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.

Where to Watch The Human Jungle • Seizoen 1

13 Episodes

  • The Vacant Chair
    A1
    The Vacant Chairguest 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"".
  • The Flip-side Man
    A2
    The Flip-side ManDanny Pace is a successful pop singer and recording artist. His career is beginning to suffer however as he is convinced that he can see his doppelganger and that somebody is out to sabotage him. Laurie Winters, his manager, refers him to Dr Corder.
  • Run with The Devil
    A3
    Run with The DevilFrank Hewitt comes to Dr Corder suffering from amnesia. He is a very religious man, whereas his wife Erica is considerably more liberated sexually. Dr Corder has to unlock Frank's mind to discover what was the dreadful deed he committed and what caused it.
  • Thin Ice
    A4
    Thin IceA teen ice skater with high hopes feels her family is pushing her ambitions to far.
  • The Lost Hours
    A5
    The Lost HoursBecause her husband, company director Henry, stays out until all hours and sometimes never returns until the next morning Julia Gray is convinced that he is cheating on her and attempts suicide. She is treated by Dr. Corder, who discovers that Henry may not have a mistress but he is certainly not as staid as he first appears.
  • Fine Feathers
    A6
    Fine FeathersPenny and David Branch are a young couple who seem to be living beyond their means. Penny claims that she has inherited a legacy to fund their life-style but when she is referred to Dr Corder he discovers that she has a life kept secret from her husband to afford their creature comforts.
  • A Friend of the Sergeant Major
    A7
    A Friend of the Sergeant MajorCareer soldier Sergeant-Major Bennett is being court-martialled and Dr. Corder has to write an assessment report on this seemingly cocksure man. However events seem to suggest that it is Bennett's commanding officer, Lieutenant Gray, who is the paranoid one and in the course of his investigation Corder exposes an enemy agent.
  • Fourteen Ghosts
    A8
    Fourteen Ghosts
  • The Wall
    A9
    The WallJan and Rita Zapotski are a young couple who are still living with both of their sets of parents, a situation which is taking its toll on Jan, who feels frustrated and emasculated as a result. He starts smashing windows to draw attention to his discontent. It is down to Dr. Corder to sort him out, to find out his underlying motives and point him to a happy future in which he can be a master in his own house.
  • A Woman with Scars
    A10
    A Woman with ScarsWealthy Geoffrey Petlen is married to the much younger Eleanor, on whom he dotes. One day she takes a shot-gun and blasts the swans on his lake. She confesses to being prone to unhealthy compulsions, as a result of which Geoffrey refers her to Dr Corder. What he does not realise is that she has met Corder before and has her own, unhealthy agenda for seeing him again.
  • The Two-Edged Sword
    A11
    The Two-Edged SwordThe two-edged sword is a reference to hypnotism and the fact that it can produce good or bad effects. In the case of Fay Bridges who, years earlier was hypnotised by a quack doctor, it has had a lasting unfortunate effect in her relationship with her husband. Dr. Corder, however, is able to use it to the good in the case of Doreen Stokes in helping her come to terms with the baby she has rejected.
  • Time Check
    A12
    Time CheckDr. Corder is called in to assess Bert Morgan, a young burglar. Not only does he feel compelled to break in to houses with gable but, once inside, he is obsessed with winding up the clocks in the room. Corder, going against the police view that Bert is mad, discovers the key to his odd behaviour is a wartime incident of twenty years earlier.
  • Over and Out
    A13
    Over and OutFollowing the highly successful trial flight of a new aeroplane test pilot Mike Barclay flies the plane off the radar and seems to deliberately crash it into a field. His boss is concerned that this may have been a suicide attempt and Dr. Corder is called in to assess Mike and his home life.
  • Herbert LomDoctor Roger Corder M. D., D. P. M.
  • Julian WintleProducer

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