Series
10,000 BC
Reality
Twenty modern day Brits try to survive two months in the wilderness. Channel 5 sent 20 people back to the Stone Age to take part in a social experiment. Things did not go as planned.
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Seasons & episodes
1Episode 12 Feb 2015 · 60mThe tribe arrive in their new home - a remote forested wilderness.
2Episode 23 Feb 2015 · 60mSteve tries to get the team not to make the same mistakes that they made when they allowed the deer meat to be wasted. Paul attempt to create a boar trap whilst an unpleasant discovery is made by Kim.
3Episode 39 Feb 2015 · 60mWith rations running low and the animal traps empty, Steve organises a fishing party. After trekking for more than three hours the hungry anglers cast their lines, but while they get many bites landing a fish proves to be difficult. Back at camp, hunger claims its first victim as Kym has to have medical help.
4Episode 410 Feb 2015 · 60mDay 8 sees the tribe with only enough rations for another day. When another fishing trip yields little in the way of nourishment, the condition of the tribe forces the survival experts and the producers to decide whether to intervene or halt the experiment.
5Episode 516 Feb 2015 · 60mTen days in, and the tribe are still desperately low on rations as the cold weather sets in. A freak snowstorm covers the camp in two feet of snow, forcing the production team to consider evacuation.
6Episode 617 Feb 2015 · 60mIt is Day 22 of the experiment, and the tribe have returned to camp. An argument arises over how to treat a fresh deer carcass and Steve loses control of the group.
7Episode 723 Feb 2015 · 60mNew leader Mel is determined to conserve rations and supplement them with foraged roots, berries and fish, but Paul is determined to go hunting. JP threatens to leave when a meeting is called to discuss his laziness.
8Episode 824 Feb 2015 · 60mPaul and Mike continue to defy Mel and go hunting, but they return empty-handed and collapse with exhaustion in front of a group of the girls. JP demonstrates hitherto unsuspected talents.
9Episode 92 Mar 2015 · 60mWith less than two weeks to go until the experiment is over, the tribe are subsisting on half their recommended calorie intake. Leader Mel thinks that they have enough food to last, but Paul is doubtful.
10Episode 109 Mar 2015 · 60mIn the final days of the experiment, only five of the original 20 tribe members remain. With the recent shock departure of Paul and Mike still seriously ill, Mel finds the strain of carrying the weaker members is pushing her to breaking point.
Details
- First aired
- 2 Feb 2015
- Last aired
- 17 Feb 2016
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- 5
- Episodes
- 20
- Votes
- 6 on TMDB
