The Zoo Gang

Six resistance fighters, known by their animal-based code names, fought during World War II. Their efforts came to a stop when one of their number, "the Wolf", betrayed them to the Gestapo. In their interrogation, one of their number, Claude Roget, the husband of Manouche was shot before her eyes. Thirty years later, Thomas Devon spots the Wolf in his shop. The surviving members of the Zoo Gang drop what they are doing and rendezvous for vengeance. The series follows the adventures of the remaining gang of four resistance fighters reunited 30 years later to scam habitual con artists and criminals in order to take their money and use it for good causes. Despite their ages, they put their skills and experience to use to raise enough money to construct a hospital in the memory of Claude. The gang is aided by the son of Manouche and Claude, an inspector in the French police.

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Created By

Reginald Rose

Status

Ended

Original Name

The Zoo Gang

First Air Date

April 5, 1974

Last Air Date

May 10, 1974

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Language

English

Production Companies

S01E06

The Twisted Cross

The Gang come to the aid of a German being attacked in an alley. He reveals that he was attacked earlier when someone broke into his flat, and asks the Gang for help. It turns out the German is the only one who knows the location of a sub full of sunken treasure. The Gang agrees to help him in return for a share of the loot to pay for the memorial hospital for Claude. They dive for the treasure and recover the only surviving piece - a jeweled swastika. But when they bring it up and it's confiscated by French custom officers. But they quickly discover that the custom officers are fakes who killed the real officers, and come up with a plan to recover it and make a little more money.

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