Genre Documentary Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 1 | Starring Chris Packham Original language(s) English No. of 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 BBC1. It was presented by Chris Packham, and examined the possibility of the existence of cryptozoological creatures.
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 eye witness accounts, as opposed to searching for the creature. No VHS or DVD releases were ever made.
Parodies of The X-Files
The show parodied the popular television science fiction program The X-Files, which was particularly popular at the time. The name The X Creatures is an obvious pun on The X-Files, as was the title sequence. Chris Packham also has a facial resemblance to The X-Files star David Duchovny.