"Man in a Suitcase" Sweet Sue (1967)

Director:

Robert Tronson

Writers:

Philip Broadley (writer)
Richard Harris (creator)
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TV Series:

"Man in a Suitcase" (1967)

Original Air Date:

8 November 1967 (Season 1, Episode 7)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Plot:

McGill is hired by the wealthy father of headstrong young Sue Mandel. She has recently become friends...

Plot Keywords:

Detective

Cast

Richard Bradford	...	McGill
Judy Geeson	...	Sue Mandel
George A. Cooper	...	Mandel
David Cole	...	Charles
Peter Blythe	...	Colin
Ian McCulloch	...	Kemp
Jacqueline Pearce	...	Miss Brown
Terence Donovan	...	Brent
Lewis Teasdale	...	Waiter
John Clive	...	Clerk

Directed by
Robert Tronson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philip Broadley		writer
Richard Harris		creator
Dennis Spooner		creator

Produced by
Sidney Cole	....	producer
Barry Delmaine	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Lionel Banes		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
John Glen

Casting by
Rose Tobias Shaw

Production Design by
William Kellner

Makeup Department
Blanche Arden	....	hair stylist
Jimmy Evans	....	makeup artist (as Jim Evans)

Production Management
Bert Pearl	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Hermes	....	assistant director (as Doug Hermes)
Mike Higgins	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Freda Pearson	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Bill Taylor	....	sound editor

Stunts
Roy Vincente	....	stunt arranger

Camera and Electrical Department
Gerry Massy-Collier	....	camera operator (as Gerry Massy Collier)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kay Gilbert	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Albert Elms	....	musical director
Ron Grainer	....	composer: title music
Alan Willis	....	music editor

Other crew
Lorely Farley	....	continuity
Stanley R. Greenberg	....	executive story consultant (as Stanley Greenberg)
Susanna Merry	....	continuity

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Harris		creator
Dennis Spooner		creator

Sound Department
Charlie McFadden	....	boom operator

Production Companies

• Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Wild Child

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

'Sue Mandel' ( Judy Geeson ) is young, beautiful, and rich. Also a bit of a rebel. Her father ( George A. Cooper ) becomes concerned about the company she has fallen into, namely a pair of upper-class confidence tricksters named 'Colin' ( Peter Blythe ) and 'Charles' ( David Cole ). Pretending to be her friends, they are secretly breaking into her father's safe, and helping themselves to his money. Wishing to avoid a scandal, Mandel sends for McGill. The ex-American agent decides to play the con men at their own game, by romancing the girl from under their noses. The ploy works. Sue is genuinely fascinated by Mac. Sensing that the golden goose is slipping away from them, Charles and Colin challenge Mac to a no-holds barred game of poker...

Ah, Judy Geeson. A lady I had a big crush on in my youth. 1967 was a good year for her - she had made a big impact as schoolgirl 'Pamela Dare' in 'To Sir With Love'. She is gorgeous in this, whether it be in swim-suit or fully dressed. Sue knows that Colin and Charles are crooks, and doesn't care. All she is interested in is aggravating her father, who has been too busy making money to care about her. As cads go, Charles and Colin are like younger versions of the bad guys in 'The Rotters' episode of 'The Avengers'. Sue's dad is clearly of working class origin, which probably explains his distrust of anyone of higher breeding. It is never explained whether Charles survives the climactic fight with Mac.

One of the great things about this show was that, like real life, problems would not be neatly tied up at the end of very episode. Though Mac has saved Mandel's money, Sue is not particularly grateful, running off somewhere else to do the wild child act all over again. Mandel's relationship with his daughter is no better than it was before.

Jacqueline Pearce is seen briefly as 'Miss Brown', one of Colin's former victims. Best known for portraying 'Servalan' in the B.B.C. sci-fi drama 'Blake's Seven', she would resurface in 'Suitcase' ( in a much larger role ) in 'Somebody Loses, Somebody...Wins?'. Ian McCulloch, cast as 'Kemp', later played 'Greg Preston' in the original ( and best ) 'Survivors'. George A.Cooper, a.k.a. 'Mandel', is best known for comedy roles, such as 'Mr.Fisher' in 'Billy Liar'. John Clive, seen as the hotel receptionist, is also a noted supporting actor, and voiced 'John Lennon' in the animated Beatles film 'Yellow Submarine'. Terrance Donovan, father of Jason, also has a small role in this.

McGill's trick with the coin was something I attempted on many occasions, but somehow never mastered.