Man of the World (TV series) explained

Creator:Leslie Harris
Starring:Craig Stevens
Tracy Reed
Theme Music Composer:Henry Mancini
Composer:Ivor Slaney
Edwin Astley
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:2
Num Episodes:20
List Episodes:
  1. Episode list
Executive Producer:Leslie Harris
Producer:Harry Fine
Cinematography:Brendan J. Stafford
Walter J. Harvey
Runtime:49 min.
Company:ATV
Channel:ITV

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.

Plot

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 places as Iraq, French Indochina and Algiers. Tracy Reed co-stars in the first series.

Cast

Main cast

Guest cast

Production

Music

The series' theme music was by Henry Mancini, with incidental music under the control of Ivor Slaney using many musical cues of Edwin Astley.[1]

Episodes

Airdate[2] is for ATV London. ITV[3] regions varied date and order.

Production number here refers to the order of the Network DVD.[4]

Series one

Filmed on location and at Shepperton Studios

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Series two

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ted Astley . danger man . ITC . 18 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306131553/https://www.danger-man.co.uk/docs/publicity/Publicity_Music.pdf . 2016-03-06 . January 20, 2009 Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley.
  2. Dates from ITC Episode guide issued with the Network DVD
  3. [History of ITV]
  4. Web site: Man of the World: The Complete Series . Network DVD . 18 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003212319/http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=929 . This five-disc set contains all 20 episodes in production order . 3 October 2011.