"Walking with Cavemen" (2003) TV series

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

27 March 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary | Short | History

Tagline:

Eye-to-eye with your ancestors.

Plot:

The great follow-up to 'Walking with Dinosaurs' and 'Walking with Beasts', presented by Professor Robert Winston, explains the story of human evolution.

Plot Keywords:

Evolution | Narration | Educational | Neanderthal | Anthropology

Cast

Alec Baldwin	...	Narrator (USA version) (4 episodes, 2003)
Christian Bradley	...	Various hominids (4 episodes, 2003)
Alex Palmer	...	Various hominids (4 episodes, 2003)
Oliver Parham	...	Various hominids (4 episodes, 2003)
David Rubin	...	Various hominids (4 episodes, 2003)
Florence Sparham	...	Various hominids (4 episodes, 2003)
Robert Winston	...	Presenter (4 episodes, 2003)
Marva Alexander	...	Various hominids (3 episodes, 2003)
Rachel Essex	...	Various hominids (3 episodes, 2003)
Faroque Khan	...	Various hominids (3 episodes, 2003)
Suzanne Cave	...	Various hominids (2 episodes, 2003)
Ruth Dawes	...	Various hominids (2 episodes, 2003)
Anthony Taylor	...	Various hominids (2 episodes, 2003)
Badria Timimi	...	Various hominids (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Directed by
Richard Dale		(4 episodes, 2003)
Pierre de Lespinois		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Writing credits
Michael Olmert		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Produced by
Richard Dale	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Peter Georgi	....	series producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Nick Green	....	assistant producer / producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Mark Hedgecoe	....	producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Bill Latka	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Pierre de Lespinois	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Steven Manuel	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Alan Parker		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Film Editing by
David W. Foster		(4 episodes, 2003)
Tim Murrell		(2 episodes, 2003)
Peter Parnham		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Casting by
Paul Dale		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Production Design by
Tim Goodchild		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Art Direction by
Jenny Bowers		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Makeup Department
Tina Foster	....	prosthetic makeup / prosthetic makeup artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Barrie Gower	....	prosthetic makeup artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Julian Murray	....	prosthetic makeup (2 episodes, 2003)
Nik Williams	....	prosthetic makeup / prosthetic makeup artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Dan Frye	....	makeup effects lab technician (unknown episodes)
Matthew Smith	....	prosthetic makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Paul Ralph	....	production manager (4 episodes, 2003)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Dale	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2003)
Matthew Scrivener	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 2003)

Series Art Department
Andre Birgisson	....	property master (3 episodes, 2003)
Oliver Dear	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jovan Ajder	....	sound designer (4 episodes, 2003)
Kenny Clark	....	dubbing mixer (4 episodes, 2003)
Michael Keinath	....	sound re-recording mixer (4 episodes, 2003)
Arthur Kondouries	....	sound (4 episodes, 2003)
Tim White	....	sound mixer (4 episodes, 2003)
Nicholas Bunker	....	boom operator: US version (unknown episodes)
Peter Crooks	....	foley editor (unknown episodes)
Anneline De Kock	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Samir Foco	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Roger Titley	....	physical effects (3 episodes, 2003)
Nicolette Van Wyk	....	physical effects (3 episodes, 2003)
Tina Foster	....	creature animatronics (2 episodes, 2003)
Julian Murray	....	creature animatronics (2 episodes, 2003)
Nik Williams	....	creature animatronics (2 episodes, 2003)
Tim Goodchild	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Benjamin Palmer	....	animatronic engineer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Aidan Farrell	....	colourist (4 episodes, 2003)
Tim Goodchild	....	visual effects director (4 episodes, 2003)
Tim Ellison	....	visual effects compositor (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Stunts
Grant Hulley	....	stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 2003)
Janine Wyatt-Mair	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
David Barlow	....	additional photographer (4 episodes, 2003)
Mike Caine	....	photographer (4 episodes, 2003)
Chris Hartley	....	photographer (4 episodes, 2003)
Rick Manzanero	....	photographer (4 episodes, 2003)
Jay Jay Odedra	....	photographer (4 episodes, 2003)

Series Animation Department
Diane Staniforth	....	character designer and sculptor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
John Lynch	....	executive editor (4 episodes, 2003)
Gerard Evans	....	additional editor (2 episodes, 2003)
Peter Parnham	....	additional editor (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Music Department
Dean Grinsfelder	....	music editor (1 episode, 2003)

Series Other crew
Leslie Aiello	....	scientific consultant (4 episodes, 2003)
Liz Collier	....	production team / production team assistant (4 episodes, 2003)
Claire Imber	....	scientific consultant (4 episodes, 2003)
Patsy Rodenburg	....	director: voices (4 episodes, 2003)
Chris Stringer	....	scientific consultant (4 episodes, 2003)
Peter Badcock	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2003)
Rick Matthews	....	production head: South Africa (3 episodes, 2003)
Robin Chalkley	....	production team (2 episodes, 2003)
Joline Laarman	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Discovery Channel
• Evergreen Films LLC
• ProSieben Television

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2003) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• BBC Video (2003) (USA) (DVD) (as BBC Warner)
• Memphis Belle (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD) (as BBC Warner)

Other Companies

• Loudhailer  post-production sound services

Runtime:

UK:30 min (4 episodes) | USA:100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Follows "Walking with Beasts" (2001)

Not quite walking with the beasties.

Like a lot of people I was impressed with the previous "walking with" achievements. This one mostly uses real people and has a whole different feel to it. The acting is superb and you'll forget you're watching people in makeup and hairy suits. That said, there seems to be a constant problem with productions that portray early human ancestors. I guess there's a tendency to think ancient means crude and sloppy, and that's the way these beings are shown. Think brutish as in "Quest for Fire". Somehow I think smashing an egg in your hand and getting only a bit of it, stumbling around and wasting energy or wearing furs in the cold that look like they''ll fall off in a slight breeze isn't the way these guys survived to become you and me. Probably it's meant to show how different thay were from us, but I hope future attempts might use a little more imagination. Worth a look though.