The Vanishing Man (1997)

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.

The Vanishing Man

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Neil Morrissey
Neil Morrissey
as Nick Cameron
Lucy Akhurst
Lucy Akhurst
as Alice Grant
Mark Womack
Mark Womack
as Joe Cameron
John Castle
John Castle
as Moreau
Sheila Ruskin
Sheila Ruskin
as Dr Peters
Razaaq Adoti
Razaaq Adoti
as Jacob
Jill Baker
Jill Baker
as Dr Jeffries
Paul Trussell
Paul Trussell
as Pete
Lionel Guyett
Lionel Guyett
as Dr Connor
Lisa Shingler
Lisa Shingler
as Angela Thorne
Barbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn
as Dr Jeffries
Peter Eyre
Peter Eyre
as Forstater
David Hemmings
David Hemmings
as Edward Lawrence
Dominic Jephcott
Dominic Jephcott
as Dr Chivers
Roger Brierley
Roger Brierley
as Head
Shaun Prendergast
Shaun Prendergast
as Gimson
William Chubb
William Chubb
as Gordon Wells
James Laurenson
James Laurenson
as Moreau
Elizabeth Jasicki
Elizabeth Jasicki
as Kate
Julian Sims
Julian Sims
as Jerry
Michael McKell
Michael McKell
as Steve
Nadia Sawalha
Nadia Sawalha
as Catherine
Tara MacGowran
Tara MacGowran
as Lawrence's Secretary
Christopher Brand
Christopher Brand
as John Major
Alan Graves
Alan Graves
as James Peters
Andy Henderson
Andy Henderson
as Tony Blair
Cameron Jack
Cameron Jack
as Margaret Thatcher
Christopher Adamson
Christopher Adamson
as Shades
Josephine Butler
Josephine Butler
as Zoe
David Fennell
David Fennell
as Calhoun
Roger Lloyd Pack
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Marvin
Clive Brunt
Clive Brunt
as Steve
Mark Chapman
Mark Chapman
as Johnny Boy
Marsha Fitzalan
Marsha Fitzalan
as Jennifer Brinkley
Richard Heffer
Richard Heffer
as Richard Brinkley
Angela Lonsdale
Angela Lonsdale
as Lara
David MacCreedy
David MacCreedy
as Gavin
Tony Selby
Tony Selby
as Danny
Wanda Ventham
Wanda Ventham
as Mrs Braithwaite
Sheila Whitfield
Sheila Whitfield
as Jocelyn
Oliver Tobias
Oliver Tobias
as Mantel
Denise Black
Denise Black
as Maggie Taylor
Eamon Boland
Eamon Boland
as Jack Lewis
Fergus Brennan
Fergus Brennan
as Simon
Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey
as Peter
William Hope
William Hope
as Kim Richards
Alexi Kaye Campbell
Alexi Kaye Campbell
as Alan Page
Danny Midwinter
Danny Midwinter
as Terry Ireland
Niall Refoy
Niall Refoy
as Gary Masters
Karl Glenn Stimpson
Karl Glenn Stimpson
as Paul Lloyd
Kenneth MacDonald
Kenneth MacDonald
as Prison Officer
Simon Chandler
Simon Chandler
as Simon Middington
Helen Grace
Helen Grace
as Sara Middington
Paloma Baeza
Paloma Baeza
as Helen Neath
Tim Barker
Tim Barker
as Bert
Justin Chadwick
Justin Chadwick
as Trevor
Su Elliot
Su Elliot
as Mrs Hedges
Mark Leadbetter
Mark Leadbetter
as Ziggy
Candida Rundle
Candida Rundle
as Pippa
Bev Willis
Bev Willis
as Cyril
Joan Campion
Joan Campion
as Mrs Fraser
Linda Henry
Linda Henry
as Olivia
Kate McEnery
Kate McEnery
as Louise
Polly Pritchett
Polly Pritchett
as Karen
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Seasons

Season 1

Limited Series

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Pilot

  • 1x2

    Nobody does it better

  • 1x3

    Not fade away

  • 1x4

    Nothing up my sleeve

  • 1x5

    Out on a limb

  • 1x6

    Spooks

  • 1x7

    Retribution

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