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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!

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...
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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".

  • A Woman with Scars
    8.1/1026 votes
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    #1 - A Woman with Scars

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/1963

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    Director: James Hill

    Writer: Robert Banks Stewart

  • Solo Performance
    8.0/1023 votes
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    #2 - Solo Performance

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1964

    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

  • The Flip-side Man
    7.7/1032 votes
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    #3 - The Flip-side Man

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/1963

    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

  • The Lost Hours
    7.7/1030 votes
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    #4 - The Lost Hours

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/1963

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

    Director: John Ainsworth

    Writer: John Kruse

  • A Friend of the Sergeant Major
    7.7/1030 votes
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    #5 - A Friend of the Sergeant Major

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/11/1963

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

    Director: Don Sharp

    Writer: Lewis Davidson

  • Struggle for a Mind
    7.7/1031 votes
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    #6 - Struggle for a Mind

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1964

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

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: John Kruse

  • Fine Feathers
    7.6/1027 votes
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    #7 - Fine Feathers

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/1963

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    Director: Vernon Sewell

    Writer: Robert Banks Stewart

  • Enemy Outside
    7.6/1027 votes
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    #8 - Enemy Outside

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/1964

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    Director: Roy Ward Baker

    Writer: Bill MacIlwraith

  • The Vacant Chair
    7.5/1034 votes
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    #9 - The Vacant Chair

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/1963

    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

  • The Wall
    7.5/1024 votes
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    #10 - The Wall

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/25/1963

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    Director: James Hill

    Writer: John Kruse

  • The Two-Edged Sword
    7.5/1025 votes
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    #11 - The Two-Edged Sword

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/8/1963

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    Director: Vernon Sewell

    Writer: Bill MacIlwraith

  • Over and Out
    7.5/1020 votes
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    #12 - Over and Out

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/22/1963

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

    Director: Vernon Sewell

    Writer: John Kruse, Lewis Davidson

  • Success Machine
    7.5/1026 votes
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    #13 - Success Machine

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1964

    No description available

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: John Kruse

  • Conscience on a Rack
    7.5/1021 votes
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    #14 - Conscience on a Rack

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/1964

    A headmistress visits Dr. Corder after attempting suicide.

    Director: Roy Ward Baker

    Writer: Bill MacIlwraith

  • Dual Control
    7.5/1024 votes
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    #15 - Dual Control

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1964

    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

  • Thin Ice
    7.3/1029 votes
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    #16 - Thin Ice

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/1963

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Skeleton in the Cupboard
    7.3/1027 votes
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    #17 - Skeleton in the Cupboard

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1964

    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

  • The Man Who Fell Apart
    7.3/1025 votes
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    #18 - The Man Who Fell Apart

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/1964

    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

  • Fourteen Ghosts
    7.2/1026 votes
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    #19 - Fourteen Ghosts

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/18/1963

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    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Leo Lieberman

  • The 24-Hour Man
    7.2/1020 votes
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    #20 - The 24-Hour Man

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1964

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    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: Robert Banks Stewart

  • Wild Goose Chase
    7.1/1025 votes
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    #21 - Wild Goose Chase

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1964

    No description available

    Director: Vernon Sewell

    Writer: Marc Brandel

  • Run with The Devil
    7.0/1028 votes
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    #22 - Run with The Devil

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/1963

    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: N/A

  • Heartbeats in a Tin Box
    7.0/1023 votes
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    #23 - Heartbeats in a Tin Box

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1964

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

    Director: Roy Ward Baker

    Writer: Robert Banks Stewart

  • The Quick and the Dead
    6.9/1021 votes
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    #24 - The Quick and the Dead

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1964

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    Director: Roy Ward Baker

    Writer: John Kruse

  • Time Check
    6.7/1024 votes
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    #25 - Time Check

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/15/1963

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    Director: Alan Cooke

    Writer: Lewis Davidson