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Season 1

Season 1

1974
14 Episodes

Episodes

Escape from Tomorrow
1

1. Escape from Tomorrow

Sep 13, 1974
6.2

Astronauts 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.

The Gladiators
2

2. The Gladiators

Sep 20, 1974
6.3

Burke, 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.

The Trap
3

3. The Trap

Sep 27, 1974
60 min
7.0

In 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.

The Good Seeds
4

4. The Good Seeds

Oct 4, 1974
7.0

Burke and Virdon have to seek the help of a gorilla farmer and his family when Galen falls sick.

The Legacy
5

5. The Legacy

Oct 11, 1974
60 min
6.7

Burke 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.

Tomorrow's Tide
6

6. Tomorrow's Tide

Oct 18, 1974
6.3

An ape who runs a fishing business plans to use Virdon and Burke as slaves after he captures them.

The Surgeon
7

7. The Surgeon

Oct 25, 1974
48 min
6.0

Galen 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.

The Deception
8

8. The Deception

Nov 1, 1974
6.7

When 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.

The Horse Race
9

9. The Horse Race

Nov 8, 1974
6.7

Virdon decides to take part in a dangerous horse race even though he runs the risk of being captured by Urko.

The Interrogation
10

10. The Interrogation

Nov 15, 1974
6.0

Burke undergoes a horrific interrogation after being captured whilst Virdon and Galen mount a rescue attempt.

The Tyrant
11

11. The Tyrant

Nov 22, 1974
6.0

Aboro, a despot, is making community life a misery; Burke, Virdon, and Galen decide to rob him of his powers.

The Cure
12

12. The Cure

Nov 29, 1974
60 min
6.3

Thanks to their advanced medical knowledge, Burke and Virdon are able to help a village struck with malaria, but risk discovery.

The Liberator
13

13. The Liberator

Dec 6, 1974
6.3

Burke and Virdon are captured by a bunch of humans determined to hand them over to the Apes.

Up Above the World So High
14

14. Up Above the World So High

Dec 20, 1974
6.7

Burke and Virdon join forces with Leuric, a human attempting to fly by building himself a hang glider.