Man In A Suitcase
One of the best examples of ITC's stable of 60s spy/action
series. Man in a Suitcase featured a charismatic
performance by imported American star Richard Bradford as McGill,
a disgraced former CIA operative wrongly accused of treason (isn't
it always the way?) and exiled to England where he is forced to
make a precarious living in a dirty and thankless job as a
freelance private investigator and bounty hunter, living out of a
suitcase containing only a change of clothes and a gun.
McGill is world-weary, cynical and possessed of a hair-trigger
temper which often leads to sudden unexpected shocking outbursts
of violence. Bradford said he was trying to show McGill as a
"real human being" not a superman.
There are no colourful megalomaniacs attempting to take over
the world in the shadowy by-ways and seedy London drinking clubs
he frequents. Just flawed human beings whose greed, jealousy, and
hate provide him with the $300 - $600 per week (plus expenses)
needed for a reasonably comfortable survival in the world's most
swinging city.
Man in a Suitcase also featured one of the best and
catchiest theme tunes, composed by Ron Grainger.
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