LUCY, THE HUMAN CHIMP

AMAZING TRUE STORY MON 19 APR, 9PM, C4

The fascinating story of female chimp Lucy, who was raised as a human in 1960s suburban America but at the age of 11 was relocated to the Gambia. Student Janis, who had befriended Lucy, was meant to stay with the chimp for a few weeks while she acclimatised to her new surroundings – but ended up living in the wild with her for six years on a remote island.