A Franco-German TV crew visited Bermuda on a mission to capture the spirit of the residents.

Kristian Kaehler, producer for a series on British islands, said the project was about revealing “the real people”.

Mr Kaehler said: “It’s about really coming closer to interesting people doing interesting things.”

The Berlin-based producer and his crew spent much of March in Bermuda filming for the second season of the ZDF Arte television series The Queen’s Islands.

The first season aired in 2016 and showcased five islands, including Jersey, Isle of Man and Shetland.

Mr Kaehler said the success of the first season ensured the next phase of the project.

The second season, set to air next year, will include Bermuda, the Isle of Skye and Orkney off Scotland, the Isle of Wight and Anglesey, off Wales.

Mr Kaehler, 52, said that each of the islands he had visited was unique in its own way.

He added: “Islands are always special and I think every island has its own mentality.

“Every island is like an individual person.”

Bermuda, he said, was “quite different” from the other islands he had visited to date.

Mr Kaehler explained: “It’s a livelier place.”

He said that Bermuda was smaller than some of the other islands he had visited, such as the Hebrides, an archipelago of hundreds of islands off the northwest coast of Scotland, but had a much bigger population.

Mr Kaehler said the focus of the documentary was the people rather than the landscapes.

He added: “People are still relaxed and they like the way of living.

“It’s nice coming closer to the people.”

Mr Kaehler described the filming as a “mixture between documentary and reportage”.

He said the episode was designed to reveal facets of the island that the average tourist might not see.

Footage shot as part of the Bermuda episode included John Rankin, the Governor, during a visit to the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s Warwick Camp, boat-maker Milton Hill, scientists at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, the Bermuda Sloop foundations’ Spirit of Bermuda, and Gombey dancers.

He said the friendliness of Bermudians was what stood out.

Mr Kaehler said: “Bermudian politeness is really something special. The people mean it — it’s coming from their heart. It’s a great experience.”