Craig Stevens
Michael Strait
Man of the World (1962)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 29, 1962
Episode 49 min
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S1E1 - Death of a Conference
An Algerian rebel leader has been assassinated, which may torpedo plans for a Middle East cease fire.
Sept. 29, 1962, midnight
S1E2 - Masquerade in Spain
Assignment: photograph a beautiful Spanish girl whose father has kept her in seclusion for 21 years.
Oct. 6, 1962, midnight
S1E3 - Blaze of Glory
Why didn't racing driver Tony Gardner see the flaming wreck he drove by?
Oct. 13, 1962, midnight
S1E4 - The Runaways
Strait tries to stop an heiress from marrying a fortune hunter.
Oct. 20, 1962, midnight
S1E5 - The Frontier
Strait's in the middle of a Chinese-Indian border dispute - with a lovely Indian doctor.
Oct. 27, 1962, midnight
S1E6 - The Sentimental Agent
Strait is imprisoned for taking photographs in an off-limits area.
Nov. 3, 1962, midnight
S1E7 - Highland Story
A Scottish clan's gathering harbors an escaped convict, as Mike's telephoto lens reveals.
Nov. 10, 1962, midnight
S1E8 - Nature of Justice
Mike deals with a greedy archaeologist in Iraq.
Nov. 17, 1962, midnight
S1E9 - The Mindreader
Strait helps a girl whose telepathic ability threatens her happiness.
Nov. 24, 1962, midnight
S1E10 - Portrait of a Girl
Strait tries to prove that an alleged Gainsborough portrait is a fake.
Dec. 1, 1962, midnight
S1E11 - Specialist for the Kill
Michael Strait goes to Berlin to find an anonymous assassin who's been sent to murder a politician.
Dec. 8, 1962, midnight
S1E12 - A Family Affair
Photographing fashion models in Paris, Strait gets mixed up in an assassination plot.
Dec. 15, 1962, midnight
S1E13 - Shadow of the Wall
West Berlin: Mike fears an old friend is involved in an espionage plot.
Dec. 22, 1962, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 49 min.
Season Runtime: 49 min.
Released: Sept. 29, 1962
Last Air Date: June 22, 1963, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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