| "The Man in My Head" | |
|---|---|
| Series Out of the Unknown Season 4, Episode 8 | |
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| Air date | June 9th, 1971 |
| Writers | John Wiles |
| Director | Peter Cregeen |
| Producers | Alan Bromly |
| Starring | Elizabeth Bell; Marianne Benet; Tom Chadbon; James Drake |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "The Last Witness" |
Next "The Chopper" |
"The Man in My Head" is the eighth episode of season two of the British science fiction television series, Out of the Unknown and the forty-sixth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Peter Cregeen with a script written by John Wiles. It first aired on BBC Two on Monday, June 9th, 1971 at 8:00 pm.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bell | Lydia |
| Marianne Benet | Ira |
| Tom Chadbon | Brinson |
| James Drake | Denman |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Martin C. Thurley | Stock |
| Robert Oates | Fulman |
| Robert Walker | Camber |
| Kenneth Watson | Hine |
| David Whitman | Sanders |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Actor Thomas Ellice is credited as Martin C. Thurley in this episode. Nobody knows why. This is his first television acting work.
- This is the third episode of Out of the Unknown directed by Peter Cregeen. He previously directed "Get Off My Cloud". His next episode is "The Chopper".
- This is the second and final episode of Out of the Unknown written by John Wiles. He previously wrote "Taste of Evil".
- Actor Tom Chadbon has also played two different characters from two separate storylines in Doctor Who. He played Duggan in "City of Death", and he played Merdeen in "The Trial of a Time Lord".
- This is the first science fiction acting work for Elizabeth Bell.
- This is the first and only science fiction acting work for Marianne Benet.
- This is the first and only science fiction acting work for James Drake.
- Actor Robert Oates is also known for playing a character named Larry on the ITV television series Timeslip.
- This is the first television acting work for Robert Walker. It is his only work in the science fiction genre.
- This is the first television acting work for David Whitman. It is his only work in the science fiction genre.
- Actor Kenneth Watson also played a character named Bill Duggan in chapters 2, 3, and 4 of "The Wheel in Space" storyline from Doctor Who in 1968. He also played Doctor Fordyce in two episodes of Timeslip in 1970.
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