Man of the World

1h

Drama

Man of the World was an ATV drama series, distributed by ITC Entertainment. The show ran in the United Kingdom in 1962 and 1963 for 20 one-hour episodes in monochrome. The series stars Craig Stevens as Michael Strait, a world-renowned photographer whose assignments lead him into investigating mysterious goings-on amongst the rich and glamorous and intrigue from far-flung place as Iraq, Indo-China, and Algiers. Tracy Reed co-stars in the first season.

Episodes

Cast

Death of a Conference

1. Death of a Conference

29th Sep 1962

An Algerian rebel leader has been assassinated, which may torpedo plans for a Middle East cease fire.

Masquerade in Spain

2. Masquerade in Spain

6th Oct 1962

Assignment: photograph a beautiful Spanish girl whose father has kept her in seclusion for 21 years.

Blaze of Glory

3. Blaze of Glory

13th Oct 1962

Why didn't racing driver Tony Gardner see the flaming wreck he drove by?

The Runaways

4. The Runaways

20th Oct 1962

Strait tries to stop an heiress from marrying a fortune hunter.

The Frontier

5. The Frontier

27th Oct 1962

Strait's in the middle of a Chinese-Indian border dispute - with a lovely Indian doctor.

The Sentimental Agent

6. The Sentimental Agent

3rd Nov 1962

Strait is imprisoned for taking photographs in an off-limits area.

Highland Story

7. Highland Story

10th Nov 1962

A Scottish clan's gathering harbors an escaped convict, as Mike's telephoto lens reveals.

Nature of Justice

8. Nature of Justice

17th Nov 1962

Mike deals with a greedy archaeologist in Iraq.

The Mindreader

9. The Mindreader

24th Nov 1962

Strait helps a girl whose telepathic ability threatens her happiness.

Portrait of a Girl

10. Portrait of a Girl

1st Dec 1962

Strait tries to prove that an alleged Gainsborough portrait is a fake.

Specialist for the Kill

11. Specialist for the Kill

8th Dec 1962

Michael Strait goes to Berlin to find an anonymous assassin who's been sent to murder a politician.

A Family Affair

12. A Family Affair

15th Dec 1962

Photographing fashion models in Paris, Strait gets mixed up in an assassination plot.

Shadow of the Wall

13. Shadow of the Wall

22nd Dec 1962

West Berlin: Mike fears an old friend is involved in an espionage plot.

First air date

29th Sep 1962

Last air date

22nd Jun 1963

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks