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The Classic TV Archive - UK Crime Adventure Series
Man in a Suitcase (1967-68)
US title: 'McGill.'
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: David Moore
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://www.us.imdb.com)
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MAN IN A SUITCASE
US title: "McGill" / French title: "L'Homme a La Valise"
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Incorporated Television Company, Ltd. (ITC) (Lew Grade)
Made on location and at Pinewood Studios, London, England
Produced by Sidney Cole
Series devised by Richard Harris and Dennis Spooner
Executive Story Consultant Stanley Greenberg
UK Espionage Adventure series 1967-68 30 episodes x 60 min
UK airdates 27Sep67 - 17Apr68
starring
Richard Bradford as McGill
Premise:
Ex US spy McGill operates in Europe as private eye.
McGill's car - Hillman Imp - reg FHP 198C - color Green
Associate Producer - Barry Delmaine
Director of Photography - Lionel Baines BSC
"Man In A Suitcase" theme music composed by Ron Grainer
Musical Director - Albert Elms
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ITV (most regions) [UK] Wednesdays 8:00 PM (27Sep67 - 17Apr68)
1.01 [--] Man in a Suitcase: BRAINWASH
prod. no. 6
27Sep67 ITV Wed
written by Francis Megahy and Bernie Cooper
directed by Charles Crichton
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Colin Blakely ............. John
Howard Marion Crawford .... Col. Davies
Suzan Farmer .............. Judy
with
Edric Connor .............. Dr. Gwabe
Bill Brandon .............. First Guard
George Leech .............. Second Guard
1.02 [--] Man in a Suitcase: THE SITTING PIGEON
prod. no. 15
written by Edmund Ward
directed by Gerry O'Hara
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Robin Bailey ........... Rudyard
Lois Daine ............. Valerie
George Sewell .......... Rufus Blake
Mark Eden .............. Jackson
with
Joe Melia .............. Olsen
Sean Lynch ............. Geordie
James Grout ............ Franklin
David Garfield ......... Baxter
Garfield Morgan ........ Gilley
Carol Cleveland ........ Miss Dinsdale
Peter Burton ........... Anderson
Tom Bowman ............. Prison Officer
Grace Arnold ........... Female Singer
Humphrey Heathcote ..... Male Singer
Merrill Colebrook ...... 1st model
Julie Bevan ............ 2nd model
1.03 [--] Man in a Suitcase: DAY OF EXECUTION
prod. no. 10
written by Philip Broadley
directed by Charles Crichton
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Rosemary Nicols ........... Moira
Robert Urquhart ........... Jarvis
T.P.McKenna ............... Peter
Donald Sutherland ......... Willard
Jeremy Spenser ............ Bradhaw
with
Brian Peck ................ Carmen
Maggie Wright ............. Anita
Jimmy Gardner ............. Caretaker
Sally Geeson .............. Girl at Cleaners
Brenda Lawrence ........... Announcer
Richard James ............. Messenger Boy
1.04 [--] Man in a Suitcase: VARIATION ON A MILLION BUCKS pt. 1
prod. no. 8
written by Stanley R. Greenberg
directed by Pat Jackson (part 1 only)
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Ron Randell .............. Michaels
Yoko Tani ................ Taiko
Anton Rodgers ............ Max Stein
with
Aubrey Morris ............ Kenneth
Simon Brent .............. Bert
Warren Stanhope .......... Johnson
Mike Pratt ............... Det Sgt Peters
John Lee ................. Killer
Alan White ............... Charles
David Baxter ............. Bob
David Schuer ............. Lionel
Gundel Sargent ........... Girl in Cafe
Marie-Lise Gres .......... First Model
Penny Spencer ............ Second Model
Arthur Howell ............ Harassed Man
Richard Montez ........... Guard
1.05 [--] Man in a Suitcase: VARIATION ON A MILLION BUCKS pt. 2
prod. no. 9
written by Stanley R. Greenberg
directed by Robert Tronson (part 2 only)
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Ron Randell
Yoko Tani
Anton Rodgers
Norman Rossington (part 2 only)
1.06 [--] Man in a Suitcase: MAN FROM THE DEAD (pilot episode)
prod. no. 1
written by Stanley R. Greenberg
directed by Pat Jackson
director of photography Lionel Baines, BSC
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
John Barrie .............. Harry Thyssen
Lionel Murton ............ Coughlin
Angela Browne ............ Rachel Thyssen
Stuart Damon ............. Williams
with
Fabia Drake .............. Receptionist
Timothy Bateson .......... Pfeiffer
Dandy Nichols ............ Landlady
David Nettheim ........... Leader
Gerry Wain ............... Cap
Arthur Howell ............ Moustache
Clifford Earl ............ Policeman
Fred Haggerty ............ Agent
1.07 [--] Man in a Suitcase: SWEET SUE
prod. no. 3
written by Philip Broadley
directed by Robert Tronson
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Judy Geeson ............... Sue
George A. Cooper .......... Mandel
David Cole ................ Charles
Peter Blythe .............. Colin
with
Ian McCulloch ............. Kemp
Jacqueline Pearce ......... Miss Brown
Terence Donovan ........... Brent
Lewis Tasdale ............. Waiter
John Clive ................ Clerk
1.08 [--] Man in a Suitcase: ESSAY IN EVIL (aka "The Mine")
prod. no. 20
written by Kevin B. Laffin
directed by Freddie Francis
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Donald Houston .... Masters
Peter Vaughan .... De Burg
John Cairney .... Peters
McGill finds himself in Scotland in this adventure.
1.09 [--] Man in a Suitcase: THE GIRL WHO NEVER WAS (aka "The Love Venus")
prod. no. 7
written by Donald Jonson
directed by Robert Tronson
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Bernard Lee .............. Kershaw
Priscilla Morgan ......... Mavis
with
Harold Goodwin ........... Foley
Annette Carell ........... Gilchrist
David Garfield ........... Bateson
Basil Dignam ............. Todd
Derek Smee ............... Manager of Aladdin's Cave
Raymond Smith ............ Henry
Jack Bligh ............... French
Vicki Woolf .............. Frances
Charles Laurence ......... Martin
Roy Vincente ............. German Soldier
Bill Dean ................ British Soldier
1.10 [--] Man in a Suitcase: ALL THAT GLITTERS
prod. no. 2
directed by Herbert Wise
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
Guest Cast:
Barbara Shelley...............Dolores Hornsby
Michael Goodliffe.............Michael Hornsby
Eric Thompson.................George
Duncan Lamont.................Tommy
Norman Wynne..................Mason
Dorothy Edwards...............Mrs Hart
Edward Underdown..............Rankin
Derek Newark..................Rudy
Alan Baulch...................Steve
Peter Bennett.................Docter
Kevin Stoney..................Barman
Dickie Owen...................Sgt Jones
Larry Cross...................Gen Denmayen
Kathleen St John..............Dowager
email from Alan Baulch
"We filmed this episode in Lower Slaughter, a most beautiful village,
but we filmed the final 'showdown' in a country lane behind Pinewood Studios"
1.11 [--] Man in a Suitcase: DEAD MAN'S SHOES
prod. no. 18
written by Edmund Ward
directed by Peter Duffell
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Derren Nesbitt ............. Lucas Guardino
John Carson ................ John Gilsen
James Villiers ............. Peters
with
Jayne Sofiano .............. Juliet Crowther
Murray Evans ............... Van Ruys
Noel Howlett ............... Rev. Simon Blanding
Gerald Sim ................. James Hedley
Laurie Asprey .............. William
David Saire ................ Joe Mason
John Brandon ............... Philip Kane
Norman Mitchell ............ Roberts
Harry Brooks ............... Jacko
Larry Martin ............... Harry
1.12 [--] Man in a Suitcase: FIND THE LADY (aka "My Brother Julio")
prod. no. 5
written by Philip Broadley
directed by Robert Tronson
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
with
Patrick Cargill ........... Commandante
Maxwell Shaw ............. Giulio
Jeanne Roland ............. Francesca
and
John Garrie ............... Mori
Robert Rietty ............. Insurance Executive
Norma Foster .............. Angela
Clive Cazes ............... Guiseppe
Guido Adorni .............. Barman
Carlos Douglas ............ Receptionist
1.13 [--] Man in a Suitcase: THE BRIDGE
prod. no. 4
written by Robert Muller
directed by Pat Jackson
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Bill Owen ................ Lord Gormond
Jane Merrow .............. Annabelle Fenchurch
Rodney Bewes ............. Tim Gormond
with
Anthony Nichols .......... Sir Walter Fenchurch
Michael Culver ........... Danny
Maureen Pryor ............ Lady Gormond
Peter Birrel ............. Rossiter
Simon Williams ........... Lestrange
Judith Arthy ............. Model Girl
Christopher Coll ......... Second Yobbo
not credited on opening or closing titles:-
Robert Urquhart .......... Jarvis, Fleet Street Reporter
1.14 [--] Man in a Suitcase: THE MAN WHO STOOD STILL
prod. no. 16
(title sequence in French on some copies)
written by Raymond Bower
directed by Peter Duffell
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest star
Rupert Davies ........... Gomez
Cyril Shaps ............. Palma
with
Alex Scott .............. Teniente
Philip Bond ............. Luis
Jeanna L'Essy ........... Leocadia
Neville Becker .......... Paco
Hira Talfrey ............ Madame Gomez
Richard Montez .......... Spanish Taxi Driver
1.15 [--] Man in a Suitcase: BURDEN OF PROOF
written by Edmund Ward
directed by Peter Duffell
director of photography Stephen Dade, ASC
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest star
John Gregson ........... Henry Faversham
with
Nicola Pagett .......... Carla Faversham
Wolfe Morris ........... Col Felipe Garcia
Roger Delgado .......... Ambassador
Charles Lloyd-Pack ..... Sir Charles Grainger
Gerald Sim ............. Det Insp Hedley
Oscar Quitak ........... Captain Roman Guzman
Alistair Hunter ........ Porter
John Railton ........... Les
Richard Coe ............ Charlie
Larry Taylor ........... Getulio
Allan Watts ............ Croupier
John Chandos ........... Club Manager
1.16 [--] Man in a Suitcase: THE WHISPER (aka "The Mercenary")
prod. no. 19
(title sequence in French on some copies)
written by Moris Farhi
directed by Charles Crichton
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Patrick Allen .............. Marcus Spenser
Colin Blakely .............. Father Loyola
with
Sheila Brennan ............. Penelope Spencer
Wallas Eaton ............... Inspector Samuels
Clifton Jones .............. Brigadier Silinga
Patrick Jordon ............. Commander Anderson
Jerold Wells ............... Alfred Porter
Brian Hawksley ............. Father General
Didi Sullivan .............. Alex
Tommy Ansah ................ Tchumba
Michael Williamson ......... Masekela
Dick Offor ................. Memba
McGill finds himself in Africa in this adventure.
1.17 [--] Man in a Suitcase: WHY THEY KILLED NOLAN
prod. no. 21
written by Donald Jonson
directed by Charles Crichton
director of photography Stephen Dade, ASC
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Sam Kydd ............... Nolan
Ursula Howells ......... Mrs Arnoldson
with
Griffith Jones ........ Arnoldson
Paula Byrne ............ Mrs Arnoldson
Harold Goodwin ......... Taxi Driver
Duncan Lamont .......... Chauffer
Russell Napier ......... Inspector George
Niké Arrighi ........... Angela
John Lee ............... Inspector Glenn
Trevor Peacock ......... Lodger
Denise Buckley ......... Manageress
Myvanwy Jenn ........... Librarian
Norman Hartley ......... PC Martin
Mark Elves ............. Cashier
1.18 [--] Man in a Suitcase: THE BOSTON SQUARE
prod. no. 13
written by Wilfred Greatorex
directed by Don Chaffey
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Rex Everhart ............ Packard
Peter Arne .............. Rudnik
Vincent Ball ............ Dalby
with
Basil Dignam ............ Sir Eric Coulson
Howard Goorney .......... Professor Leros
Jose Berlinka ........... Desk Clerk
Robert Percival ......... American Official
Jeanna L'Estry .......... Greek Airline Hostess
Alexandra Stevenson ..... Miss Lamb
Ed Bishop ............... American Agent
1.19 [--] Man in a Suitcase: SOMEBODY LOSES ... SOMEBODY WINS?
prod. no. 17
written by Jan Read
directed by John Glen
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
(no guest stars listed on opening titles)
cast
Philip Madoc ............... Kommandant
Carl Duering ............... Colonel
Jacqueline Pearce .......... Ruth
McGill is hired by a German camera dealer in London to find
his brother who is living in Dresden, part of Communist
East Germany.
1.20 [--] Man in a Suitcase: BLIND SPOT
prod. no. 12
written by Victor Canning
directed by Jeremy Summers
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Marius Goring ............ Henri Thibaud
Felicity Kendal .......... Marcelle
with
Derek Newark ............. Maurice
William Dexter ........... Inspector Bernard
Inigo Jackson ............ Stephane
Michael Bates ............ Delacroix
Keith Marsh .............. Leon
Gillian Lind ............. Madame Robart
Nina Huby ................ Arlette
Constantin de Goguel ..... Jeweller
Frank Maher .............. 1st Thug
Terence York ............. 2nd Thug
1.21 [--] Man in a Suitcase: NO FRIEND OF MINE
prod. no. 25
written by John Stanton
directed by Charles Crichton
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Clive Morton ........... Garfield Cameron
Errol John ............. Masuto
Allan Cuthbertson ...... Turner
with
Ralph Michael .......... Governor
Philippa Gail .......... Patricia Baldwin
Peter Halliday ......... James Baldwin
Peter Williams ......... Thomas Halliday
Harvey Hall ............ Bates
Danny Daniels .......... Ringleader
Horace James ........... 2nd African
Patrick Connell ........ Smith
McGill goes to Africa to investigate subversion and sabotage.
1.22 [--] Man in a Suitcase: JIGSAW MAN
prod. no. 14
written by Stanley R. Greenberg and Reed de Rouen
directed by Charles Frend
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Paul Bertoya ............ Silvio
Michael Sarne ........... Tony
Maurice Kaufmann ........ Ugo
with
John Bluthal ............ Berger
John Collin ............. Ciro
Bridget Armstrong ....... Louise
Shivaun O'Casey ......... Francine
Nike Arrighi ............ Ivanna
Brenda Lawrence ......... Marcia
This episode starts with a reference to 'Swinging London'
1.23 [--] Man in a Suitcase: WEB WITH FOUR SPIDERS
prod. no. 11
written by Edmund Ward
directed by Robert Tronson
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Ray McAnally ............. Dr James Norbert
Jacqueline Ellis ......... Martha
Ralph Michael ............ Sir Giles Watkins
Simon Oates .............. Simon Croft
with
Warren Stanhope .......... Johnson
Lawrence James ........... Lew Gerachty
Edward Evans ............. Digby Haynes
Robert MacLeod ........... Jamieson
Frank Forsythe ........... Commisionaire
Geoffrey Reed ............ Taxi Driver
David Cargill ............ Tout
Anthony Doonan ........... Johnny
Katie Fitzroy ............ Girl
Douglas Jones ............ Page boy
1.24 [--] Man in a Suitcase: WHICH WAY DID HE GO, McGILL?
prod. no. 26
written by Francis Megahy and Bernie Cooper
directed by Freddie Francis
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Jennifer Jayne
Donald Sutherland
Hugh McDermott
1.25 [--] Man in a Suitcase: PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
prod. no. 24
writer (no credit)
directed by Peter Duffell
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Terence Alexander ...... Gerald Farson
Justine Lord ........... Jane Farson
Gordon Gostelow ........ Chester Farson/Gray
with
Derek Francis .......... Dr James Vance
Frank Gatliff .......... Auctioneer
Frederic Abbott ........ Porter
Victor Brooks .......... Logan
Charles Hodgson ........ Charles Farson
1.26 [--] Man in a Suitcase: THE REVOLUTIONARIES
prod. no. 27
(opening titles in French on some copies)
directed by Peter Duffell
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Hugh Burden .... Dr Maza
Ferdy Mayne .... Haidar
1.27 [--] Man in a Suitcase: WHO'S MAD NOW
prod. no. 23
written by Roger Parks
directed by Freddie Francis
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Robert Hutton .......... Jason
Audine Leith ........... Joan
with
Philip Madoc ........... Dr Forsythe
John Harvey ............ Toby
Harriette Johns ........ Mrs Caggen
Luanshya Greer ......... Diana
Hedger Wallace ......... Williams
1.28 [--] Man in a Suitcase: THREE BLINKS OF THE EYE
prod. no. 28
directed by Charles Crichton
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
cast
Drewe Henley .... Bernard
1.29 [--] Man in a Suitcase: CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS
prod. no. 29
written by Jan Read
directed by Peter Duffell
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
guest stars
Gerald Flood .............. Sir Dennis
Gay Hamilton
Edward Fox
Sydney Tafler
1.30 [--] Man in a Suitcase: NIGHT FLIGHT TO ANDORRA (final episode)
prod. no. 30
directed by Freddie Francis
Starring: Richard Bradford (as McGill)
cast
Peter Woodthorpe
Ewan Hooper .............. Eddy
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