Product Details

• Actors: Lisa Daniely, Deborah Watling, Denny Dayviss, Michael Brennan, Ralph Michael
• Directors: C.M. Pennington-Richards, Peter Maxwell, Ralph Smart
• Writers: Doreen Montgomery, H.G. Wells, Ian Stuart Black, Lenore J. Coffee, Leonard Fincham
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: French (Unknown), English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Unknown)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Dark Sky Films
• DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006
• Run Time: 330 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000C65YHQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #89,561 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "H.G. Wells' Invisible Man: Season One" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Product Description

H.G. Wells’ classic tale of suspense and intrigue from the 1950s. A highly secret laboratory experiment that goes awry turns Dr. Peter Brady into the Invisible Man! Unable to return to a visible state, Brady is enlisted as the ultimate British secret agent. For years, the identity of the Invisible Man was a well-kept secret. More than one actor portrayed the physical character, while another supplied the voice. The special effects (advanced for their time) ran the gamut from making objects float gracefully through the air to creating a riderless motorcycle. The Invisible Man, Season 1 includes 13 remastered episodes.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neat series that gives H.G. Wells his due..., July 2, 2006

By	Kenneth M. Pizzi (San Mateo, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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When this series made its debut in the late 50's it was an instant hit with TV audiences in both the UK and in America. As part of a publicity campaign, the name of the actor who played Dr. Peter Brady was Tim Turner (replete with bandages), but was not revealed until 1965 to keep the audiences guessing. The show boasts of some really fabulous special effects for the day; for example, a cigarette that lights and smokes itself and wine drunk from a glass by an "invisible" drinker. Many of the episodes refect the political climate of the Cold War; Peter Brady often is called to thwart the evil designs of foreign spies or assist a friend of a friend who is being blackmailed keeping with a theme similar to "The Saint." A complete set of all the episodes are available thru AmazonUK, but this is a good starter set for those who like vintage British sci-fi television with a twist. The astute observer will notice many fine UK actors in guest spots on this series who would later appear on many other well known ITC programs such as "Danger Man," "Secret Agent," and "The Prisoner."

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Average Series and Has Nothing to Do With H.G. Wells' 1897 Classic Novel, December 21, 2007

By	James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

H.G. Wells' Invisible Man Original Series is a bit of a disappointment on DVD. First of all there's no extras at all, the episode menu does tell you when each episode first aired in the 1950s but this is the only trivia you'll get from the DVD. Which is a shame because a lot of questions go unanswered, primarily, why was this series called H.G. Wells' invisible man when it has nothing at all to do with his invisible man character (Griffin), is not set in the same place and has nothing at all to do with that storyline. Is the title just cashing in on the success of Wells' novel and the 1930's movie (which was very good by the way) and the subsequent movies of his other novels like War of Worlds and so on? A bit misleading title for the series if this is the case and one which no doubt will cause disappointment if this is the reason you are purchasing.

I didn't buy this because it was based on H.G. Wells novel though so that point didn't bother me, I'm a huge fan of the invisible man genre but have to say was pretty disappointed with this show. I had ordered the second series but cancelled it after watching the first disc of season one. The series does show its age in parts with pretty poor acting from some of the support cast (especially the little girl he lives with) and specific episode characters. Poor casting such as middle eastern people being played by white people with bad fake accents make it more of a comedy viewing than it was obviously intended to be.

The basic plot is that Dr Peter Brady a scientist has successfully turned lab animals invisible. A lapse of attention one day, he turns himself invisible and flees the laboratory when they try and contain him. He quickly makes a deal with the government to work for them if they'll let him continue with his work so he can find a way to make himself visible again. Only the government has plans for Brady to be a secret agent which although he is reluctant soon discovers he is quite good at. Soon Brady is rescuing a hostage from the middle east, boarding Russian ships and using his invisibility to the government's advantage. In his spare time he's also preventing murders all the while hoping to find the formula to make himself visible again.

Tim Turner (who we obviously only get to see in the first episode before he turns himself invisible then just mostly get to hear his voice) plays Dr Peter Brady and doesn't do a bad job at acting in the lead role. His character suffers from a pretty average script though as well as a limited budget in special effects, you can actually see his faint outline when he's supposed to be invisible in some office scenes. Not that they bother with doing this much as he's usually bandaged like a someone with severe head injuries (although this is the norm for most invisible man shows/movies).

Like I said if you are buying this because you are a fan of Wells' classic novel give it a miss and get the sensational 1930s film The Invisible Man which although a bit different to the book still has follows the basic plot. If you are a fan of the genre also check out the novels Memoirs of an Invisible Man by H. F. Saint and Smoke by Donald E Westlake. Memoirs also has an 1980s Chevy Chase movie based on it which isn't bad (see Memoirs of an Invisible Man). It's probably the best of the invisible man films out there.

If it's junior fiction you're after then the best of this genre are My Best Friend Is Invisible (Goosebumps) by R. L. Stine, You Are Invisible: CYOA #48 by Susan Saunders, The Invisible Day by Marthe Jocelyn, Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex, you can even get an illustrated version of H.G. Wells 1897 classic The Invisible Man (Great Illustrated Classics).