
Orangutan Jungle School
This series follows the stories of the orangutans and the staff at the world’s biggest orangutan rehabilitation center.
Cast: Keeley Hawes
TV-PGHDCC
10 episodes
1. And So It BeginsTeenage mum Clara and her baby Clarita - who was kidnapped by a dominant male - arrive at Orangutan Jungle School. Meanwhile, the older orangutans are ready to be released into the wild.TV-PGCC45minAug 15, 2018
2. Movin' on UpThe world's only reported albino orangutan arrives at Jungle School. Teenage mum Clara and baby Clarita face a return to island life. The staff decide that 'Big Boy' Beni needs to lose weight.TV-PGCC45minAug 22, 2018
3. King of the JungleVet Arga rescues an orphaned one-year-old orangutan with a broken wrist. Beni attempts the biggest banana heist in Jungle School's history. Five adult orangutans are finally released into the wild.TV-PGCC45minAug 29, 2018
4. The MisfitsWatery fun and games with Valentino, Yutris and the rest of group two as they visit group three’s flooded classroom. It’s a huge day for the three quarantine infants as they finally get the results of their TB tests.TV-PGCC45minNov 1, 2018
5. A Whole New WorldAfter their last night in the old baby house, the nursery school kids are in for a big surprise. It’s moving day!TV-PGCC45minNov 1, 2018
6. Weighs And MeansBig boy Beni faces a day of reckoning as all the forest school students are held back for a weigh in. Alba is back in isolation after being diagnosed with typhoid.TV-PGCC45minNov 1, 2018
7. Handle With CareIt’s a busy day for the vets at Nyaru Menteng. Rescued orphan Josh needs his broken wrist examined, and Beni has a trip to the dentists to treat his bad breath.TV-PGCC45minNov 1, 2018
8. Tots, Teens, And TantrumsHormones flair among the older students as Darril and Syahrini get steamy in the tree tops and curious Cinta makes a watery discovery.TV-PGCC45minNov 1, 2018
9. Second ChancesBratty quarantine student Taymur has a breakthrough and begins to embrace his jungle school lessons, while serial truant Luthy ditches class again and gives the staff a run for their money.TV-PGCC45minNov 1, 2018
10. Return to the WildSix jungle school graduates from the pre-release islands are finally set for release into the wild. It’s a mammoth journey by road and river into the heart of Borneo, where these special orangutans will finally be freeTV-PGCC45minNov 1, 2018
Orangutan Jungle School
★ 9.0/1020183 seasons26 episodesReturning Series
Discover a school like no other
This series follows the stories of the orangutans and the staff at the world’s biggest orangutan rehabilitation center.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Judith Curran
- Cast
- Keeley Hawes





































