7.1/10173 votes#1 - The Journey Begins
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/1999
Scientist and explorer George Challenger learns from a dying colleague of a prehistoric world and organizes an expedition to find it.
Director: Richard Franklin
Writer: Jim Henshaw, Peter Mohan
7.2/10126 votes#2 - Stranded
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/3/1999
Desperate to escape and more than a little greedy, Marguerite offers Veronica to a tribal chief in return for jewels and safe passage off the plateau for her group.
Director: Richard Franklin
Writer: Jim Henshaw, Peter Mohan
7.2/10122 votes#3 - More Than Human
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1999
When Roxton is running from a tyrannosaur, the earth suddenly swallows him up; the party follows a river to an underground ocean.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: James Thorpe
7.7/10109 votes#4 - Nectar
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1999
Stung by a giant bee, Summerlee lies near death; Challenger seeks a way to repel an attack by the ape-men.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: Durnford King
7.8/10102 votes#5 - Cave of Fear
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1999
In order to free Challenger from her tribe, the team must retrieve the bones of a warrior queen's husband.
Director: Catherine Millar
Writer: Alison Lea Bingeman
7.3/1095 votes#6 - Salvation
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1999
Christecs brand Summerlee a devil after he revives a drowning child.
Director: Richard Franklin
Writer: Catherine Porciuncula
6.9/1098 votes#7 - Blood Lust
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1999
A vampire bite elevates Roxton's hunting instincts to a bloodthirsty level; a smitten native will fight Malone to the death for Veronica.
Director: Richard Franklin
Writer: James Thorpe
7.7/1091 votes#8 - Out of Time
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1999
Druids worship Marguerite, who bears the mark of an ancient prophet; Veronica and Summerlee find a baby.
Director: Catherine Millar
Writer: Guy Mullally
8.1/1094 votes#9 - Paradise Found
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1999
A search for Veronica's parents leads to a paradise guarded by prehistoric creatures and filled with beautiful, talented immortals.
Director: Michael Pattinson
Writer: Morrie Ruvinsky
7.8/1089 votes#10 - The Beast Within
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1999
Roxton, Challenger and Summerlee bring badly injured Malone to a magic healer in order to save his life.
Director: Catherine Millar
Writer: Scott Kraft
7.7/1090 votes#11 - Creatures of the Dark
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1999
Challenger, Malone and Marguerite find a subterranean civilization after being trapped in an abandoned mine.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: Gilbert M. Shilton
7.5/1088 votes#12 - Tribute
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2000
Roxton changes the lives of the Tintas when he kills a warrior from the Hikari tribe; a World War I flying ace crashes in the jungle and takes Marguerite, Malone and Summerlee as prisoners.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: Michael Teversham
7.7/1085 votes#13 - Absolute Power
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2000
The adventurers come upon the ruins of a civilization destroyed by an enormous explosion.
Director: Ian Gilmour
Writer: Frank Encarnacao
7.8/1086 votes#14 - Camelot
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/2000
After slapping a young king, Marguerite must choose between instant death or marrying the boy.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: James Thorpe
7.7/1090 votes#15 - Unnatural Selection
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/2000
Challenger meets up with a former scientific rival; an old witch may have the key to an escape from the Lost World.
Director: Catherine Millar
Writer: Kristy Dobkin
8.0/1086 votes#16 - Time After Time
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/2000
Travelers from the future arrive in the Lost World to manipulate history.
Director: Catherine Millar
Writer: Paul Mullie, Joseph Malozzi
7.6/1077 votes#17 - Prodigal Father
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/2000
Veronica reunites with her father; the team must fight Kartas, a bounty hunter after Veronica's father.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: David Tynan
7.6/1077 votes#18 - Birthright
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/2000
Ramses, a vivified mummy, enlists Marguerite, Challenger and Malone to help him regain the Egyptian throne; a grieving dinosaur targets Summerlee.
Director: Catherine Millar
Writer: Frank Encarnacao
7.8/1079 votes#19 - Resurrection
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/4/2000
A dying Roxton makes an evil pact to regain his life and save Marguerite.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: James Thorpe
8.1/1075 votes#20 - Prophecy
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/2000
A gypsy fortuneteller's visions eerily come true, leaving the band to fear for Malone's life.
Director: Catherine Millar
Writer: Scott Kraft
7.6/1075 votes#21 - The Chosen One
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/2000
Roxton promises a teen's dying mentor to help the boy fulfill his destiny as savior of his people.
Director: Michael Offer
Writer: Jon Cowan
8.5/1084 votes#22 - Barbarians at the Gate
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/2000
Drakul and the Raiders shoot down the adventurers' balloon, beginning a game of cat and mouse.
Director: Catherine Millar
Writer: James Thorpe
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Journey Begins" is the best rated episode of "The Lost World" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 173 votes. Directed by Richard Franklin and written by Jim Henshaw, Peter Mohan, it aired on 4/3/1999. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Stranded".