The Human Jungle (TV series)
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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(s) | Bernard Ebbinghhouse |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) |
Julian Wintle Leslie Parkyn |
| Cinematography | Bert Mason |
| Running time | 49-51 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Independent Artists for ABC Television |
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| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | Film 35mm 4:3 Black and white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | 30 March 1963 – 13 May 1965 |
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.
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.
The series was created by Ronald J. Kahn, credited on screen as 'assistant to the producers', and produced by Julian Wintle and Leslie Parkyn.
The theme music was composed by Bernard Ebbinghouse, arranged and recorded by John Barry and his Orchestra.
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.
Airdate is for ABC Weekend Television.ITV regions varied date and order. Order as the Network DVD.
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