About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. Success Machine
Aired 29 September 1964 • 60 min
2. Conscience on a Rack
Aired 5 October 1964 • 60 min
A headmistress visits Dr. Corder after attempting suicide.
3. Struggle for a Mind
Aired 12 October 1964 • 60 min
A young woman who is saved from stepping in front of a train is referred to Dr. Corder.
4. Solo Performance
Aired 19 October 1964 • 60 min
As 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?
5. Enemy Outside
Aired 26 October 1964 • 60 min
6. Wild Goose Chase
Aired 2 November 1964 • 60 min
7. Heartbeats in a Tin Box
Aired 9 November 1964 • 60 min
A normally tolerant teacher severely punishes a student and is charged with assault.
8. Dual Control
Aired 16 November 1964 • 60 min
A woman is knocked down by a taxi and Dr. Corder feels that this is a cr for help.
9. The 24-Hour Man
Aired 23 November 1964 • 60 min
10. Ring of Hate
Aired 30 November 1964 • 60 min
A boxer starts to lose all his fights and is at risk of having a breakdown.
11. Skeleton in the Cupboard
Aired 7 December 1964 • 60 min
The 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.
12. The Quick and the Dead
5.0Aired 14 December 1964 • 60 min
13. The Man Who Fell Apart
Aired 21 December 1964 • 60 min
Patrick, 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?