Apr 20, 2023
Man in a Suitcase: Castle in the Clouds (1.29, ITC, 1968)
"It's pure coincidence."
"Coincidence, again? Nah, I don't believe in coincidence. Especially when ten thousand pounds are involved."
#man in a suitcase#castle in the clouds#1968#itc#classic tv#peter duffell#jan read#richard bradford#gerald flood#gay hamilton#edward fox#sydney tafler#rachel herbert#joseph wise#faith kent#will stampe#jan williams#arthur griffiths#sorry to say this might be the most forgettable episode of MiaS; at least‚ i remembered almost none of it despite having watched the series#more than once in younger years. it isnt the worst by any means (I'm afraid that dishonour must lie with the regrettable#1.22‚ Jigsaw Man) but it is perhaps the most.. disposable? just.. average. a low stakes plot about an adulterous businessman and some#shady gambling debts. it can't have helped that as this episode was being shot‚ the series was making its uk tv debut: to lukewarm#reception. unfortunately Suitcase had the bad luck to begin airing at the same time as The Prisoner‚ Pat McGoohan's much hyped follow up to#the long running and highly successful Danger Man. most critics and press were much more interested in McGoohan's strange‚ artpop creation#than they were in another private detective show... US financial backers having already indicated there would be no second series and now#showing to a tepid response in the UK‚ it's perhaps understandable that spirits might have been low bts. perhaps it also loosened the cast#and crew up however; Pixley indicates several moments of improvisation and significant divergence from the script including#a completely restaged ending to the episode. what a pity then that it ended up being so... forgettable :/