Jan 28, 2023
Man in a Suitcase: Dead Man's Shoes (1.11, ITC, 1967)
"You're losing your touch, that report could make you a great deal of money."
"Well, I'd probably just spend it anyway."
#man in a suitcase#dead man's shoes#1967#classic tv#edmund ward#peter duffell#richard bradford#derren nesbitt#john carson#james villiers#jayne sofiano#murray evans#noel howlett#gerald sim#john brandon#laurie asprey#david saire#norman mitchell#harry brooks#larry martyn#the first episode to be shot as part of the second production block; by this time the crew pretty much knew they wouldn't be getting a#second series (US distributors having passed in favour of The Avengers‚ a tried and tested hit) and various bts shakeups had seen key crew#members come and go. none of that shows onscreen tho‚ in a strong pressure episode that sees McGill once again unknowingly working for the#bad guys and then having to put right his mistakes. by quirk of transmission order this follows All That Glitters and so makes 2 eps in a#row where McGill is a distinctly unwelcome outsider in a small english village (Francis really sells the isolationist and vaguely#threatening nature of this little england throwback which feels quite unlike anything The Saint or ilk were doing). Duffell not francis#my bad. guest star Derren Nesbitt‚ having presumably heard tales of Bradford's rough approach to fight scenes‚ refused to do the final#fight with him as he'd just had dental work done; a stand in took his place and‚ according to at least one source‚ received a bloody nose#for his troubles. Carson gives a very good dialogue lite performance as the sweaty and suffering spy with a bullet wound and Jayne Sofiano#is a very charming girlfriend who'll go to any lengths to protect him; Murray Evans is badly dubbed as the soviet contact pulling strings