As this episode opens we see a man walking down a corridor; he hears footsteps behind him but when he turns there is nobody there. This continues as he enters his office; he is knocked unconscious. Steed and Mrs Peel investigate and learn that documents have been stolen; these relate to an invention of one Prof Ernest Quilby; a crackpot who is always sending crazy inventions to the Ministry. The files relate to a formula that he claims can make a person invisible; it sounds crazy but perhaps it actually works. He says that he sold the formula to a pharmaceutical company which is a known enemy front. Steed goes to pay a visit to his 'friend' Ambassador Brodny who is desperate to hide the fact that an invisible agent is in the room with them!
This was a rather enjoyable episode with a twist in the tail. It is of course ridiculous and contains plenty of apparent plot holes we see that the 'invisible man' wears visible clothes so is presumable meant to be naked when we can't see him at all but still we hear his noisy shoes. Strangely when we learn the truth this suddenly makes sense though although it does raise other questions. Whether you enjoy this episode will be largely down to how much you enjoy the guest performances of Roy Kinnear, as Quilby, and Warren Mitchell, returning as Ambassador Brodny; both characters I found entertaining, in particular Mitchell, it is a pity Brodny only appeared in a couple of episodes.
This was a rather enjoyable episode with a twist in the tail. It is of course ridiculous and contains plenty of apparent plot holes we see that the 'invisible man' wears visible clothes so is presumable meant to be naked when we can't see him at all but still we hear his noisy shoes. Strangely when we learn the truth this suddenly makes sense though although it does raise other questions. Whether you enjoy this episode will be largely down to how much you enjoy the guest performances of Roy Kinnear, as Quilby, and Warren Mitchell, returning as Ambassador Brodny; both characters I found entertaining, in particular Mitchell, it is a pity Brodny only appeared in a couple of episodes.