"First Born" (1988) TV series

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Philip Saville

Writers:

Maureen Duffy (novel)
Ted Whitehead (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

30 October 1988 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Edward Forester is a genetic researcher, intent on breeding primate hybrids. But his experiments take...

Plot Keywords:

Hybrid | Genetics | Monkey | Half Human | Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Julie Peasgood

...

Anne Forester (2 episodes, 1988)

Runtime:

50 min (3 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:12

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

A thought provoking film well worth watching.

For those of you who wish to view the Series "First Born", it is is available on DVD from Play.com It has Dolby Digital sound (2.0) stereo version, is in full screen 4.3 ratio, and playable on region 2 (European Region 2) or multi region DVD players. Running time of the film is 155 Minutes.

I would thoroughly recommend this film as well worth viewing. As many of the previous have stated, the film was ahead of its time in dealing with some of the genetically engineering problems. The acting is excellent, with convincing work particularly by Charles Dance.

Whilst some people might have said that the basis of the story was far fetched (when it was originally filmed) it is now plain to see that this is not the case. "Dolly" the sheep and other hybrid experiments show that we have now reached the possibility of human hybrids.