Release Date

30 Oct, 1988

Total Episode/Season

3/1

Synopsis

He created life... but can he live with the consequences?

Edward Forester is a genetic researcher, intent on breeding primate hybrids. But his experiments take a strange turn when he succeeds in breeding a human/gorilla hybrid. He hides the results of the experiment, adopting the child, and helps Gor to speak and blend into society. But Gor can't help being what he is, and tragedy and revelations are the ultimate result.

Original Title

First Born

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Miniseries

30 Oct, 1988

Edward Forester is a genetic researcher, intent on breeding primate hybrids. But his experiments take a strange turn when he succeeds in breeding a human/gorilla hybrid. He hides the results of the experiment, adopting the child, and helps Gor to speak and blend into society. But Gor can't help being what he is, and tragedy and revelations are the ultimate result.

Created By

Ted Whitehead

Actors

Charles Dance

Julie Peasgood

Philip Madoc

Peter Elliott

Ralph Harvey

Crew

Maureen Duffy

Sally Head

Hans Zimmer

David Feig

Ian Farr

Humphrey Jaeger

Elizabeth Rowell

John Hooper

Joe Walker

Mickey Edwards

Gwenda Bagshaw

Joyce Mortlock