Edward Forester, a genetic researcher of considerable talent, becomes obsessed with creating a human/ape hybrid species. However, when he succeeds in his aim, he is ordered to destroy the result. Unable to kill the baby, he hides Gor, passing him off as his adopted son, whilst going to painstaking lengths to teach him to walk and talk. Eventually, under Forester's tutelage, Gor is able to blend into society and communicate as humans do. However, it's only a matter of time before the gorilla in Gor is brought out, with devastating results...

First screened in 1988, this controversial drama was written by Ted Whitehead, based on Maureen Duffy's novel Gor Saga, and directed by Philip Saville.