The Man Who Never Was (1966)

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 18 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A spy assumes the identity of a dead man to infiltrate and dismantle a criminal network. The series follows his missions across Europe.

mid-centuryspy thrillerunderstatedsuspensefulglobe-trottingcerebralundercover

What happens

The Man Who Never Was is a 1966 ABC-TV 20th Century Fox Television television series starring Robert Lansing and Dana Wynter. It has no connection with the better-known book and film of the same name, and ran for only one season of 18 episodes between September 7, 1966, and January 4, 1967. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television, was filmed in Europe with the pilot episode being filmed in Berlin and Munich. John Newland produced and directed most of the episodes. The original television pilot starred Canadian actor Don Harron as Mark Wainwright but a change in sponsor led to the new sponsor requesting Robert Lansing in the role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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