Series
Planet of the Apes
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. Based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.
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Seasons & episodes
1Escape from Tomorrow13 Sept 1974 · ★ 6.8Astronauts Alan Virdon and Peter Burke crash land on a strange planet. After being rescued by a friendly human, Virdon and Burke discover this planet is ruled by intelligent apes. To their horror, they discover that they are back on Earth in the year 3085.
2The Gladiators20 Sept 1974 · ★ 6.8Burke, Virdon and Galen come across two humans fighting and get involved, but lose the magnetic disc. To recover it, they must approach the nearby village, where the ape prefect pits humans in a series of gladiatorial games.
3The Trap27 Sept 1974 · 60m · ★ 6.8In a ruined city, Burke and Urko are trapped underground and must reluctantly work together to escape, while Alan and Galen must deal with Urko's gorilla patrol in the streets above.
4The Good Seeds4 Oct 1974 · ★ 7.2Burke and Virdon have to seek the help of a gorilla farmer and his family when Galen falls sick.
5The Legacy11 Oct 1974 · 60m · ★ 6.5Burke and Virdon are helped by a young woman and a young boy while searching for an underground computer in a ruined city, but their plans go awry when Alan is captured and Urko uses the boy to get information from the astronaut.
6Tomorrow's Tide18 Oct 1974 · ★ 6.2An ape who runs a fishing business plans to use Virdon and Burke as slaves after he captures them.
7The Surgeon25 Oct 1974 · 48m · ★ 5.8Galen must use all his charm to try and persuade his ex-girlfriend, a female ape surgeon named Kira, to operate on Virdon using a forbidden human anatomy book, after the astronaut is shot.
8The Deception1 Nov 1974 · ★ 6.8When the guys try to track down the apes who are framing humans for crimes in a small community, Fauna, a blind female ape, falls in love with Burke while believing him to be a chimpanzee.
9The Horse Race8 Nov 1974 · ★ 6.8Virdon decides to take part in a dangerous horse race even though he runs the risk of being captured by Urko.
10The Interrogation15 Nov 1974 · ★ 6.0Burke undergoes a horrific interrogation after being captured whilst Virdon and Galen mount a rescue attempt.
11The Tyrant22 Nov 1974 · ★ 5.8Aboro, a despot, is making community life a misery; Burke, Virdon, and Galen decide to rob him of his powers.
12The Cure29 Nov 1974 · 60m · ★ 6.0Thanks to their advanced medical knowledge, Burke and Virdon are able to help a village struck with malaria, but risk discovery.
13The Liberator6 Dec 1974 · ★ 6.2Burke and Virdon are captured by a bunch of humans determined to hand them over to the Apes.
14Up Above the World So High20 Dec 1974 · ★ 6.5Burke and Virdon join forces with Leuric, a human attempting to fly by building himself a hang glider.
Details
- Created by
- Anthony Wilson
- First aired
- 13 Sept 1974
- Last aired
- 20 Dec 1974
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- CBS
- Episodes
- 14
- Votes
- 108 on TMDB
Cast
Roddy McDowallGalen
Ron HarperAlan Virdon
James NaughtonPete Burke
Mark LenardUrko
Booth ColmanZaius
