Baboons with Bill Bailey Season 1, Episode 7: Turf War

Whale of a Time

Comedian Bill Bailey presents a new series about the baboons which live just south of Cape Town in South Africa. In the first programme, Bill introduces the mischievous Smitz troop. Living on the coastline, they have their eyes on the food and belongings of unwary tourists. Lurking in the bushes is a criminal mastermind - Merlin, the Fagin of the roadside, plotting his next heist. When whale-watchers flock to view magnificent marine mammals from the lay-bys, the brainy baboons are quick to break into every car, checking for anything that will make a baboon-style picnic.

22 min

Attack of the Urbanites

22 min

Fatal Attraction

22 min

Load of Rubbish

The Da Gama troop of baboons make live of their human neighbours by going through their dustbins and even take food from open windows. Wednesday is bin day and that is the day when the bins go out, the troop have an ultimate treasure hunt.

22 min

Catch of the Day

After fishermen show up to unload their boats, they end up forgetting that they are in Smitz troop territory, and their cars are targeted by the baboons. A sports ground in the Tokai forest is taken over by the baboons.

22 min

Gate Crashers

A male baboon called Merlin decides to break into a restaurant. The rest of the troop are chilling out in a paddling pool. Clint and Manni end up gate-crashing a children's birthday party.

22 min

Baby Boom

In the Smitz troop, Merlin ends up making his biggest raid yet. The Tokai troop welcomes three new babies into their group.

22 min