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The Deadly Virus

  • Episode aired Jan 31, 1987
  • 50m
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6.9/10
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Geoffrey Leesley, John Nettles, and David Swift in Bergerac (1981)
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Three well-meaning animal rights activists, including Kim's boyfriend Kevin, liberate three monkeys from Gaines' research unit, unaware that one has the deadly Marburg virus. It bites Kevin ... Read allThree well-meaning animal rights activists, including Kim's boyfriend Kevin, liberate three monkeys from Gaines' research unit, unaware that one has the deadly Marburg virus. It bites Kevin and also attacks a holidaying couple. Jim and his team must hunt the animals down without ... Read allThree well-meaning animal rights activists, including Kim's boyfriend Kevin, liberate three monkeys from Gaines' research unit, unaware that one has the deadly Marburg virus. It bites Kevin and also attacks a holidaying couple. Jim and his team must hunt the animals down without putting the whole of the island in a panic but after Kevin dies and the monkeys are caught... Read all

  • Director
    • Gerry Mill
  • Writers
    • Nick McCarty
    • Robert Banks Stewart
  • Stars
    • John Nettles
    • Terence Alexander
    • Sean Arnold
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    55
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    • Director
      • Gerry Mill
    • Writers
      • Nick McCarty
      • Robert Banks Stewart
    • Stars
      • John Nettles
      • Terence Alexander
      • Sean Arnold
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    John Nettles
    John Nettles
    • Jim Bergerac
    Terence Alexander
    Terence Alexander
    • Hungerford
    Sean Arnold
    Sean Arnold
    • Crozier
    Rosemary Martin
    Rosemary Martin
    • Jill
    David Swift
    David Swift
    • Dr. Barnard
    Ian Thompson
    Ian Thompson
    • Professor Gaines
    Louise Jameson
    Louise Jameson
    • Susan Young
    Lindsay Heath
    • Kim Bergerac
    Daniel Hill
    Daniel Hill
    • Alan
    Peter Llewellyn Williams
    Peter Llewellyn Williams
    • Kevin
    Geoffrey Leesley
    Geoffrey Leesley
    • Det. Con. Wilson
    Jolyon Baker
    • Det. Con. Goddard
    Nancy Mansfield
    • Peggy
    Desmond McNamara
    Desmond McNamara
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    Mary Healey
    Mary Healey
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    Peter Baldwin
    • Stan
    Jennie Goossens
    • Alison
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    Stephen MacKenna
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      • Robert Banks Stewart
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    The Deadly Virus

    Three animal rights activists release a group of monkeys from a research lab, not knowing that the monkeys are infected with a deadly disease.

    This was an entertaining episode, but it had nothing to really make it stand out. 3/5

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      • January 31, 1987 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
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    • Language
      • English
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      • Seven Network
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