namkoin Gonna throw in possibly the very last gasp for more intelligent children's drama not mentioned here: 'Life Force', made by Peter Tabern's Childsplay Television (who also produced the Cooper-penned. The book which it was based on is very good also and the movie positively adds to the story , which is unusual. Dolly" the sheep and other hybrid experiments show that we have now reached the possibility of human hybrids. This one shouldn't have been classified with the horror when it's more of a drama,die-hard horror fans will be very disappointed with it.

Designer Babies talks about the possibilities of testing "designer" chromosomes out in chimps to make sure they are safe and talks about the possibility of mistakenly creating animals with human characteristics or even intelligence!I am thinking that BBC might release it, as they seem to be releasing loads of old mini series on dvd just now. The ape-boy born of the chimpanzee looked human and was raised by his human father and the father's wife.

Yeah the boy's name was Gor - actually I think 'Gor' might have been the name of the novel it was based on.Ahead of its time of course (as other people have already said), this is an important piece of film that should not be forgotten.

Portrait of Alison 1 9 5 5 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes Tim Forester (Patrick Barr) is a successful and well-known portrait painter. For me, though, it’s the less interesting of the two dramas, because of the way it lurches into metaphysics and theology. He met his real mother-the female gorilla-and in one of the most powerful scenes ever, she beat him to death.A very powerful drama highlighting the disastrous possibilities that can occur when scientists play God with nature. The child grew into a fine and human-looking son who, when told the facts of his cross-species birth, demanded to see his mother – a gorilla named Mary, who beat him to death in a violent rage. Das Boot , The Crown and Ku’damm 56 and its sequels) discovers his after miraculously surviving an accident on a construction site. After Dance’s daughter’s christening, Dance’s sister-in-law is arguing with Madoc about the morality of genetic experimentation.