The Human Jungle (TV series)
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| The Human Jungle | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ronald J. Kahn |
| Starring | Herbert Lom |
| Theme music composer | Bernard Ebbinghhouse Played by John Barry and his orchestra |
| Composer | Bernard Ebbinghhouse |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Julian Wintle Leslie Parkyn |
| Cinematography | Bert Mason |
| Running time | 49-51 minutes |
| Production company | Independent Artists for ABC Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 30 March 1963 – 13 May 1965[1] |
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.
Outline
The majority of the episodes (26 x 50mins) focused on a specific patient, whose psychological ailment Dr Corder would treat and, invariably, cure, using an idiosyncratic approach which mixed Freudian psychoanalysis with more contemporary methods associated with the then fashionable theories of R. D. Laing.[1]
Cast and characters
- Herbert Lom as Dr Roger Corder M.D., D.P.M, who saw patients in his own Harley Street practice and at the local (fictional) St Damian's hospital.
- Michael Johnson as Dr Jimmy Davis, junior colleague
- Sally Smith as his headstrong teenage daughter Jennifer, whose mother, we are told, was killed in a car accident.
- Mary Yeomans as his secretary, Nancy Hamilton
- Mary Steele as his personal assistant, Jane Harris
Production notes
The series was created by Ronald J. Kahn, credited on screen as 'assistant to the producers', and produced by Julian Wintle and Leslie Parkyn.[2]
The theme music was composed by Bernard Ebbinghouse, arranged and recorded by John Barry and his Orchestra.[3]
A number of high-profile guest stars appeared in his surgery, or as hospital patients, including Joan Collins, Margaret Lockwood, Flora Robson, Roger Livesey, Rita Tushingham and André Morell.
The first series was filmed at Beaconsfield studios, which closed down shortly after production ended, causing the second series to be undertaken at Elstree Studios owned by parent company Associated British Picture Corporation.
The script editor was John Kruse and the advisor on psychiatric content was Dr Hugh L. Freeman on behalf of the National Association for Mental Health.
Episode list
Series one
Airdate is for ABC Weekend Television.[4] ITV regions varied date and order. Order as the Network DVD.
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | "The Vacant Chair" | James Hill | Bill MacIlwraith | 30 March 1963 | |
| 2 | TBA | "The Flip Side Man" | Sydney A. Hayers | Robert Stewart | 6 April 1963 | |
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Stars Jess Conrad and Michael Ripper | ||||||
| 3 | TBA | "Run with the Devil" | Vernon Sewell | David T Chantler, John Kruse (story) | 13 April 1963 | |
| 4 | TBA | "Thin Ice" | John Ainsworth | Bill MacIlwraith, Robert Stewart (story) | 20 April 1963 | |
| 5 | TBA | "The Lost Hours" | John Ainsworth | John Kruse | 27 April 1963 | |
| 6 | TBA | "A Friend of the Sergeant Major" | Don Sharp | Lewis Davidson | 4 May 1963 | |
| 7 | TBA | "14 Ghosts" | Sydney A. Hayers | Leo Leiberman | 11 May 1963 | |
| 8 | TBA | "Fine Feathers" | Vernon Sewell | Robert Stewart | 18 May 1963 | |
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Stars Jane Merrow and Philip Gilbert | ||||||
| 9 | TBA | "The Wall" | James Hill | John Kruse | 25 May 1963 | |
| 10 | TBA | "A Woman with Scars" | James Hill | Robert Stewart | 1 June 1963 | |
| 11 | TBA | "Time-Check" | Alan Cooke | Lewis Davidson | 8 June 1963 | |
| 12 | TBA | "The Two Edged Sword" | Vernon Sewell | Bill MacIlwraith | 15 June 1963 | |
| 13 | TBA | "Over and Out" | Vernon Sewell | John Kruse, Lewis Davidson (story) | 22 June 1963 | |
Series two
Airdate is for Associated-Rediffusion.[5] ITV regions varied date and order. ABC Weekend Television was broadcast two days later. Order as the Network DVD.
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | "Struggle for a Mind" | Sydney A. Hayers | John Kruse | 18 February 1965 | |
| 2 | TBA | "Success Machine" | Sydney A. Hayers | John Kruse | 25 February 1965 | |
| 3 | TBA | "The 24-Hour Man" | Robert Day | Robert Stewart | 4 March 1965 | |
| 4 | TBA | "Solo Performance" | Roy Baker | Bill MacIlwraith | 11 March 1965 | |
| 5 | TBA | "Ring of Hate" | Charles Crichton | John Kruse, Leo Lieberman (story) | 18 March 1965 | |
| 6 | TBA | "Conscience on a Rack" | Roy Baker | Bill MacIlwraith | 25 March 1965 | |
| 7 | TBA | "The Quick and the Dead" | Roy Baker | John Kruse | 1 April 1965 | |
| 8 | TBA | "The Man Who Fell Apart" | Roy Baker | John Kruse | 8 April 1965 | |
| 9 | TBA | "Dual Control" | Roy Baker | Anne Francis | 15 April 1965 | |
| 10 | TBA | "Skeleton in the Cupboard" | Roy Baker | Bill MacIlwraith | 22 April 1965 | |
| 11 | TBA | "Wild Goose Chase" | Vernon Sewell | Marc Brandel | 29 April 1965 | |
| 12 | TBA | "Enemy Outside" | Roy Baker | Bill MacIlwraith | 6 May 1965 | |
| 13 | TBA | "Heartbeats in a Tin Box" | Roy Baker | Robert Stewart | 13 May 1965 | |
DVD
The complete series was released during November 2012 as a 7 DVD (Region 2) boxset with accompanying series guide by Andrew Pixley.
References
- ^ a b Mark Duguid "Human Jungle, The (1963-65", BFI screenonline, retrieved 21 November 2012
- ^ series guide by Andrew Pixley in the DVD set, p.4
- ^ Pixley, p.9
- ^ Before 1968 ABC was broadcast weekends in the Midlands and in the North. See History of ITV
- ^ Before 1968 Associated-Rediffusion was broadcast Monday to Friday in the London region. See History of ITV
External links
- The Human Jungle at the BFI's Screenonline
- The Human Jungle at IMDb