The Human Jungle

Season 2

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.

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13 Episodes

Success Machine
E1
Success MachineA contractor is driven so hard to live up to his illustrious German ancestors, he doesn't care how dangerous he makes work conditions, or how his violent temper effects his wife and children.
Conscience on a Rack
E2
Conscience on a RackElderly headmistress Dorothy Wyley comes to see Dr. Corder after she has attempted suicide and he unravels an unhappy chain of events. For one thing she has lied about her age in order to keep the job she loves and is afraid she will be asked to leave but more important is the unrequited love she felt for a pupil many years earlier.
Struggle for a Mind
E3
Struggle for a MindLiz Kross descends the staircases at Charing Cross tube station, shedding her clothes as she goes and ending up nude on the platform where a bystander saves her from stepping in front of a train. She is arrested and referred to Dr Corder who discovers that she is working as a waitress and a stripper to finance an operation for her father, a fact which he resents and has caused her to subconsciously rebel.
Solo Performance
E4
Solo PerformanceAs 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?
Enemy Outside
E5
Enemy OutsideA black dockworker has a breakdown while operating a crane and is sent to the hospital mental ward. Dr. Corder tries to win his confidence and address his obsession with the rays of the Sun, but another patient tries to stir discord.
Wild Goose Chase
E6
Wild Goose ChaseSuffering from a deep inferiority complex, and seeking maternal attention, a teen-aged girl stages a crime scene at a home she's baby minding for, then blames an innocent man for the crime.
Heartbeats in a Tin Box
E7
Heartbeats in a Tin BoxChristine Box, a normally placid, unmarried teacher at a tough secondary modern school, uncharacteristically lashes out at a pupil and is charged with assault. Though found guilty she is allowed back at the school because of her previous good record and once again has another lapse. Dr. Corder delves into her family and social background to understand how she has suddenly taken on a new violent streak.
Dual Control
E8
Dual ControlJane Falcon steps in front of a taxi cab and is knocked down but not killed. Her state of mind is called into question and Dr. Corder finds out that this is a cry for help from a young woman with a controlling father with a military background.
The 24-Hour Man
E9
The 24-Hour ManAlvar Bell is the driver of a water bus on the Thames, who works long hours and feels that he is being racially discriminated against. When he begins to crack up under the dual strains he becomes the latest patient of Dr. Corder.
Ring of Hate
E10
Ring of HateLee Garner is a promising young boxer who, for no apparent reason, starts to lose all his fights and comes close to having a complete breakdown. Dr. Corder discovers that Lee's problems relate to his father whom he thought had died but has re-appeared, reawakening unhappy childhood memories.
Skeleton in the Cupboard
E11
Skeleton in the CupboardThe wealthy financier Sir William Bridley has recently died but both his will, made twenty years earlier, and his sanity are being challenged and Dr. Corder is called in as arbitrator. Either Sir William was a monster or a giant among pygmies and the doctor must decide who is telling the truth, the amiable widow or her fearsome sister-in-law Agnes.
The Quick and the Dead
E12
The Quick and the DeadFormula one racing driver Jimbo Harris is obsessed with breaking the lap record to the extent that whilst he has a clear lead in his race he accelerates and crashes, injuring himself. Dr. Corder has to discover the reason for this obsession, hopefully in time for Jimbo to drive in the Monaco Grand Prix and draws a connection with Jimbo's time serving in the Korean war. However, against the doctor's advice Jimbo breaks off treatment to claim that all-time record at Monaco.
The Man Who Fell Apart
E13
The Man Who Fell ApartPatrick, 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?