Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth

Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth
Genre	Nature documentary
Written by	Colin Swash
Directed by	Tony Mitchell; Dave Stewart
Narrated by	Geraldine James[1][2]
Composers	Andrew Simon McAllister; Mark Gordon
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Executive producers	Michael Mosley; Ailsa Orr
Producers	Isabelle Helle; Stephen McDonogh; Fiona Scott
Production locations	UK, Germany, South Africa
Running time	120 minutes [3]
Production companies	Moonlighting Atlantis Productions; Erste Weltweit Medien
Release
Original network	BBC
Original release	2011

Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth is a dramatised documentary on the struggles of Homo sapiens with Homo erectus in the first episode, and Homo neanderthalensis in the second episode, broadcast on BBC One on 23 and 30 June 2011 respectively.

Plot

Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth is a dramatised documentary on how Homo sapiens once shared the world with other species of hominid. The first episode concentrates on Homo erectus, set in India around 75,000 years ago, life after a catastrophic super-volcanic eruption made food animals scarce and Homo erectus encounters a different species of human.[3][4]

The second episode focuses on the plight of the Homo neanderthalensis.[5] The scene is set in Prehistoric France some 35,000 years ago, where migrating Homo sapiens looking for food animals, chance upon a community of Neanderthals. This series was first broadcast on BBC One on 23 and 30 June 2011 respectively.[6]

Cast

Narrator for both episodes - Geraldine James[1][2]

Episode 1 Homo erectus

Homo sapiens

Jothan Annan as Gamba [7][1]
Roger Nsengiyumva as Baako [7][1]
Ranya Campbell as Malika [7][1]
Angela Wynter as Wangari [7][1]

Homo erectus

Clayton Evertson as Mika[7][1]
Sang Lui as Heku [7][1]
Nathan Fredricks as Kiko [7][1]
Ryan Knoll as Dokka [7][1]

Episode 2 Neanderthal

Homo neanderthalensis

Justin Strydom as Gora [8][2]
Ethan Strydom as Gora's son [8][2]
Matt Rook as Tetah [8][2]
Lee-Anne Liebenberg as Tetah's Mate [8][2]
Troy Milenov as the Neanderthal Man - [8][2]
Rika Haasbroek as the Neanderthal Woman [8][2]
Johnny Everitt as the Old Neanderthal [8][2]

Homo sapiens

Rebecca Scroggs as Byana [8][2]
Ray Fearon as Kalay [8][2]
Gary Carr as Jala [8][2]
Jimmy Akingbola as Morda [8][2]
Ngobile Sipama as Sapiens Woman [8][2]

Guest actors

Sean Francis as Geron [8]
Damian Tomaselli as Radda [8]

References

"BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 1 of 2 Homo Erectus". bbc.co.uk. 2011.
"BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 2 of 2 Neanderthal". bbc.co.uk. 2011.
"Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth". topdocumentaryfilms.com. June 2011.
"BBC One Programmes - Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth".
"BBC One Programmes - Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth - Neanderthals Attack A Group Of Homo Sapiens". 30 June 2011.
"Planet of the Apemen, BBC One, review". 26 June 2011.
"BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 1 of 2 Homo Erectus PDTV". 20 January 2015.
"BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth". celebritywc.com. 2011.

External links

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[homo-1] "BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 1 of 2 Homo Erectus". bbc.co.uk. 2011.

[neand-2] "BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 2 of 2 Neanderthal". bbc.co.uk. 2011.

[top-3] "Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth". topdocumentaryfilms.com. June 2011.

[4] "BBC One Programmes - Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth".

[5] "BBC One Programmes - Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth - Neanderthals Attack A Group Of Homo Sapiens". 30 June 2011.

[6] "Planet of the Apemen, BBC One, review". 26 June 2011.

[cast1-7] "BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 1 of 2 Homo Erectus PDTV". 20 January 2015.

[cast2-8] "BBC Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth". celebritywc.com. 2011.