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Born Free

Born Free
★ 7.0/10•1974•48m•TV-PG•Action & Adventure•Family•Drama
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The adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya. George Adamson and Diana Muldaur live with their adopted lioness Elsa the Lioness, where they protect the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human.

StatusEnded
Runtime48m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 9, 1974

Episodes

Episode 1 - PilotE144m

Pilot

George and Joy Adamson work in Kenya to help local wardens protect the wildlife. When the poaching activities increase, George suspects a longtime friend of aiding the criminal enterprise.

Sep 9, 1974

Episode 2 - Elephant TroubleE244m

Elephant Trouble

Local villagers lodge a complaint about Elsa. The Adamsons are asked by government officials to relocate Elsa to prevent further trouble.

Sep 16, 1974

Episode 3 - A Matter of SurvivalE344m

A Matter of Survival

Free-spirited Terri Hill has to survive in the bush after crashing her light aircraft.

Sep 23, 1974

Episode 4 - Death of a HunterE444m

Death of a Hunter

Ex-hunter Archie Gordon plans to make amends for his past by tackling some modern-day ivory poachers.

Sep 30, 1974

Episode 5 - Africa's ChildE544m

Africa's Child

A friend of the Adamsons allows his granddaughter to stay with them for a while. Will bush country make an impression on young Regan?

Oct 7, 1974

Episode 6 - The Masai RebelsE644m

The Masai Rebels

A Masai warrior decides to prove his manhood by hunting a large lion. However, a big game hunter has the same idea.

Oct 14, 1974

Episode 7 - The Flying Doctor of KenyaE744m

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.

Oct 28, 1974

Episode 8 - The TrespassersE844m

The Trespassers

After several years of absence, a tribe of Masai nomads is back. Some time after, veterinarian Paul Morgan finds that their cattle has been contaminated by rinderpest. He accordingly asks the Masais the right to examine the animals but, despite the Adamsons' intervention, Olotuno, the tribe's chief, formally opposes the idea.

Nov 4, 1974

Episode 9 - The Maneaters of MertiE944m

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.

Nov 11, 1974

Episode 10 - Elsa's OdysseyE1044m

Elsa's Odyssey

Regan clings to Joy when her estranged mother unexpectedly turns up. Elsa becomes a temporary surrogate to some lion cubs.

Nov 18, 1974

Episode 11 - The White RhinoE1144m

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.

Nov 25, 1974

Episode 12 - The RaidersE1244m

The Raiders

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.

Dec 9, 1974

Episode 13 - The Devil LeopardE1344m

The Devil Leopard

The Adamsons hunt a killer leopard while tribesmen are being encouraged by an anthropologist to return to their old illegal ways.

Dec 30, 1974

Actors

Gary Collins

Gary Collins

George Adamson

Diana Muldaur

Diana Muldaur

Joy Adamson

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