Despite the involvement of a producer from the BBC's Natural History Unit and the late Paul Newman on voiceover duty, 'The Meerkats' is just another run-of-the-mill wildlife foray.

The beauty and intimacy of the material they so painstakingly captured ultimately overrides the mawkish score and sentimental narration.

"Even the wind has dust in its eyes," remarks Newman, at an especially weepy bit. Others may have trouble keeping them open.

Has some good footage but is more Disney-anthropomorphic than Attenborough-authentic.