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Big Al (2000-2000)

Premiere:
December 25, 2000

# of Seasons: 1

# of Episodes: 2

Finale:
December 27, 2000

Creators:
Tim Haines

Original Title:
Big Al

Alternate Titles:
Allosaurus: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special
Big Al Uncovered
The Ballad of Big Al
Walking with Dinosaurs: Big Al

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
BBC
BS Asahi
Discovery
ProSieben
TV Asahi

Countries:
GB

Overview from TheMovieDB

145 million years ago an adolescent Allosaurus lay down to die in a dried up river bed. In 1991 scientists discovered his perfectly preserved body and nicknamed him Big Al. This is the story of this predatory dinosaur's life - how he grew from a tiny hatchling to the terror of the Jurassic plains, why his body was covered in so many wounds and how he ended up in the river bed. The second part tells the story of the extraordinary forensics, spectacular paleontological finds and intricate studies of Al's closest living relatives to unravel his intriguing life for the film.

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Director:
Kate Bartlett

Editor:
Andrew Wilks

Executive Producer:
Mick Kaczorowski

Post Producer:
Joshua C. Berkley

Producer:
Tim Haines

Writer:
Kate Bartlett

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