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Man of the World

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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.

Drama

3.5 / 5

29th September 1962 - 22nd June 1963
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Craig StevensTracy ReedGraham Stark
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Death of a Conference
29th September 1962

Episode 1

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

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Masquerade in Spain
6th October 1962

Episode 2

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

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Blaze of Glory
13th October 1962

Episode 3

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

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The Runaways
20th October 1962

Episode 4

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

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The Frontier
27th October 1962

Episode 5

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

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The Sentimental Agent
3rd November 1962

Episode 6

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

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Highland Story
10th November 1962

Episode 7

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

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Nature of Justice
17th November 1962

Episode 8

Mike deals with a greedy archaeologist in Iraq.

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The Mindreader
24th November 1962

Episode 9

Strait helps a girl whose telepathic ability threatens her happiness.

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Portrait of a Girl
1st December 1962

Episode 10

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

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Specialist for the Kill
8th December 1962

Episode 11

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

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A Family Affair
15th December 1962

Episode 12

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

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Shadow of the Wall
22nd December 1962

Episode 13

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

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