Jules and Greg's Wild Swim

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Jules and Greg's Wild Swim
Genre Wild swimming, Documentary, Series
Created byJulie Wilson Nimmo, Greg Hemphill
Starring Julie Wilson Nimmo, Greg Hemphill
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes11
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companySolus Productions
Original release
Network BBC Scotland
BBC iPlayer
Release3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 
present

Jules and Greg's Wild Swim is a Scottish television series about wild swimming for broadcast on BBC Two, BBC Scotland and its streaming service BBC iPlayer, featuring couple Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill. [1]

Contents

Jules and Greg's Wild Swim was produced by Solus Productions and Jim Webster. [2]

Plot

The series follows Balamory star Julie Wilson Nimmo and Still Game co-creator and star Greg Hemphill as they take the plunge at Scotland's breathtaking and beautiful wild swimming spots, meeting swimmers who share their inspirational stories along the way. [3]

In the final episode of series one, Nimmo returned to Tobermory, where Balamory was filmed. [4]

Filming and release

Filming for series one took place across Scotland in the summer of 2023. It later aired on BBC Scotland channel and began streaming on BBC iPlayer in January 2024. Filming for series two took place again across Scotland in the summer of 2024. It is set to air in January 2025 on BBC Scotland channel and BBC iPlayer. [5]

The show was later aired across England and Wales on BBC Two. [6]


References

  1. "Scot Squad and Still Game stars take the plunge for new series". Glasgow Times. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. "Solus Productions - Jules and Greg's Wild Swim". Solus Production. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. "Jules And Greg's Wild Swim: Comedy couple brave water again". The Sunday Post. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. "Milestone documentary on key episodes of the BBC in Scotland". BBC. 1 March 2023.
  5. "Greg Hemphill and Julie Wilson Nimmo team up for BBC documentary about wild swimming - Daily Record". 27 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. "TV tonight: an ice-bath warm-up for Scotland's wild swimmers Jules and Greg". 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.