COLLECTION · Series · 1977

Lucan

Name: Lucan
Genre: Drama
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 8

Lucan is a TV Drama which aired on ABC from 1977 to 1978, starring Kevin Brophy, John Randolph, and Don Gordon. A 20-year old man who spent the first 10 years of his life running wild in the forest after being raised by wolves, Lucan is taken to a research institute and taught the ways of human society. He is befriended by a kind research doctor whom he bonded with during his journey to civilization. Lucan's continued freedom at the research center is put in peril once his doctor friend and mentor is hurt. Unable to insure Lucan's well being at the institute, his friend encourages him to strike out on his own in search of his identity. The short-lived TV series chronicled the encounters, challenges, and intrigues Lucan faced interacting with people using his new learned social graces and old Wolfen instincts. Lucan did have special Wolfen skills that were invoked when he was made very angry. When upset to the point of violence his eyes glowed amber. He also had heightened senses of smell and hearing. In a few episodes he was able to call on his old wolf family/pack for help. This series was based on a 1977 made-for-TV movie of the same name directed by David Greene.

Source: TMDB

* 8.0 (2)Drama

Studios

ABC

Runtime

60–74 min/ep

Release

12/09/1977

Score

8.0 / 10 (2)

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Seasons and episodes

Season 1

7 episodes · 1977

Episode 1. Listen to the Heart Beat

1977-09-12

Lucan falls for a Russian gymnast whose life is in danger.

Episode 2. The Search

1977-12-26

Lucan returns to his old countryside haunts and runs into trouble as the farmers hunt down the wolves he grew up with, and a local man with a guilty secret develops a grudge against him.

Episode 3. The Lost Boy

1978-01-02

Lucan reads an article about a young man who found his family after being separated from them for years. He goes to talk to him but the young man gets nervous when Lucan asks him how he found them.

Episode 4. How Do You Run Forever?

1978-01-09

Lucan's skeptical of the couple claiming to be his parents but just as he's starting to be convinced, they're chased away by gunmen.

Episode 5. One Punch Wolfson

1978-01-16

Lucan becomes a prizefighter to pay the bills for a private detective to find his parents. The private detective is just using Lucan stringing him along with false leads just to bilk him out of money. Fight promoters ask offer a cut of…

Episode 6. You Can't Have My Baby

1978-03-13

Lucan's search for his parents leads him to a custody battle between a young widow and her mother-in-law.

Episode 7. The Pariah

1978-03-27

When Lucan rescues a boy from falling to his death, he unwittingly brings danger to the boy's family, key witnesses in a mob trial.

Season 2

4 episodes · 1978

Episode 1. Nightmare

1978-11-13

A sick Lucan rambles about the crime he witnessed and is suspected of being the culprit, but the real danger is his guilty doctor.

Episode 2. Brother Wolf

1978-11-20

Prior to the eruption of a forest fire, Lucan rescues a domesticated wolf on his way to a mountain rendezvous with his friend Dr. Hoagland.

Episode 3. Creature from Beyond the Door

1978-11-27

An eccentric millionaire holds Lucan hostage to acquire Dr. Hoagland's newly developed antidote for hallucinogenic poisoning to cure his drug-addled son.

Episode 4. Thunder God Gold

1978-12-04

A government agent plots to use Lucan's superb tracking instincts to locate a hidden gold mine.

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Keywords

feral childraised by wolves