Friday, 6 November 2015

Armchair Theatre - The Man Out There (1961)

Episode 27, season 4 of Armchair Theatre is entitled The Man Out There and sees Patrick McGoohan as a Russian cosmonaut trapped in space in a faulty rocket who has five hours to live when his radio makes contact with Marie, a hunter's wife who is also trapped in a blizzard swept area of Canada. Marie's daughter is dying of diphtheria and despite the great distance, Nicholai has the medical knowledge to help her.

 
 
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6 comments:

  1. John Nowak8 November 2015 at 05:14

    Darn, I'd like to see that. I've found "Danger Man" and I've been enjoying it.

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    1. Steve9 November 2015 at 15:39

      The movie; Ice Station Zebra, is to be recommended as well

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    2. Tim Armstrong9 November 2015 at 23:44

      And dont forget the classic and baffling The Prisoner tv series

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    3. Lady Deadlock9 August 2025 at 06:25

      I have just watched this episode of Armchair Theatre and found it really riveting. I also absolutely love Danger Man and The Prisoner. I can't say I liked Ice Station Zebra. That was dull as dishwater except for McGoohan. For anyone who enjoys watching beautiful McGoohan (pre 1970s rubbish hairstyles and fashion), I did enjoy High Tide at Noon and Nor the Moon by Night. They are both pretty formulaic but Mcgoohan is amazing and there is some exciting animal footage in the latter. Brand and Musgrave are both very intense and quite challenging to watch as very stagey. The Quare Fellow is watchable, with lovely performances from Sylvia Sims and McGoohan.

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  2. John Nowak12 November 2015 at 03:30

    Thanks; I've seen both of 'em.

    It's easy to imagine Danger Man, Prisoner, Ice Station Zebra and perhaps one of the Columbo episodes as all happening to the same guy. Don't think that cosmonaut could be fit into that arc.

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  3. John Nowak20 November 2021 at 13:12

    I've finally found it!
    This episode aired one month before Yuri Gagarin's flight. The launch vehicle looks similar to a Saturn and a model of a US Mercury capsule is used for McGoohan's vessel; this was made years before the Soviets released photos of the Vostok and the R-7 launch vehicle.
    The writers seemed to have an excellent grasp of the technology involved, with only a few minor glitches that don't quite make sense.

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