#the Scarlet Pimpernel for ITC‚ and soon after this guest spot he'd land a long running role starring in The Expert for the BBC

[thisbluespirit]

man in a suitcase#blind spot#1968#itc#classic tv#jeremy summers#victor canning#richard bradford#marius goring#felicity kendal#derek newark#william dexter#inigo jackson#michael bates#keith marsh#gillian lind#nina huby#constantine gregory#frank maher#terry yorke#one of star Richard Bradford's chief complaints about production on MiaS was the quality of the writing‚ and specifically his suspicion#that scripts were being recycled from previous ITC shows. there's no evidence that that was the case‚ and with genre tv of this era being#what it was (and always having an element of the formulaic) it's understandable that it might appear at times to be revisiting ideas#already explored. I'm not exactly saying that's the case with this episode (i don't have a specific example of this exact plot being used#previously) but it certainly Feels a little off... it doesn't really have the feel of a MiaS ep‚ and the vibes are more like the kind of#case The Saint may have been involved in. the plot may be a little strung out but it does afford Bradford some moments to shine in a more#playful performance‚ as McGill trades quips and snarky put downs with pretty much every other character; he's also rather sweet in his#dealings with young Felicity Kendal (a newcomer at this point but soon to become sitcom royalty and a tv icon). Goring had been a pretty#successful film star in his day‚ and was still a well known household name; in the 50s he'd both produced and starred in The Adventures of#the Scarlet Pimpernel for ITC‚ and soon after this guest spot he'd land a long running role starring in The Expert for the BBC

Man in a Suitcase: Blind Spot (1.20, ITC, 1968)

"You know what I have in here?"

"Your lunch?"

"A confidential report concerning you."

"Confidentially, I don't care."