Episode list

Born Free

Pilot

Sun, Sep 08, 1974
This pilot shows a day in the life of George and Joy Adamson. They are working in Kenya to help local wardens protect the wildlife. When the poaching activities increase George suspects a long-time friend of aiding the criminal enterprise.
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Elephant Trouble
Local villagers lodge a complaint about Elsa the lioness. The Adamson's are asked by government officials to relocate Elsa to prevent further trouble.
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Death of a Hunter
Ex-hunter Archie Gordon plans to make amends for his past by tackling some modern day ivory poachers.
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Africa's Child

Sun, Oct 06, 1974
A friend of the Adamsons allows his granddaughter to stay with them for a while. Will bush country make an impression on young Regan?
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The Masai Rebels
A Masai warrior decides to prove his manhood by hunting a large lion. Big game hunter (Glenn Corbett) has the same idea.
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The Flying Doctor of Kenya
Dr. Claire Hanley sets out on her first village tour with the East African Flying Doctor Service. She will need to learn to be adaptable to both local customs and demanding field conditions. Joy is on hand to offer advice. Elsa is in a rather mischievous mood.
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The Trespassers

Sun, Nov 03, 1974
After several years of absence, a tribe of Masai nomads is back. Some time after their coming, Paul Morgan, the vet, finds that their cattle has been contaminated by rinderpest. He accordingly asks the Masais the right to examine the animals but, despite Joy and George Adamson's intervention, Olotuno, the tribe's chief formally opposes the idea...
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The Maneaters of Merti
Two killer lions have claimed several lives. George begins a coordinated search using both villagers and game wardens. These particular lions are unusually cunning however.
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Elsa's Odyssey

Sun, Nov 17, 1974
Regan clings to Joy when her estranged mother turns up in Kenya unexpectedly to meet her. Elsa becomes a temporary surrogate parent to some lion cubs.
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The White Rhino
Rob Mallory is shocked when the government adds his land to a requisition list. Fearing for the farm he had planned to leave to granddaughter Regan, he agrees a contract with a zoo trapper to raise funds.
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The Raiders

Sun, Dec 08, 1974
Constant cross border raids in the north of the territory risk spreading disease among the villagers cattle. Young Jama becomes an orphan when his father is killed during a skirmish but shows courage as events unfold.
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The Devil Leopard
The Adamsons hunt a killer leopard while tribesmen are being encouraged by an anthropologist to return to their old illegal ways.
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