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6.6/10 TV Directed by Roger Bamford First episode date April 1997 Program creator Anthony Horowitz | 5.5/10 IMDb Final episode date 22 August 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Jill BakerHelen GraceNeil Morrissey Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Vanishing Man was a 1997-98 TV movie and series, both starring Neil Morrissey as Nick Cameron, the titular vanishing man. It was produced by ABTV and Harbour Pictures in association with Meridian Television for ITV.
Contents
The vanishing man trailer short film
Plot summary
Nick Cameron is sent to prison where he is subject to painful experiments, after which he discovers that he now becomes invisible shortly after coming into contact with water.
Critical reception
In UK daily newspaper The Independent, Thomas Sutcliffe wrote, "The somewhat open ending of The Vanishing Man (ITV) suggests that last night's comedy thriller was intended as a pilot". Noting "an armful of improbabilities", he suggested, "you will either have switched off or settled back to enjoy the special effects". Sutcliffe found the programme eschewed a sophisticated treatment of the main character's invisibility, "settling instead for the charm of a protagonist who can knock baddies on the head just when they think they have things under control, and then unpredictably reappear in the nude for a bit of comic relief". He concluded, "If they do make the series, they should schedule it for Saturday tea-time, when its natural audience will be able to enjoy it".