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The Human Jungle
Overview
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.
Key Crew
Producer: Julian Wintle
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (1963)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Vacant Chair
1963-03-30guest cast: Lloyd Llamble (Basil Phillips), Ronald Leigh-Hunt (George Hunter), Delphi Lawrence (Anne Phillips), Hazel Hughes (Brenda Hunter), Gemma Jones (Pamela) When the Managing Director of a large firm suddenly dies during a board meeting his position is challenged by two men apparently equally qualified for the ""The Vacant Chair"".
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: The Flip-side Man
1963-04-06guest star: Jess Conrad (Danny Pace) guest cast: Annette Carell (Laurie Winters), Michael Ripper (Harry Dublane) Monty Landis (Syd Fiscal), Maureen Davis (Danny's Wife) Pop singer Danny Pace keeps seeing his ""doppelganger"" and this is begining to damage his career. Pace is paranoid; sure someone is ""out to get him"". Danny's female manager, Laurie Winters, has grave concerns for her client. She calls in Dr. Corder to protect her investment...
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: Run with The Devil
1963-04-13guest star: Derek Farr (Frank Hewitt) guest cast: Iris Russell (Erica Hewitt), Walter Hudd (Brian Carnadine) Andre Melly (Gloria), Jenny Laird (Sarah Hawkins) Harry Fowler (The Heckler), Anita Sharp-Bolster (Mrs. Cartwright), Frank Atkinson (Mr. Cartwright), Margo Cunningham (Sister Mayhew), John Scarborough (Brother Johnson), Hugh Cross (Inspector Riley), Anthony Baird (Sergeant), Gerald Sim (Policeman) Frank Hewitt's sexually liberated wife forces her husband to ""live in sin""; compromising his religious principles. The result? He goes berserk but represses all memory of the event. What act of violence did he commit? Dr. Corder attempts to access Frank's amnesiac mind...
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: Thin Ice
1963-04-20A teen ice skater with high hopes feels her family is pushing her ambitions to far.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 5: The Lost Hours
1963-04-27A company director's wife is convinced her husband is being unfaithful and attempts suicide.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 6: Fine Feathers
1963-05-04Episode 7: A Friend of the Sergeant Major
1963-05-11Dr. Corder is asked to assess a soldier being court-martialled.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 8: Fourteen Ghosts
1963-05-18Episode 9: The Wall
1963-05-25Episode 10: A Woman with Scars
1963-06-01Episode 11: The Two-Edged Sword
1963-06-08Episode 12: Time Check
1963-06-15Episode 13: Over and Out
1963-06-22Dr. Corder is asked to assess a test pilot suspected of deliberately crashing his plane.
Runtime: 60 min
Season 2 (1964)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Success Machine
1964-09-29Episode 2: Conscience on a Rack
1964-10-05A headmistress visits Dr. Corder after attempting suicide.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: Struggle for a Mind
1964-10-12A young woman who is saved from stepping in front of a train is referred to Dr. Corder.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: Solo Performance
1964-10-19As part of his duties at the hospital, Dr. Corder is assigned the psychological care of an attempted suicide. Jean Forrest, a veteran stage actress, had calmly taken a taxi to the embankment of the Thames, and jumped in. Dr. Corder finds Jean to be a most difficult patient. Will he be able to restore her self-confidence and will to live?
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 5: Enemy Outside
1964-10-26Episode 6: Wild Goose Chase
1964-11-02Episode 7: Heartbeats in a Tin Box
1964-11-09A normally tolerant teacher severely punishes a student and is charged with assault.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 8: Dual Control
1964-11-16A woman is knocked down by a taxi and Dr. Corder feels that this is a cr for help.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 9: The 24-Hour Man
1964-11-23Episode 10: Ring of Hate
1964-11-30A boxer starts to lose all his fights and is at risk of having a breakdown.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 11: Skeleton in the Cupboard
1964-12-07The will of a recently deceased peer is questioned and Dr. Corder is called upon to assess whether the the will was made while of sound mind.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 12: The Quick and the Dead
1964-12-14Episode 13: The Man Who Fell Apart
1964-12-21Patrick, a designer who has taken on a heavy workload to support his spendthrift wife, Catherine, finds peace in the country, at a shabby dog kennel operated by a lonely young woman named Joy. Complications ensue when Joy announces that she is pregnant with Patrick's baby, and wants him to leave his wife and children to marry her. What should Patrick do, and can Dr. Corder help to resolve the situation?
Runtime: 60 min
