Having disappeared from Youtube six months ago, I had to stop reviewing individual episodes of "The Frighteners" back in July. On a whim I searched today to see if the situation had changed and the next episode "The Disappearing Man" was available. Sadly, it wasn't really worth the wait.
Downtrodden Harry (Victor Maddern) comes to believe that he is becoming invisible to other people, following a series of contrivances that lead to people not seeing him. His wife, Violet (Avis Bunnage) is not particularly supportive and more concerned about the fact they haven't been relocated by the housing department. When Harry discovers that his name has disappeared from the housing department records, that is the last straw and he returns with a gun.
I feel like that plot synopsis I've written actually makes the episode sound better than it really is. It's a lot more disjointed than I've made it sound, with the story jumping back and forth with Harry on the tube and seeing his reflection in the window change and relive the events that have happened to him. I'm afraid I found it more irritating, than I did engaging, which might, I suppose, have helped me empathise with Harry's situation a little more, before the wild final moments.
This was the third and final episode directed by Henri Safran, whose career would mostly feature TV movies and dull sounding series work until the year 2000. Victor Maddern had a reasonable career as a respected character actor, but never really found a starring role. There's nothing particularly in this episode that would stand out for the careers of either man.
Honestly, I didn't enjoy it. The story cleverly explained a couple of the reasons for Harry's 'invisibility' but other times just let it happen and though the resolution was shocking, I'm not sure that it was properly earned.