The Adventures of a Jungle Boy is a 1957 British syndicated adventure series. The show was known for its striking similarity to the Tarzan

Tarzan

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 movie series.

Plot

A young boy is the sole survivor of a plane crash in the African jungle. He is found and raised, along with his pet cheetah, by Dr. Laurence, a research scientist. The series portrays their efforts to protect the jungle from outside threats and to save the jungle inhabitants from danger.

Cast and characters

• Michael Carr Hartley as Boy
• Ronald Adam
  Ronald Adam (actor)
  Ronald Adam OBE , born Ronald George Hinings Adams, was a British RAF officer, an actor on stage and screen and a successful theatre manager.-Early life:...
  
   as Dr. Laurence

British actors guest starring in the series included Peter Dyneley

Peter Dyneley

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, Patrick Holt

Patrick Holt

Patrick Holt was a British film and television actor.-Biography:Patrick Holt's real name was Patrick G. Parsons. Some of his childhood was spent in India with his Uncle. Patrick was sent to Christ's Hospital, a famous charity school in England, UK...

, Conrad Phillips

Conrad Phillips

Conrad Phillips is a British film and television actor, born in London. His real name is Conrad Philip Havord.He is best known for portraying William Tell in the popular ITV television series The Adventures of William Tell which ran for 39 episodes from 1958 to 1959. Philips also played Stefan,...

, David Oxley

David Oxley

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, Leonard Sachs

Leonard Sachs

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, Robert Arden

Robert Arden

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, Patricia Plunkett

Patricia Plunkett

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 and Andrew Faulds

Andrew Faulds

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.

Carr Hartley was the son of an animal-handler and performed all of the animal stunts himself. He later was part of "Carr-Hartley Safaris," a family business in Kenya.

Episodes

1. "Meet Jungle Boy"
2. "Adoption Story"
3. "The Doctor Man"
4. "A Child By the River"
5. "Boy and the Reverend"
6. "The Journey Up River"
7. "Young Love"
8. "Doctor's Dilemma"
9. "Jungle Boy and the Diamonds"
10. "The Burial Ground"
11. "The Ways of a Witch Doctor"
12. "Kidnapped"
13. "Runaway Boy"

External links

• Memorable TV: Adventures of a Jungle Boy