The running order and transmission dates given below are those used by ATV.  The dates may have differed in other ITV regions.
Regular Cast

Regulars credited on the opening titles
The Zoo Gang's names and codenames were never credited on-screen, appearing only once on a wanted poster that formed part of the opening titles
Brian Keith Stephen Halliday "The Fox"
John Mills Tomas Devon "The Elephant" (known as Tommy)
Lilli Palmer Manouche Roget "The Leopard"
Barry Morse Alec Marlowe "The Tiger"
Regulars NOT credited on the opening titles
Michael Petrovitch Lt. Georges Roget
Seretta Wilson Jill Burton (eps 1-5)

Production Credits

Based on the book by Paul Gallico
Produced by Herbert Hirschman
An ITC Production for World Wide Distribution
© ITC Incorporated Television Company LTD. MCMLXXIII
"The Zoo Gang"
Theme by
Paul and Linda McCartney
Music composed and conducted by Ken Thorne
Developed for Television by Reginald Rose
Script Consultant Howard Dimsdale
Associated Producer John Pellatt
Director of Photography Robert Paynter BSc
Art Director Roy Stannard
Production Manager Geoffrey Helman
Editor Derek Hyde-Chambers (eps 1, 3, 5), Lee Doig (eps 2, 4, 6)
Assistant Director Bert Blatt
Camera Operator Doug O'Neons
Asst. Art Director Alan Cassie
Set Dresser Tessa Davies
Sound Recordist David Bowen
Dubbing Editor Peter Lennard
Dubbing Mixer Ted Karnon
Music Editor Norman Cole
Continuity Phyllis Townsend
Casting Director Weston Drury, Jnr.
Make Up Phillip Leakey
Hairdressing Barbara Ritchie
Wardrobe Supervisor Jackie Cummins
Location Manager Veronica Barnes [1]
Made on location in France and at Pinewood Studios, England [2]
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, England and in France [3]
Nice Sequences filmed with the kind co-operation of Le Ville de Nica [4]
Processed by Rank Film Laboratories
Notes
[1] Role not credited on eps 1-4
[2] The credit as it appears on eps 1-4
[3] The credit as it appears on eps 5, 6
[4] Not credited on eps 1-4

Names given in bold were credited on the opening titles only
1:  Revenge: Post-dated
Transmitted:  5 April 1974

Written by Reginald Rose
Directed by Sidney Hayers

Cast:  Boucher (Walter Gotell), Calvin Smith (Henry McCarthy), Harry Crane (Gordon Tanner), Henry Davis (Robert Henderson), Mrs Darbot (Betty Lynne), Chauffeur (Freddy Clarke), Gallery Guard (Derek Martin, uncredited)

Story:  They were dubbed The Zoo Gang during the Second World War.  Thirty years after the war Tommy Devon recognises the man who walks into his shop as Maurice Boucher, the man who betrayed the Gang to the Gestapo causing the death of one of their numbers, Claude.  Tommy reunites the Gang and together they hatch a plan to get their revenge on Boucher...

2:  Mindless Murder
Transmitted:  12 April 1974

Written by Howard Dimsdale
Directed by John Hough

Cast:  Lynn Martin (Ingrid Pitt), Anthony Martin (Clinton Greyn), Jean (Alex Scott), Claude (Louis Negin), Paul (Aharon Ipale), Michel (Roy Boyd), Herbault (Morris Perry)

Story:  The Zoo Gang uncovers an extortion racket lead by people who are willing to kill to get what they want.  Their latest targets are movie stars Lynn and Anthony Martin.  The extortionists want the Morning Star, a large diamond that is in the Martin's possession.  The Zoo Gang decide to flush the extortionists out but first they need to get hold of the Morning Star...

3:  African Misfire
Transmitted:  19 April 1974

Written by Peter Yeldham
Directed by Sidney Hayers

Cast:  Jacques Picard (Kieron Moore), General Naganda (Nathan Dambuza), Jombote (Earl Cameron), Ferrand (Leonard Trolley), Major (Edward Cast)

Story:  Deposed African leader General Naganda is moving his art collection to France.  However, the collection is stolen en route.  The Zoo Gang is brought into recover the collection, so that it can be sold off at auction to pay for famine relief in Africa.  But are The Zoo Gang being told the whole truth...

4:  The Counterfeit Trap
Transmitted:  26 April 1974

Written by John Kruse
Directed by John Hough

Cast:  Judge Gautier (Peter Cushing), Brigitte Gautier (Jacqueline Pearce), Paul Sabot (Philip Madoc), Raoul (Stephan Chase), Carlo (Mark Colleano), Nico (Chris Dillinger), Pierre (Leon Lissek), Challon (Anthony Stamboulieh)

Story:  The Zoo Gang steel a consignment of Counterfeit money from under the nose of the forgers' just moments before the police raid them.  The Gang intend to use the money to buy smuggled gold which they will then sell to pay for the hospital they want to build to honour the memory of Claude.  However, everything doesn't go well, particularly for Alec Marlowe...

5:  The Lion Hunt
Transmitted:  3 May 1974

Written by Sean Graham
Directed by Sidney Hayers

Cast:  Dupont (Leo Genn), Pedro (Roger Delgado), De Broux (Ferdy Mayne), Col. Martin (Ed Devereaux), Mercier (Bill Kenwright), Reporter (Neville Jason), Pierre (Vic Armstrong), Guard (Richard Woodworth)

Story:  The French arrest Latin American revolutionary El Leon when he tries to sneak into the country.  This causes them embarrassment when the media, who see El Leon as a hero, demand his release.  However, to release him would result in a major international incident.  Georges decides that the only way to solve the situation is to have El Leon removed from custody surreptitiously.  Georges calls in his mother and the rest of The Zoo Gang to kidnap El Leon...

6:  The Twisted Cross
Transmitted:  10 May 1974

Written by William Fairchild
Directed by John Hough

Cast:  Hercule (Michael Da Costa), Schroder (Bernard Kay), Helene Schroder (Ann Lynn), Andre (Tim Hardy), Inspector (Olaf Pooley), Phillipe (Alf Joint), Customs Man (Kenneth Gilbert), Jules (Vic Armstrong)

Story:  Schroder, a German has his flat broken into.  Two days later he is attacked in an alley where he is rescued by the Zoo Gang.  He reluctantly turns to them for help.  Only he knows the location of a German submarine that sunk in the second World War containing treasure.  They strike a deal with Schroder to help pay for the hospital they are setting up and go diving for the only piece of treasure that could have survived, a jewel encrusted swastika.  However, on bringing it up they are stopped by the French customs and the swastika is confiscated.  On returning to shore they go to see if they can claim anything from their find only to discover that the custom officers were fakes who killed a man stealing the custom boat...


The Zoo GangEpisode Guide compiled by
Richard Spurr

Posted:  1 June 1998
Last Updated:  5 November 2002

The Zoo Gang