The Tribe (series 1)

Infobox tvseason
season_name = The Tribe, Series 1
headercolour = DEDDE2


caption = Series one Box set release
dvd_release_date = February 27, 2006
dvd_format = Box Set
network = Syndication
first_aired = April 24, 1999
last_aired = October 23, 1999
num_episodes = 52
prev_season =
next_season = 2

At the beginning of series 1 of The Tribe, we were introduced to the strong-willed, responsible leader Amber and her younger friend, aspiring doctor/mechanic Dal. They find a little girl called Cloe wandering the dangerous streets, then meet cute kids, twins Patsy and Paul who are being looked after by Salene. A peace-loving loner, Bray, is taking care of the heavily pregnant Trudy and looking for a place for her to give birth. Arrogant street fighter Lex, his sweet if slow friend Ryan, Lex’s material girl Zandra and confrontational Glen are trying to join the top tribe in the City, the Locusts (or Locos). In one way or another, all ended up in the Phoenix Mall (bar Glen who got caught by the Locos) and met Jack, the boy scientist who lived there alone. Soon, Asian spiritualist Tai-San and slippery young thief KC also joined the tribe.

A multitude of serious subjects were tackled in series 1. There was a power struggle from the start in the Mall between Lex, and Amber and Bray, and on the outside, between the Locos and Demon Dogs for the city. Lex killed Zoot, the leader of the Locos, who turned out to be the father of Trudy's baby and Bray’s kid brother (his real name is Martin, a play on words for 'martyr'). Lex tried to rape Zandra, but she ended up marrying him later anyway. Salene suffered from bulimia, only beating it with Ryan's help.

Jealousy was rife in the Mall - Lex of Zandra and Ryan’s friendship, Zandra of Lex’s trysts with Tai-San and Ebony, Trudy of Bray and Salene, and later Bray and Amber. The virus began to affect kids later in the series and Lex was infected with it just when his new wife Zandra told him she was pregnant. Bray and Amber finally found love with each other after an iffy start. The tribe went on a quest for the antidote at the end of the series, and the finale showed them finding pivotal information at the Eagle Mountain Observatory.

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A876819 'The Tribe' - the Television Series]