The Vanishing Man

TV series

The Vanishing Man

7/ 10· 1199750 min1 season · 7 episodes

The Vanishing Man is a 1998 British television programme created by Anthony Horowitz for ITV, and starring Neil Morrissey as Nick Cameron, wrongly imprisoned for smuggling plutonium, who used it for medical research – it turns him invisible when in contact with water. Having escaped from prison, his powers are then utilised by a government agency. The six-episode series is a sequel to the 1997 TV movie of the same name.

Created by
Anthony Horowitz

Seasons and episodes

1 season · 7 episodes

Ended
1

Limited Series

7 episodesApril 22, 1997
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  1. 1
    S1 E1

    Pilot

    Apr 22, 1997100 min

    Nick Cameron, serving time for a crime he didn't commit, is chosen for experiments for suntanning lotions. What he doesn't realise is that there's a hidden agenda and it's only until he touches water that he finds what the experiment really

  2. 2
    S1 E2

    Nobody Does It Better

    Jul 18, 199850 min

    The head of the original Gyges project is now confined to a lunatic asylum, having been made permanently invisible, he's gone insane. Ms Jefferies is lying low, while Moreau and Dr Connor face a desperate race to find a cure for the Head. A

  3. 3
    S1 E3

    Not Fade Away

    Jul 25, 199850 min

    Nick is suffering from paranoia that he will turn invisible permanently. Moreau calls Nick and asks for his help in protecting Peter Randall, the prosecution's star witness in a what may turn out to be the longest running trial in British h

  4. 4
    S1 E4

    Nothing Up My Sleeve

    Aug 1, 199850 min

    Nick is now working as a plain clothes store detective, and bumps into an old flame who agrees to have dinner with him. Sadly she tells him that she's getting married and wants him to come to the wedding! Nick then helps a magician devoid o

  5. 5
    S1 E5

    Out on a Limb

    Aug 8, 199850 min

    Some dangerous criminals have escaped from jail thanks to Brian Mantel, a man no-one has been brave enough to testify against. Nick is asked to help watch a man the police think Brian will try and spring next. Nick persuades Joe to help him

  6. 6
    S1 E6

    Spooks

    Aug 15, 199850 min

    Sara Middington is a newly married woman who is convinced her house is haunted. Nick and Alice go along to investigate, and much to Nick's annoyance so does Joe. Getting hopelessly lost on the way to the house they eventually arrive, only t

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How many seasons of The Vanishing Man are there?
The Vanishing Man has 1 season and 7 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of The Vanishing Man?
The Vanishing Man has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 22, 1998.
Who stars in The Vanishing Man?
The Vanishing Man stars Neil Morrissey, Lucy Akhurst, Mark Womack, John Castle, Sheila Ruskin.

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