"The Human Jungle" (1963) TV series 1963-1964

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

30 March 1963 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Medical | Mental Illness Explored

Cast

Herbert Lom	...	Dr. Roger Corder (26 episodes, 1963-1964)
Michael Johnson	...	Dr. Jimmy Davis (24 episodes, 1963-1964)
Sally Smith	...	Jennifer Corder (23 episodes, 1963-1964)
Mary Yeomans	...	Nancy Hamilton (23 episodes, 1963-1964)

Series Directed by
Roy Ward Baker		(8 episodes, 1964)
Sidney Hayers		(5 episodes, 1963-1964)
Vernon Sewell		(5 episodes, 1963-1964)
James Hill		(2 episodes, 1963)

Series Writing credits
John Kruse		(8 episodes, 1963-1964)
Bill MacIlwraith		(8 episodes, 1963-1964)
Robert Stewart		(4 episodes, 1963-1964)
Robert Banks Stewart		(2 episodes, 1963)
Lewis Davidson		(2 episodes, 1963)

Series Produced by
Leslie Parkyn	....	executive producer / producer (26 episodes, 1963-1964)
Julian Wintle	....	producer / executive producer (26 episodes, 1963-1964)

Series Cinematography by
Ernest Steward		(3 episodes, 1964)
Bert Mason		(2 episodes, 1963)

Series Film Editing by
Lionel Selwyn		(3 episodes, 1964)
Tom Priestley		(2 episodes, 1963-1964)

Series Casting by
G.B. Walker		(3 episodes, 1964)

Series Art Direction by
Harry Pottle		(6 episodes, 1963-1964)

Series Makeup Department
Trevor Crole-Rees	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1963-1964)
Hilda Fox	....	hair stylist (4 episodes, 1964)
Maude Onslow	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1963)

Series Production Management
Geoffrey Haine	....	production manager (4 episodes, 1964)
Arthur Alcott	....	production supervisor (2 episodes, 1963)
Howard Connell	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 1963)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William P. Cartlidge	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1964)
John Wakefield	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1963)

Series Art Department
Roy Walker	....	set dresser / assistant art director (6 episodes, 1963-1964)
Ted Clements	....	assistant art director (3 episodes, 1964)

Series Sound Department
Simon Kaye	....	sound recordist (25 episodes, 1963-1964)
Jim Sibley	....	sound editor (5 episodes, 1963-1964)
Len Abbott	....	dubbing mixer (4 episodes, 1964)
A.W. Lumkin	....	recording director (4 episodes, 1964)
Ken Cameron	....	re-recording / sound re-recordist (2 episodes, 1963)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
James Bawden	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1964)
Jack Lowin	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1963)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dulcie Midwinter	....	wardrobe (4 episodes, 1964)
Morris Angel	....	costumer / costumes (2 episodes, 1963)
Vi Murray	....	wardrobe (2 episodes, 1963)

Series Music Department
John Barry	....	performer: title theme (18 episodes, 1963-1964)
Bernard Ebbinghouse	....	composer: theme music (18 episodes, 1963-1964)

Series Other crew
Gladys Goldsmith	....	script supervisor / continuity (3 episodes, 1964)
Ronald J. Kahn	....	assistant to producer (2 episodes, 1963)
John Kruse	....	script editor (2 episodes, 1963)
Estelle Stewart	....	continuity (2 episodes, 1963)

Production Companies

• Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
• Independent Artists
• United Artists Television

Runtime:

60 min | UK:60 min (26 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Company:

Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

Soundtrack:

Human Jungle

Will we ever be able to get this wonderful series on DVD?

I loved this series and would dearly like to see it again. I used to watch it every week without fail and was so disappointed when it finished.

I used to enjoy the twists and turns of each story and the guest actors were well chosen for their respective roles.

This is indeed for me one of the most memorable television series of the sixties.

As an aside Mary Yeomans who played Herbert Lom's secretary was the mother of a school friend of mine but I did not get to know her until after the series had finished which is such a pity.