United Kingdom

David Attenborough's latest series follows four families and their daily fight for survival

- BY MARK JEFFERIES

SIR David Attenborough's latest BBC project is an African epic which took 1,400 days to make.

Kingdom was edited from more than 76 shoots in Nsefu, in the heart of Zambia, and is described by producers as one of the most ambitious wildlife series ever made.

It follows four rival animal families over five years, telling their stories as they compete for survival and dominance in one of the most spectacular places on Earth.

We see a lion pride, a wild dog pack, a hyena clan and a leopard family all competing to make Nsefu their home.

This is the longest the BBC Studios Natural History Unit has been embedded in one location, tracking individual animals, for a single series.

Executive producer Mike Gunton said: "If I had to pick one word to describe Kingdom it would be 'intensity'- it's almost Shakespearean in its feel, and it's incredibly ambitious in its scale. It's a story that speaks across the ages because it focuses on four families in one location all struggling to survive.

"They've got their internal struggles, but they've also got struggles against the other rival families. And this creates a really intriguing tapestry of rich stories. It's high drama - it's got a bit of Game of Thrones, it's got a bit of Succession, but it's also got a bit of The Lion King"