History Series / TheInvisibleMan1975

[[caption-width-right:350:...except of course when visibility is required for promotional images[[note]]Not pictured, Melinda O'Fee as the visible Kate Westin or Craig Stevens as the visible Walter Carlson[[/note]].]]
A series that aired for 13 episodes from the 8th of September 1975 to the 26th of January 1976.

The series follows Dr. Daniel Westin (Creator/DavidMcCallum) who, along with his wife, performs experiments in teleportation for a company called the Klae Corporation. One day, these experiments lead to him accidentally uncovering a way to make objects temporarily invisible instead. When his boss, Walter Carlson (Jackie Cooper in the pilot, Craig Stevens in the series) wants to use the process for military purposes, Westin destroys the research and turns himself invisible to escape.

However, it turns out the process is permanent and the antidote he developed doesn’t work.

Referred to as “The Klae Resource” (and kept as a tightly guarded secret), Daniel Westin’s invisibility allowed the two Dr. Westins to be sent to deal with various problems where normal methods would fail.

The series is inspired by, but only very loosely related to, [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan the book]] by Creator/HGWells. The series is not connected with the [[Series/TheInvisibleMan The Invisible Man (2000)]] TV series of the same name, despite being inspired by the same source material or the earlier ''The Invisible Man'' (1958) series also featuring an invisible secret agent. It should not to be confused with the 1976 series ''Series/GeminiMan'' which is also inspired by the novel and features an invisible secret agent. Nor should it be confused with the ''The Invisible Man'' (2011) cartoon of the same name.

* BlindAndTheBeast: Both the pilot and “Sight Unseen” deal with Daniel being invisible in front of characters who don’t know he’s invisible because they’re blind.

** Pike in “Power Play” knew about the security systems and about the Klae Resource itself, thanks to having been locked up with Morgan Klae, who was imprisoned following the events of “The Klae Dynasty”.
** In the pilot, Daniel’s face mask were developed by a brilliant plastic surgeon called Dr. Maggio. The events of “An Attempt to Save Face” are set off when Maggio returns, having been hired by a dictator specifically wanting to make use of these skills.
* ContrivedCoincidence: “Pin Money” features Daniel “robbing” a bank (he actually wanted to sneak money ‘into’ the vault) while disguised as Frankenstein’s monster. Actual bank robbers turn up at the same time wearing the same masks.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The pilot is much darker in tone than the rest of the series with less focus on comedic elements. Walter’s character changes both in terms of the actor and in terms of his characterisation.

* {{Invisibility}} / InvisibleMainCharacter – Naturally, the core premise of the show is that the main character is consistently invisible.

* KangarooCourt: The court in “Stop When Red Lights Flash” is run by a judge who simply wants to raise revenue from a scam and so has no interest in hearing any sort of defence.
* KnockoutGas: An experimental anaesthetic in “An Attempt to Save Face” was used for this purposes. The characters specifically noted that ordinary anaesthetic would not have been powerful enough but, by luck, they were at a clinic which were experimenting with new types of anaesthetic, one of which was perfectly suited for this purpose.
* LatexPerfection: Any time you can see Creator/DavidMcCallum on screen (after the pilot) it’s because he’s wearing a “Dermaplex” mask over his face/hands (and clothing over the rest of his invisible body). The mask never looks quite as realistic when he’s not wearing it.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In “Go Directly to Jail” Daniel goes to prison to help out a woman whose son has apparently been wrongly convicted. What he doesn’t realise is that her son is actually an undercover agent who intentionally chose to go to prison, and Daniel’s presence ends up making things a lot more complicated (though of course he saves the day in the end).
* PhonyPsychic: “Man of Influence” features a “spiritualist” who can supposedly talk with the dead and is using this to exert political influence. Of course, the Westins uncover the very much non-mystical truth.
* PhotographicMemory: This was a plot point in “Eyes Only” where a woman who wasn’t allowed to take any documents away from her job, had been using her perfect memory to replicate them exactly.
* PublicSecretMessage: The titular doctor in “Barnard Wants Out” wanted to come home but couldn't say so. So he asked Daniel to remember a rule an old teacher had used. He then quickly said how happy he was here. Daniel later explained to Kate that the doctor had been lying about being happy. It turned out the rule the teacher had used was about how quick answers suggested deception.

* PublicSecretMessage: The titular doctor in “Barnard Wants Out” wanted to come home but couldn't say so. So he asked Daniel to remember a rule an old teacher had used. He then quickly said how happy he was here. It turned out the rule the teacher had used was about how quick answers suggested deception.

** Dr. Maggio originally developed Daniel’s face mask in the pilot. In, “An Attempt to Save Face” he is brought back by someone specifically wanting to make use of these skills.

The series is not connected with the [[Series/TheInvisibleMan The Invisible Man (2000)]] TV series of the same name, despite being inspired by the same source material and the earlier ''The Invisible Man'' (1958) series also featuring an invisible secret agent. Not to be confused with the 1976 series ''Series/GeminiMan'' which is also inspired by the novel and features an invisible secret agent. Nor be confused with the ''The Invisible Man'' (2011) cartoon of the same name.

A series that aired for 13 episodes from 8th of September 1975 to 26th of January 1976.