Planet of the Apes

1974 - 1974

Escape from Tomorrow

13th September 1974

Episode 1

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

20th September 1974

Episode 2

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

27th September 1974

Episode 3

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

4th October 1974

Episode 4

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

The Legacy

11th October 1974

Episode 5

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

18th October 1974

Episode 6

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

The Surgeon

25th October 1974

Episode 7

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

1st November 1974

Episode 8

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

8th November 1974

Episode 9

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

The Interrogation

15th November 1974

Episode 10

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

The Tyrant

22nd November 1974

Episode 11

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

The Cure

29th November 1974

Episode 12

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

The Liberator

6th December 1974

Episode 13

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

Up Above the World So High

20th December 1974

Episode 14

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

Top Cast

Roddy McDowall•Ron Harper•James Naughton

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama

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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Roddy McDowall Image

Roddy McDowall

Galen

Ron Harper Image

Ron Harper

Alan Virdon

James Naughton Image

James Naughton

Pete Burke

Mark Lenard Image

Mark Lenard

Urko

Booth Colman Image

Booth Colman

Zaius

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Herbert Hirschman

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Stanley Hough

Producer

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Pierre Boulle

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