''The Adventures of a Jungle Boy'' is a 1957 British syndicated adventure series. The show was known for its striking similarity to the Tarzan 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 as Dr. Laurence British actors guest starring in the series included Peter Dyneley, Patrick Holt, Conrad Phillips, David Oxley,

Leonard Sachs Leonard Meyer Sachs (26 September 1909 – 15 June 1990) was a South African-born British actor. Life and career Sachs was born in the town of Roodepoort, in the then Transvaal Colony, present day South Africa. He was Jewish. He emigrated ...

, Robert Arden, Patricia Plunkett and Andrew Faulds. 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."Classic TV Archive: Adventures of a Jungle Boy"
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Episodes

#"Meet Jungle Boy" #"Adoption Story" #"The Doctor Man" #"A Child By the River" #"Boy and the Reverend" #"The Journey Up River" #"Young Love" #"Doctor's Dilemma" #"Jungle Boy and the Diamonds" #"The Burial Ground" #"The Ways of a Witch Doctor" #"Kidnapped" #"Runaway Boy"

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1950s British drama television series 1957 British television series debuts 1957 British television series endings Black-and-white British television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States British adventure television series {{UK-tv-prog-stub