Monkey Business (1997)
Monkey Business is a long-running TV series about the exploits of various primates who reside at Monkey World, a rescue centre and sanctuary for primates in Dorset, United Kingdom. The series features Jim and Dr. Alison Cronin, directors of Monkey World, as they travel around the world rescuing primates from lives of abuse, and returning them to Monkey World. Their goal is to rehabilitate the rescued primates and allow them to live in as natural a habitat as possible, being part of a group and living with friends of their own kind.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date:Three female chimps rescued from a Dutch laboratory are moved to a new group led by Rodney. The siamang gibbons, Sage and Sam, discover they are to become parents and members of Paddy's group are shocked by their mirror reflections.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date:Staff at the Monkey World sanctuary in Dorset are forced to take a baby chimp away from its mother. Meanwhile, Sage the siamang gibbon goes into labour and three rescued laboratory chimps are introduced to Rodney's group - with explosive consequences.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date:There's an emergency in the wildlife sanctuary as Sage, a siamang gibbon, undergoes a Caesarean section. Elsewhere, chimpanzee Seamus is introduced to his new family - but foster sister Evelyn is jealous.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date:A newcomer arrives at the park, Jimmy is separated from Johnnie following his unprovoked attack and a visitor tells the staff about an orphaned chimp living in Saudi Arabia.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date:Siamang gibbons Sage and Sam play happy families with baby Onion at Europe's largest ape rescue centre, Monkey World in Dorset.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date:Young gibbon Onion gains his independence, and Paddy loses his temper. Meanwhile, an orang-utan bonds with her offspring.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date:Three-year-old orphaned chimp Tutti flies into the nursery from Saudi Arabia. The team struggles when Jason the ugly monkey breaks his arm and needs it setting in plaster, while a snake in the grass upsets the tranquility of Paddy's posse.
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Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date:Jim and Alison Cronin are stunned by what they witness during their travels around Thailand, while back in Dorset nursery boss Sally is thrilled to meet playful Saudi Arabian chimp Tutti.
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Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date:Jim and Alison Cronin are faced with a dilemma when Olympia's milk dries up, and eventually realise they have to take baby chimp Hebe away. Charlie is diagnosed with arthritis, and a newborn gibbon overcomes a traumatic start in life.
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Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date:Jim and Alison Cronin visit a Taiwanese rescue centre for endangered species, home to an array of animals such as tigers, gibbons and orang-utans - all of which were originally kept as family pets. Back at Monkey World, babies Hebe and Johni are introduced to each other.
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Episode 11 - Episode 11
Release Date:The staff are baffled when a smuggled gibbon arrives at the sanctuary and Hebe and Johni are less than pleased when introduced to baby chimp Eddi.
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Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date:im Cronin visits Turkey in search of Carli, the country's most famous primate, who appeared in the Jungle Book movie, and then his own TV series, in which he was trained to wear human clothes, kiss his leading ladies and deliver amusing antics right on cue. But his fame has led to an increase in the demand for pet monkeys, which in turn has meant an increase in the illegal trade of poaching and importing wild-caught chimps. Can Jim persuade Carli's owners to give up their money-spinning monkey for the safety of a new home in the UK?
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Episode 13 - Episode 13
Release Date:Daily life at Europe's largest ape rescue centre in Dorset, focusing on the love affairs, family squabbles and strategic power moves among the biggest group of chimpanzees outside Africa.
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Episode 14 - Episode 14
Release Date:Daily life at Europe's largest ape rescue centre in Dorset, focusing on the love affairs, family squabbles and strategic power moves among the biggest group of chimpanzees outside Africa.