 3 metres and you\u2019re thinking oh my God. We managed to get the boat out, whilst Steve\u2019s hidden down the river in his little kayak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1243\" height=\"635\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/studioinsider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/Bafta-Speech.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-625 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1243px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1243\/635;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John picking up his BAFTA for his work on Deadly 60. (Credit &#8211; BAFTA) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-119e5006e850224be89f27b8aec9ff0e\">&#8220;We were able to capture all of it and it added this dynamic feel because it was all hand held and we were all over the shop, but I\u2019m glad that we did because it showed just how dangerous these animals can be if you\u2019re really not 100% on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-983ce17220b61969f054454a5b5a0bce\">It&#8217;s commonplace for nature documentaries to have loads of cameramen camouflaged away, sitting totally still for hours a day, aiming their cameras at animals hundreds of metres away, hoping they catch them doing something remarkable. Deadly 60 took an exciting new approach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0be5a1ba1e7962b24e9fb406a81fa74a\">They had the unique task of creating a wildlife programme that showcased some of the scariest creatures on the planet whilst tailoring it for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Factual - BAFTA Children&#039;s 2011\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4dTBo70fqZg?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d9c3a127f946439d947c76d11382f3ff\">Miller says: \u201cSo as series producer I was in charge of looking after the programme. We went off and shot the first few episodes and I came back and sat with the series editor for a good couple months, putting it together, working out what the format should be and making sure it all had the same style and tone. Is it going to be funny? Is it going to be serious? So we worked out a balance. It was a very simple format and it worked and if we tried to break away from it it\u2019d fall apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18a763962757ee733ae6920f757788ea\">\u201cThere\u2019s a moment after the hippo tension where me and the soundman make a joke about it being an inflatable hippo. We left it in because we thought let\u2019s lighten the mood because it was quite nerve racking the whole thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af405781c78ce05755709cfcc2afea9a\">\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be careful with how you delve into those stories. There\u2019s editorial guidelines to all of it. Certainly with children there\u2019s a level you mustn&#8217;t cross. You don&#8217;t want to scare them but at the same time you want to tell them about these animals which can be quite cruel and dangerous at times. There\u2019s a massive responsibility there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c08b80ac026ffe32c6bb54e8429d7b9\">Filming wildlife is unpredictable and no amount of planning can fully prepare a crew for the unexpected. John recounts the time he and the crew were documenting a domesticated hippo, which took a dislike to the soundman because of his large boom mic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8038116bc61c88c642d5424566ec1d4c\">Miller says: \u201cHe had to jump out the window to save himself. And then you\u2019ve got Steve in the water with this hippo showing off its massive tusks. I\u2019m thinking this could go wrong at any moment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-701df0ab49d87315417ba96f1ebaabb0\"><br><strong>\u201cThe risk assessment sheets are huge and you\u2019re constantly having to do it, because things are changing every second.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54860a0b7dd2119ff893401b160edd8c\">\u201cYou\u2019re constantly thinking, I want to capture this, but in a way that we\u2019re not going to end up never coming home. Some things were just pulled because we haven\u2019t felt safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1b97a653096f7eb51bf2a0da23718db\">Filming for wildlife television is a constant bumpy ride. Often, plenty of ideas are scrapped due to safety concerns and the impossible circumstances of the jungle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9be69122e443fcc001fc6a9f1fc22e52\">Out filming in the jungle, the beauty of the process lies where one idea gets discarded, and another idea nobody thought of comes out of nowhere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0a2d77c8f7b1bd39e4562c656c3c112c\">John explains how on the fly wildlife shooting is, when an animal he and the crew didn\u2019t know existed, and were not seeking out, made it onto the Deadly 60. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f83ddb5a84af822ff3a892638207b335\">\u201cSo we were in Brazil and staying on this river boat. We were out at night and trying to catch some fish to eat for supper and realised something was taking all our bait. So we put a camera down and there were these things called candiru eels which were about a foot long and an inch thick. They look like something out of Alien! Basically, what they do is at night, if anything comes into the water they\u2019ll burrow into any hole or orifice they can find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac103daa54d1fbdddbf16247e8a05957\">\u201cWe were thinking, this is great. So we\u2019ve lowered a chicken carcass in, and it stripped it within seconds. We filmed it and it was one of those surprise things that ended up going on the Deadly 60 because it was just so horrific but amazing at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b4ffd1dd7f9f64ac68f5ef7113b9fadb\">\u201cWe\u2019d been swimming in that river during the day, but they only come out at night, thank God!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a7a97c633f66be4546bac6da6e7d8a4a\">A small crew is crucial during wildlife shoots. A lean crew lowers the amount of equipment needed and helps with flexibility, especially in unfamiliar locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65926e3931daea225dbd8f4f8dd1253e\">It\u2019s easier to move quickly and navigate potentially risky situations. Miller says that the Deadly crew typically consists of a presenter, producer, director, camera operator, soundman and a fixer, the latter being the most important person when travelling abroad: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-489ae206b717fa611d0bd179771d54be\">\u201c98% of what we filmed on Deadly was because of the fixer. They\u2019re invaluable. You\u2019d never find anything without them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9b8124c847f7de3f87bbf7c24a104c48\">\u201cThey know the area, they know the people who can get you into places and they know where the animals are. When they know you\u2019re coming they\u2019ll be out searching for the animal, weeks in advance. Normally they\u2019ve grown up there. They\u2019re one of the most key people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-04050eb3a22e0e8f6dfc7aa827e121b7\">\u201cI had a great experience with one guy. We were on the river and he woke me at 5 in the morning and said, \u2018John would you like to come and meet my family, they live just down the river.\u2019 We trundled off in his little boat while everyone else was asleep. I\u2019d gotten on so well with this guy and I had breakfast with him and his family. It was like a bit of a dream, like it hadn\u2019t happened but it was a lovely, lovely moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f3a96ac8560637b35928ffda2d158593\">On top of being the series producer of Deadly 60, John Miller is also a writer, director and a jack of all trades in the TV industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0a4cdaf070431da55b18097637114c27\">He\u2019s worked on countless popular shows including <em>\u2018Dickinson\u2019s Real Deal\u2019<\/em>, <em>\u2018Andy\u2019s Dinosaur Adventures\u2019<\/em>, <em>\u2018Ray Mears\u2019<\/em> and <em>\u2018Accidental Angler\u2019<\/em> to name a few. He also directed the movie <em>\u2018Golden Years\u2019<\/em>, which he wrote alongside Nick Knowles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/studioinsider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/MILLER-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-627 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/200;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John on set alongside an orangutan they came across whilst filming. (Credit &#8211; John Millar)  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34801259c7e9ed69534eb44b4c67c3fa\">He\u2019s written a comedy, <em>\u2018Unwanted\u2019<\/em>, as a passion project at this stage of his impressive career. He says: \u201cNobody\u2019s paying me to do it. I\u2019m just writing it for me really.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92700b2348f3498391c34d1b272093d1\">\u201cIt\u2019s funny. It\u2019s poignant, you know? And it\u2019s quite sad. Often, I\u2019ve written with people. I\u2019ve written a lot of things, but writing a whole series on your own, it\u2019s quite interesting, but I loved it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bc7b95e0dd683cdc20f67be45a1b491a\">When Miller started his career he wanted to be an actor, but realised he preferred writing and directing as a way to tell stories. He says: \u201cI was about 10 when I first started making films with my mates. I did a drama degree and after that, made some self-funded short films and put together this little production company with some friends.<br><br>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of a full circle moment. A lot of things I\u2019m making for other people, for companies and I\u2019ve got a brief and they want it a certain way. With this, I can do what I want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-08af4e2c27b7c20f0b0873ffcf63b6fb\">Deadly 60 is another example of John Miller being passionate about his projects. The show\u2019s success garnered them the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bafta.org\/media-centre\/press-releases\/british-academy-childrens-awards-winners\">BAFTA award for Factual Programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25fdbc13bfabeff18ebdc828ea4df50d\">Miller says: \u201cIt\u2019s such a lovely thing to get, it\u2019s such a high accolade in this country. I rang my mum and dad a little bit drunk after! And doing all these interviews, it was quite fun being a celebrity for the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-048b892c7f8beabad7a727897fa4f8ee\">\u201cThe most rewarding thing though, really, was the reaction from parents. We got a lot of appreciative messages, a lot of thanks for getting their kids interested in animals and wildlife. 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