Born Free
Born Free
TV ShowEnded

Born Free

7.0 / 10
1974
1 season
13 episodes
Action & AdventureFamilyDrama

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.

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Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    09-09-197444m

    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 ent...

  • Elephant Trouble

    2.Elephant Trouble

    16-09-197444m

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

  • A Matter of Survival

    3.A Matter of Survival

    23-09-197444m

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

  • Death of a Hunter

    4.Death of a Hunter

    30-09-197444m

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

  • Africa's Child

    5.Africa's Child

    07-10-197444m

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

  • The Masai Rebels

    6.The Masai Rebels

    14-10-197444m

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

  • The Flying Doctor of Kenya

    7.The Flying Doctor of Kenya

    28-10-197444m

    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 c...

  • The Trespassers

    8.The Trespassers

    04-11-197444m

    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 according...

  • The Maneaters of Merti

    9.The Maneaters of Merti

    11-11-197444m

    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.

  • Elsa's Odyssey

    10.Elsa's Odyssey

    18-11-197444m

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

  • The White Rhino

    11.The White Rhino

    25-11-197444m

    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...

  • The Raiders

    12.The Raiders

    09-12-197444m

    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 skirmi...

  • The Devil Leopard

    13.The Devil Leopard

    30-12-197444m

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

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