Overview

• The five-part reality show sees seven British celebrities, including Lenny Henry, Helen George and Rachel Riley, face their shark phobias by diving without cages off Bimini, Bahamas.
• Under guidance of experts Dr Tristan Guttridge, marine biologist Danni Washington and shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder, the cast undertakes progressively daring underwater tasks.
• The series premiered July 14 on ITV1 and ITVX, timed to mark the 50th anniversary of the film Jaws.
• Viewers offered conflicting reactions on social media, praising the programme’s conservation messaging yet dismissing it as “unwatchable” or “pointless.”
• Episodes air weekly on Mondays at 9 p.m., with celebrities set to confront larger shark species in upcoming instalments.