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9/10
The Girl From Nowhere
ShadeGrenade30 March 2008
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At Dr.Denholt's clinic, suicide victim Jane Brown is resuscitated using an experimental drug. Her memory gone, she cannot tell anyone why she took her own life. All anyone knows is that she was found in a seedy hotel room, crouched before a gas fire.

To remain alive, Jane must receive regular injections of the drug.

Paul Amory is entrusted with the task of looking after her. As weeks pass, her intelligence levels increase, and fragments of her memory come back. He begins to fall for her. But, in Cambridge, she panics and, fleeing from Paul, attempts to gas herself again.

There is a mystery here, one which Paul is determined to solve...

Anthony Skene penned one of the best 'Prisoner' episodes - 'A, B & C' - which funnily enough also opened with a sheet-covered body taken to a laboratory and given an experimental drug. Remove the fantasy element and this psychological drama could easily have fitted into A.B.C.'s 'The Human Jungle'.

Good central performance from Stefanie Powers as the child-like 'Jane'. Its a pity that she did not get more decent roles, instead of being mired in the quagmire of 'Hart To Hart' for years.

Also in the cast is the late Alan McNaughton, who appeared in 'The Avengers' and the Granada sitcom 'Yanks Go Home'.

Nice location shooting in Cambridge, and a pleasant soundtrack by Bob Leaper.
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5/10
Unremarkable
Leofwine_draca7 May 2022
JANE BROWN'S BODY is one of the weaker JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN episodes. It stars Stefanie Powers as a woman who survives an attempted suicide only to lose her memory. There's a mad scientist and some attempted mystery, but I found it all a bit plodding and unremarkable.
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4/10
Not A Supernatural Tale
Theo Robertson11 July 2011
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A body of a dying woman Jane Brown is found and is quickly rushed to the home of a nearby doctor . Unknown to the rescuers Jane is already dead and the doctor has developed a technique to bring the dead back to life

This is a strange episode of JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN in the sense that it's completely generic - it could have been produced for a large number of TV shows that aren't really supernatural series . In fact with minor rewriting getting rid of the unlikely occurrence of a body being brought back to life it could have easily fitted in to any mystery drama produced over the years featuring a woman with a secret

There's also something noticeable as how formulaic the show can become . Once again the protagonist is an American character which leaves you to wonder why on Earth so many Americans have emigrated to England . There's also a romantic subplot involved just like there has been in every episode I've re watched . This isn't necessarily a criticism because it works well in some episodes but alas it doesn't work very well here
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