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The Emerald Forest

Action adventure in which the young son of an American engineer is kidnapped in the Amazonian rainforest by a tribe known as the 'Invisible People'.

Action adventure in which the young son of an American engineer is kidnapped in the Amazonian rainforest by a tribe known as the 'Invisible People'. His father searches for him for ten years and eventually finds a transformed young man, fully integrated into the tribe that has adopted him. However, the survival of the tribe is under threat.

1 hour, 53 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Jan 201301:50
BBC Two

Credits

Bill MarkhamPowers Boothe
TommeCharley Boorman
Jean MarkhamMeg Foster
HeatherEstee Chandler
Young HeatherYara Vaneau
Young TommyWilliam Rodriguez
KachiriDira Paes
Uwe WernerEduardo Conde
Padre LeducAriel Coehlo
PerreiraPeter Marinker
CostaMario Borges
TraderAtila Iorio
DirectorJohn Boorman
ProducerJohn Boorman
WriterRospo Pallenberg

Broadcasts

  • Thu 18 Jan 200722:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 21 Jul 200723:45
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 5 Feb 201123:50
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
  • Sun 6 Feb 201100:15
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 5 Jan 201301:50
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire