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Born Free is an American adventure/drama series based on the 1966 movie of the same name. It aired on the NBC television network from September 9 to December 30, 1974, produced by Columbia Pictures Television and starring and narrated by Diana Muldaur.

Born Free
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Genre	Adventure/drama
Based on	Born Free by Joy Adamson
Developed by	Carl Foreman
Directed by	Leonard Horn Paul Krasny Russ Mayberry
Starring	Gary Collins Diana Muldaur
Narrated by	Diana Muldaur
Theme music composer	John Barry
Composers	Dick DeBenedictis Richard Shores Harry Sukman ("A Matter of Survival")
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	David Gerber
Production location	East Africa
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	David Gerber Productions Paul Radin Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	NBC
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 9 (1974-09-09) – December 30, 1974 (1974-12-30)
Chronology
Preceded by	Born Free
Followed by	Born Free: A New Adventure

Synopsis

Gary Collins stars as George Adamson and Diana Muldaur portrays Joy Adamson. The couple live in Kenya with their adopted lioness Elsa, where they protect the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human.

An unrelated television movie called Born Free: A New Adventure was broadcast by ABC in 1996, starring Linda Purl and Chris Noth. Joy and George Adamson do not appear as the main characters in the story.

Cast

Main

• Gary Collins as George Adamson
• Diana Muldaur as Joy Adamson
• Hal Frederick as Makedde
• Dawn Lyn as Reagan
• Peter Lukoye as Nuru

Guest stars

Guest stars included Peter Lawford, Barbara Parkins, Alex Cord, Susan Dey. Juliet Mills had a recurring role as Dr. Claire Hanley.

Production

The series was set in Kenya and filmed in East Africa.^{[citation needed]}

Reception and cancellation

Born Free was scheduled opposite ABC's Top 20 hit The Rookies and CBS's Top 30 hit Gunsmoke. Rating for the series were low and it was canceled in the middle of the 1974–75 television season after thirteen episodes.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Gary Nelson	Richard Fielder	September 9, 1974 (1974-09-09)
2	"Elephant Trouble"	Gary Nelson	Sy Salkowitz	September 16, 1974 (1974-09-16)
3	"A Matter of Survival"	Unknown	Unknown	September 23, 1974 (1974-09-23)
4	"Death of a Hunter"	Unknown	Unknown	September 30, 1974 (1974-09-30)
5	"Africa's Child"	Unknown	Unknown	October 7, 1974 (1974-10-07)
6	"The Masai Rebels"	Richard Benedict	Richard Fielder (teleplay), Nina Laemmle (story)	October 14, 1974 (1974-10-14)
7	"The Flying Doctor of Kenya"	Unknown	Unknown	October 28, 1974 (1974-10-28)
8	"The Trespassers"	Unknown	Unknown	November 4, 1974 (1974-11-04)
9	"The Maneaters of Merti"	Unknown	Unknown	November 11, 1974 (1974-11-11)
10	"Elsa's Odyssey"	Unknown	Unknown	November 18, 1974 (1974-11-18)
11	"The White Rhino"	Unknown	Unknown	November 25, 1974 (1974-11-25)
12	"The Raiders"	Unknown	Unknown	December 9, 1974 (1974-12-09)
13	"The Devil Leopard"	Unknown	Unknown	December 30, 1974 (1974-12-30)

DVD release

The complete series Born Free was released in DVD format on August 7, 2012, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment via its "manufacture on demand" program.[1] It was later re-released by Mill Creek on September 25, 2018.[2]

References

External links

• Born Free at IMDb
• See Also That Series At rapidTV
• George Adamson information website with photos, letters and much information and featuring Elsa the Lioness.

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