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Saving Grace

Saving Grace

British TV host Philippa Forrester and her husband, Charlie, attempt to rehabilitate an abandoned otter named Grace.
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Season 127 of 27 Episodes

  • Philippa and Charlie get ready to foster a young otter cub named Grace, planning to care for the cub until she can be released back into the wild.

  • In an effort to keep Grace from becoming too tame, Philippa and Charlie relocate the cub to an outhouse near the chickens while they prepare a different outdoor enclosure for her.

  • While breaking ground on a new outdoor enclosure, Philippa and Charlie notice that Grace is more aggressive toward them.

  • Grace finally moves into her outdoor enclosure, where she'll remain until she's ready to be released into the wild.

  • Hoping to cheer Grace up, Charlie and Philippa adopt a tamed otter named Honey and introduce her into Grace's environment.

  • Charlie and Philippa introduce the new, tame otter into Grace's orbit.

  • A week in, Grace finally accepts her new neighbor.

  • Charlie sits up all night when Honey finds a weakness in her enclosure and makes a break for it.

  • After four days in the wild, Honey is brought back to her enclosure, but Charlie and Philippa question the morality of keeping her there.

  • Both Honey and Grace get new homes: Honey gets an escape-proof enclosure near the house, and Grace gets an even larger space all her own.

  • Charlie sets up special cameras to capture interaction between Honey and a family of wild otters.

  • Charlie and Philippa meet with an expert on otters to learn how to better care for Honey and Grace in case of emergency.

  • Charlie and Philippa work with a local trout farmer to make sure they have plenty of Grace's favorite meal.

  • Philippa and Charlie try to teach their charges how to hunt, but the young otters don't seem to be interested in learning.

  • Charlie catches a few otter snacks from the creek hoping they will help Grace learn to hunt.

  • Philippa hits the pet store to find toys suitable for an otter; Charlie tests out a unique way of keeping Honey occupied.

  • Charlie and Philippa continue testing new ways to keep Honey entertained during the winter season.

  • Philippa and Charlie realize Grace's skillset is improving while providing her with warm bedding for the winter months.

  • Charlie constructs a water tank with a window that allows him to shoot video footage of Honey swimming underwater.

  • Philippa and Charlie must observe both of their otters to see how they're adjusting to the frigid new environment.

  • Charlie and Philippa must track down an otter dentist after Honey breaks a tooth.

  • Charlie waits anxiously while the animal dentists begin working on Honey's broken tooth.

  • Grace gets to move into Honey's old enclosure where she's visited by an unexpected fellow wild animal.

  • Philippa and Charlie gauge Grace's adulthood progress after consulting with professionals on how to properly return an otter to the wild.

  • After 18 months of dedicated care taking, Charlie and Philippa begin preparing for the day they must finally let Grace go.

  • Philippa and Charlie cut a hole in Grace's enclosure and prepare themselves for the moment she takes her first step out.

  • Grace takes her time leaving the enclosure while Philippa and Charlie reflect on how much she's changed their lives.
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British TV host Philippa Forrester and her husband, Charlie, attempt to rehabilitate an abandoned otter named Grace.

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Philippa Forrester, Charlie Hamilton-James

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