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The Best Episodes of The Human Jungle

Every episode of The Human Jungle ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Human Jungle!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 10 - A Woman with Scars
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #1 - A Woman with Scars

    S1:E10

    No description available

    Director:James Hill
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  2. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 4 - Solo Performance
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #2 - Solo Performance

    S2:E4

    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?

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Bill MacIlwraith

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  3. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 6 - Fine Feathers
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #3 - Fine Feathers

    S1:E6

    No description available

    Director:Vernon Sewell
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  4. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 2 - The Flip-side Man
    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #4 - The Flip-side Man

    S1:E2

    guest star: Jess Conrad (Danny Pace) guest cast: Annette Carell (Laurie Winters), Michael Ripper (Harry Dublane) Monty Landis (Syd Fiscal), Maureen Davis (Danny's Wife) Pop singer Danny Pace keeps seeing his ""doppelganger"" and this is begining to damage his career. Pace is paranoid; sure someone is ""out to get him"". Danny's female manager, Laurie Winters, has grave concerns for her client. She calls in Dr. Corder to protect her investment...

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  5. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 5 - The Lost Hours
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    #5 - The Lost Hours

    S1:E5

    A company director's wife is convinced her husband is being unfaithful and attempts suicide.

    Director:John Ainsworth
    Writer:John Kruse

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  6. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 7 - A Friend of the Sergeant Major
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #6 - A Friend of the Sergeant Major

    S1:E7

    Dr. Corder is asked to assess a soldier being court-martialled.

    Director:Don Sharp
    Writer:Lewis Davidson

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  7. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 3 - Struggle for a Mind
    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #7 - Struggle for a Mind

    S2:E3

    A young woman who is saved from stepping in front of a train is referred to Dr. Corder.

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:John Kruse

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  8. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 1 - The Vacant Chair
    7.6/10(35 votes)

    #8 - The Vacant Chair

    S1:E1

    guest cast: Lloyd Llamble (Basil Phillips), Ronald Leigh-Hunt (George Hunter), Delphi Lawrence (Anne Phillips), Hazel Hughes (Brenda Hunter), Gemma Jones (Pamela) When the Managing Director of a large firm suddenly dies during a board meeting his position is challenged by two men apparently equally qualified for the ""The Vacant Chair"".

    Director:James Hill
    Writer:Bill MacIlwraith

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  9. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 5 - Enemy Outside
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #9 - Enemy Outside

    S2:E5

    No description available

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Bill MacIlwraith

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  10. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 9 - The Wall
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #10 - The Wall

    S1:E9

    No description available

    Director:James Hill
    Writer:John Kruse

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  11. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 11 - The Two-Edged Sword
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #11 - The Two-Edged Sword

    S1:E11

    No description available

    Director:Vernon Sewell
    Writer:Bill MacIlwraith

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  12. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 1 - Success Machine
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Success Machine

    S2:E1

    No description available

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:John Kruse

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  13. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 2 - Conscience on a Rack
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Conscience on a Rack

    S2:E2

    A headmistress visits Dr. Corder after attempting suicide.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Bill MacIlwraith

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  14. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 8 - Dual Control
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #14 - Dual Control

    S2:E8

    A woman is knocked down by a taxi and Dr. Corder feels that this is a cr for help.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Anne Francis

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  15. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 13 - Over and Out
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #15 - Over and Out

    S1:E13

    Dr. Corder is asked to assess a test pilot suspected of deliberately crashing his plane.

    Director:Vernon Sewell
    Writers:John Kruse, Lewis Davidson

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  16. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 4 - Thin Ice
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #16 - Thin Ice

    S1:E4

    A teen ice skater with high hopes feels her family is pushing her ambitions to far.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 13 - The Man Who Fell Apart
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #17 - The Man Who Fell Apart

    S2:E13

    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?

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:John Kruse

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  18. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 8 - Fourteen Ghosts
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #18 - Fourteen Ghosts

    S1:E8

    No description available

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Leo Lieberman

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  19. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 6 - Wild Goose Chase
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #19 - Wild Goose Chase

    S2:E6

    No description available

    Director:Vernon Sewell
    Writer:Marc Brandel

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  20. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 9 - The 24-Hour Man
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #20 - The 24-Hour Man

    S2:E9

    No description available

    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  21. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 11 - Skeleton in the Cupboard
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #21 - Skeleton in the Cupboard

    S2:E11

    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.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Bill MacIlwraith

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  22. The Human Jungle Season 1 Episode 3 - Run with The Devil
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #22 - Run with The Devil

    S1:E3

    guest star: Derek Farr (Frank Hewitt) guest cast: Iris Russell (Erica Hewitt), Walter Hudd (Brian Carnadine) Andre Melly (Gloria), Jenny Laird (Sarah Hawkins) Harry Fowler (The Heckler), Anita Sharp-Bolster (Mrs. Cartwright), Frank Atkinson (Mr. Cartwright), Margo Cunningham (Sister Mayhew), John Scarborough (Brother Johnson), Hugh Cross (Inspector Riley), Anthony Baird (Sergeant), Gerald Sim (Policeman) Frank Hewitt's sexually liberated wife forces her husband to ""live in sin""; compromising his religious principles. The result? He goes berserk but represses all memory of the event. What act of violence did he commit? Dr. Corder attempts to access Frank's amnesiac mind...

    Director:Vernon Sewell
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 7 - Heartbeats in a Tin Box
    7.0/10(23 votes)

    #23 - Heartbeats in a Tin Box

    S2:E7

    A normally tolerant teacher severely punishes a student and is charged with assault.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  24. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 12 - The Quick and the Dead
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #24 - The Quick and the Dead

    S2:E12

    No description available

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:John Kruse

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  25. The Human Jungle Season 2 Episode 10 - Ring of Hate
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #25 - Ring of Hate

    S2:E10

    A boxer starts to lose all his fights and is at risk of having a breakdown.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Woman with Scars" is the best rated episode of "The Human Jungle". It scored 8.1/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by James Hill and written by Robert Banks Stewart, it aired on 6/1/1963. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Solo Performance".