About
A docudrama series focusing on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection; it uses reconstruction of the 19th century with present day documentary.
Cast
Paul Gleeson
as Charles Lyell
Donald MacDonald
as Darwin Snr
Mathew Waters
as Syms Covington
Socratis Otto
as Charles Darwin
Joe Manning
as Sir Joseph Hooker
Anthony Simcoe
as Richard Owen
Paul Bertram
as Évêque Samuel Wilberforce
Simon Bossell
as John Gould
Dan Spielman
as Alfred Wallace
Tim Hunter
as Parslow
Anita Hegh
as Caroline Darwin
Beth Armstrong
as Susan Darwin
John Gregg
as Prof. Adam Sedgwick
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
Origins
The young Charles Darwin is transformed from a dilettante into a groundbreaking scientist aboard the Beagle.
Evolutions
Darwin finds the crucial evidence he needs to show how natural selection works. But first he must test himself and his arguments with his friends and supporters. His race to publish one of the most extraordinary theories of our time begins.
Publish And Be Damned
After labouring in secret for twenty years, Charles Darwin is almost trumped by the obscure, young naturalist Alfred Wallace. Shocked that someone else is drawing the same conclusions he once did while travelling through the Southern Hemisphere, Darwin is convinced by his friends to complete his masterwork and publish post-haste.
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