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.
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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.
The second episode focuses on the plight of the Homo neanderthalensis. The scene is set in Prehistoric London 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.
Cast
Narrator for both episodes - Geraldine James
Episode 1 Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
Jothan Annan as Gamba
Roger Nsengiyumva as Baako
Ranya Campbell as Malika
Angela Wynter as Wangari
Homo erectus
Clayton Evertson as Mika
Sang Lui as Heku
Nathan Fredricks as Kiko
Ryan Knoll as Dokka
Episode 2 Neanderthal
Homo neanderthalensis
Justin Strydom as Gora
Ethan Strydom as Gora's son
Matt Rook as Tetah
Lee-Anne Liebenberg as Tetah's Mate
Troy Milenov as the Neanderthal Man -
Rika Haasbroek as the Neanderthal Woman
Johnny Everitt as the Old Neanderthal
Homo sapiens
Rebecca Scroggs as Byana
Ray Fearon as Kalay
Gary Carr as Jala
Jimmy Akingbola as Morda
Ngobile Sipama as Sapiens Woman
Guest actors
Sean Francis as Geron
Damian Tomaselli as Radda