The Human Jungle (1963-64) [20 of 26]

Episode 20 "The Quick and the Dead" (April 1 1963) : Formula one racing driver Jimbo Harris is obsessed with breaking the lap record to the extent that whilst he has a clear lead in his race he accelerates and crashes, injuring himself. Dr. Corder has to discover the reason for this obsession, hopefully in time for Jimbo to drive in the Monaco Grand Prix and draws a connection with Jimbo's time serving in the Korean war. However, against the doctor's advice Jimbo breaks off treatment to claim that all-time record at Monaco.

The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist. It stars Herbert Lom and Sally Smith. It ran for two series, which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.

The majority of the episodes (26 × 50 mins) each focused on one patient, whose psychological ailment Dr Corder would treat using a humane yet idiosyncratic approach that mixed Freudian psychoanalysis with the contemporary methods associated with the then-fashionable theories of R. D. Laing. Several psychiatric techniques, such as word association, group work, role-play and hypnotherapy, were featured in the series. Because of the demands of the 50-minute television episode, it was often suggested that Corder would continue to see his patient after the denouement. Frequently, Corder's initial patient in a story would turn out not to be the character with the pressing mental health issue.

The series had guest directors but James Hill, Vernon Sewell and Roy Baker directed the majority. The theme music was composed by Bernard Ebbinghouse and played by John Barry and his Orchestra.