Alicia I love this movie so much

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Michael Thompson Man in a suitcase played superbly by Texan actor Richard Bradford was simply the best TV series in the mid 60's, and to-date in general Richard Bradford's big mistake though, was wanting to put a really human side to this character named simply, Mcgill.Richard Bradford wanted to do his own stunts and he wanted the stunt men to really hit him, he wanted things to be as authentic as possible.For this reason, he fell out with many stunt men on the Man In A Suitcase Set.And in my view this is why another series of Man in a Suitcase never materialised, and also because Richard Bradford's name went round, as a trouble maker, because he would not fall in line with the British status quo.

screenman I have to agree with the other punters here. Richard Bradford had the part of McGill to perfection. Sallow, understated, and with a cynical edge; he was a man made weary by human fallibility and weakness, yet doomed to make a living from it nonetheless. His hair seemed prematurely grey for his age, and its curiously coiffured mop looked suspiciously like a toupee. Though I'm sure it was genuine.Often he mediated between victims and victimisers, using his cunning and thinly-veiled contempt to get the best deal he could, when as often as not he got a beating instead - and a very realistic one at that.He lived in a suitcase, was available for hire anywhere anytime. He charged a standard rate no matter what; I believe it was $200 dollars a day plus expenses, which many baulked at but they could take it or leave it. Inevitably he made girlfriends and abandoned them just as readily. Each episode was gritty, terse, and usually had an unexpected turn. And as they were mostly set in London, rather at variance to his nationality, they were an excellent window on swinging '60's style and attitude.Streets ahead in credibility than any equivalent like 'The Saint', I'm absolutely amazed that Bradford didn't command a greater screen presence. Rather like Ed Bishop; he had all the right ingredients of good looks, acting skill, and charisma in spades, yet we hardly ever saw him. The new James Bond seems to have just caught up.There was a very catchy jazz theme music as well, like that of The Avengers' or 'The Prisoner'. I hope the DVD's are as good as I remember the programmes to be. Highly recommended if so.

gadfly132 "Man in a Suitcase" is easily one of the best series from the 60s. McGill, the antihero, played brilliantly by Richard Bradford is a disgraced American Intelligence type who hires out to do complex private eye work.The writing (and Bradford's acting) was top-notch and the supporting cast was always excellent. It was the first series to be both 'gritty' and 'believable,' in the sense that McGill didn't always win, and if he got cold-cocked, he usually stayed down. :-) Definitely worth a look.My favorite episode (going on memory here): a 2-parter called "In Pursuit of a Million Bucks." The title says it all.gadfly132

steve powell Mcgill is a man of the sixties who is on a different case every week. He cannot and will not get too close to the opposite sex because of his travels and his occupation. However, he does run into some old friends along the way and Mcgill always comes out on top. With his cigarette in his mouth and his American accent his mcgill is an anti hero that seems a million miles away from Simon Templar but underneath the rugged exterior he is actually quite similar to the saint. The locations are varied and the standard of the writing and the acting is very good. All in all Mcgill is a man of the sixties and you cannot imagine him ever settling down, he is truly a man in a suitcase.