Overview

• The show follows Doherty’s hands-on care for homeless polar bears, a pack of wolves and two brown bears as he prepares them for rehoming.
• The wildlife refuge spans 70 acres of Doherty’s Suffolk farm and is promoted as Europe’s largest polar bear reserve.
• Doherty runs the refuge alongside his wife, TV producer Michaela Furney, with whom he shares four daughters and a commitment to sustainable farming.
• He first gained prominence with the Essex Pig Company and the documentary Jimmy’s Farm and later co-hosted programmes with his lifelong friend Jamie Oliver.
• The series underscores Doherty’s dual role as a farmer and presenter by blending livestock husbandry with exotic animal rescue and conservation.