7.0/1071 votes#1 - Secret Experiment
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1958
Dr. John Brady is working at the Castle Hill government laboratory investigating the nature of refraction - his experiments achieve success when he is able to make a rat become invisible - but a leak in the containment chamber releases the radation into the lab, and Brady finds himself rendered completely invisible as well. At first put under lock and key by the government, he escapes and runs to his former colleague Dr. Crompton for help, but finds that the powers of invisibility have the potential to corrupt... The first episode begins very quickly, with Brady becoming invisible in the first moments. Fortunately they give time to introduce and develop Brady and his family before the action starts - already however, the 25 minute runtimes of these episodes starts to show itself, and the pacing does seem a little rushed.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Cramoy
6.7/1062 votes#2 - Crisis in the Desert
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1958
When a British agent is captured in a hostile Middle Eastern country, the government fear that his knowledge of the resistance movement there could place all its members in jeopardy. They call on Brady to rescue the agent from a tightly guarded military hospital. The second episode of the series sets the tone for many of the following entries, with Brady being called on to help someone in trouble. In this case, unlike some of the later episodes, they give Brady a convincing reason to get involved, and makes full use of his invisibility. One of the best episodes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1053 votes#3 - Behind the Mask
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1958
Brady is working hard to find a cure for his invisibility but needs a human volunteer. He is tricked into travelling to the house of the exiled South American industrialist Raphael Constantine. Hideously scarred by a grenade the man appeals to Brady to use him in the experiments as he yearns for invisibility. However, it soon becomes clear that Constantine has a more sinister purpose in mind for his powers...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1055 votes#4 - The Locked Room
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1958
An outspoken Russian scientist speaking in London is kidnapped by secret agents and locked up in the embassy. Brady follows her and breaks into the embassy before beginning a diplomatic attempt to have her freed. When this fails he sneaks her out of the building to his own house, but finds that the Russian ambassador is not going to give up the chase easily...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1046 votes#5 - Picnic with Death
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1958
After a serious car accident witnessed by many people, the government reveal Brady's invisibility to the press and he becomes a near-celebrity figure hounded by the media. Meanwhile the friend of his young niece begins to suspect that her stepfather is planning to murder her mother for the inheritance and pleads with Brady to help...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1049 votes#6 - Play to Kill
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1958
Barbara Crane, a respected theatre actress, finds herself the subject of bribery after accidentally running down a man on a clifftop road. Worried by the events she starts to perform badly, and a suspicious Brady decides to investigate further, discovering that there is more than simple blackmail going on...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1046 votes#7 - Shadow on the Screen
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1958
A Russian sailor makes a bid for freedom from a trawler at anchor in a British harbour, but is soon captured and taken back to the ship. The head of the refugee committee appeals to Brady to help them and although reluctant to assist, he soon decides to sneak on board the ship and find out what he can do to help - however, it soon turns out that Brady has been set up, and he is ambushed by the sailors as the ship heads back towards Russia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1096 votes#8 - The Mink Coat
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1958
A group of criminals raid an important British atomic laboratory and photograph some key documents onto microfilm. When the customs officers quickly clamp down on passengers leaving the country, one of the men hides the film in the mink coat of the ventriloquist performer Penny Page who is flying to Paris. When Brady's sister Diane witnesses this, the pair find themselves drawn into a deadly game as the criminals try to get the invaluable film back from Mrs Page.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ian Stuart Black
7.8/1054 votes#9 - Blind Justice
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1958
When an airline pilot is framed for importing drugs into the country, he phones his old friend Peter Brady for help. Before Brady arrives however, the pilot is shot and badly injured in front of his wife, who is blind. Brady helps the police with their investigations and devises and elaborate plot to find the killer...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1039 votes#10 - Jailbreak
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1958
When the reformed career criminal is framed for an armed robbery and sent to prison again, he is determined to get free and prove his innocence and escapes 5 times before being recaptured. Curious about the story, Brady decides to investigate and helps the man to escape again to discover the truth behind the conviction...
Director: N/A
Writer: Ian Stuart Black
6.8/1041 votes#11 - Bank Raid
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/1958
Brady's fame leads to trouble when a group of criminals kidnap his young niece and hold her hostage - forcing Brady to commit a bank robbery.
Director: Ralph Smart
Writer: N/A
7.9/1089 votes#12 - Odds Against Death
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/1958
When one of Brady's colleagues announces that he will not be returning from his holiday in Italy, and is seen using his mathematical talents to win at roulette, Brady decides to fly out and convince him to return - but he soon discovers that Professor Owens is working to save his daughter who is being held hostage by the mob...
Director: N/A
Writer: Ian Stuart Black
7.5/1040 votes#13 - Strange Partners
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1958
After his bag of documents was stolen, Brady is kidnapped by a mysterious man who wants him to commit a murder - and to keep the unseen Brady in check, he has a vicious guard dog who can sniff out and catch even an invisible man.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Cramoy
The Best Episodes of The Invisible Man Season 1
Every episode of The Invisible Man Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Invisible Man Season 1!
British scientist Peter Brady, while working on an invisibility formula, suffers a tragic accident which turns himself invisible. Unfortunately, there is no antidote, so, while...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:ITV1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Secret Experiment" is the best rated episode of "The Invisible Man" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 71 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Michael Cramoy, it aired on 9/14/1958. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Crisis in the Desert".