ÔIÕm going to shoot you, McGill!Õ Thank goodness they did. Thirty times. Perhaps it is only now, a generation later, that people are finally appreciating that the vast majority of those thirty episodes of Man in a Suitcase represent sparkling jewels in the ITC crown.

This book offers bite-sized guides to each episode, highlighting how individual stories draw on the various aspects which give Man in a Suitcase its unique appeal: 1960s thematic concerns; guest characters/actors; fights; the suitcase and Imp leitmotifs; fashions; dance sequences; memorable sets, locations and scenes; surrealism; humour; McGill quips; whether he carries a gun or not.

If you still return faithfully to your Man in a Suitcase box set whenever you fancy a bit of Ôgritty escapismÕ from our modern world, then this book is for you.