MAN IN A SUITCASE

A selection of continuity mistakes from the series

The Sitting Pigeon

When McGill is picked up by the Police, their squad cars registration number is 649CLC, by the time it reaches the Police Station it has changed to XYU464.

At the Police Station we see the Officer and McGill mounting the stairs to the headquarters. It is not Richard Bradford in this scene, but a double, sporting a grey wig!

During the scene shot, supposedly, at Kew Gardens, McGill turns away from the camera and we hear the line 'We'll need some place to hide until dark'. This is an obvious 'voice over' done by Richard Bradford after filming was completed.

Day of Execution


A postcard is delivered through McGill's door. It is hand addressed to Flat 7 Kingston Court. Earlier on his address was noted as 56 Clive Mansions. When the card is read the text has disappeared.

After McGill gets his suit from the mobile cleaner, he notices from the name tag that it does not belong to him. In an effort to catch the cleaner to inform him of the mistake, he quickly gets changed into a brown suit with a black/dark blue polo neck sweater in order to pursue him. Outside the apartment the sweater has changed colour to light brown.

Willard has a cup of coffee while relaxing on the sofa and the cup is half full. Cut to close up and the cup is empty, back to medium shot and the cup is half full again.

Sweet Sue

Mr Mandel picks up a photograph of his wayward daughter, Sue (Judy Geeson) to show McGill. The shot is a medium length picture of a girl with long dark hair (possibly a model). When McGill takes the photograph from him and looks at it we see a different still altogether - a close up portrait shot of Judy Geeson as Sue.

The Girl Who Never Was

McGill makes reservations at the airport to stay at a hotel in London. He is driven to it's location, however, the guy we see getting out of the Taxi and entering the hotel isn't Richard Bradford, but a stand in.

All That Glitters

When McGill arrives at the village his car's number plate reads CMT444A, later we see it as ADD904C.

Dead Man's Shoes

The Vicar gets run over by two motorbikes and falls on a dusty country road. When the bikes drive off you can see the Vicar in the background in a different position lying on a black tarmac road.

When McGill and the vicar approach the dovecot the vicar is wearing a hat, this disappears once they get there.

Two bullet holes are seen on the door frame of the dovecote after the bad guys have shot at McGill, they follow immediately behind him in pursuit and the bullet holes have disappeared.

The Bridge

The guy in the Thames trying to save Rodney Bewes is not Richard Bradford, but a stand in.

Why They Killed Nolan

Nolan and his wife inform McGill that no-one knows where they are, yet when Nolan gets killed the Police ring up Mrs Nolan at the 'hide out'.

When Mr Arnoldson visits his mistress he parks his car on the right hand side of the road opposite McGill's waiting Taxi. When he returns to leave his car is parked on the left hand side of the road next to McGill's Taxi.

The Boston Square

When Dalby and Packard are on the boat we hear Dalby utter the line, "Another two weeks like this and I'll go out of my mind". The exact same scene/line is then re-edited into the episode a minute or so on.

When McGill confronts Dalby and Packard in the boat he has a dubbed in line when he says they need research "like the Atlantic needs salt".

McGill follows Rudnik to the airport and while sat in the back of a taxi, the stewardess approaches and says, "You were asking about the charter plane? It's a private flight". We then see Rudnik take off in a helicopter not a plane!

Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?

Towards the end of the episode where McGill is being chased by the East German Police, he is driving a Moskvitch. When he jumps clear of it, and it bursts into flames, what is burning is the shell of a Ford Prefect.

The Whisper

Alfred Porter calls McGill by name when they end their conversation, although they've never been introduced.

While scouting information on Father Loyola (Colin Blakely) McGill shows a photograph of him to Spencer - the guy on the picture isn't Blakely.

Jigsaw Man

After the opening credits we see McGill in his apartment wearing a blue sweater, a few seconds into the scene there is a knock at his door, when he opens it he is dressed in a grey suit.

At the end of the episode we see Silvio running away from his adversaries - this is just a replay of the same scene shown at the beginning of the story.

Which Way Did He Go, McGill?

When McGill is in pursuit of Fulton he has to kick through a door in order to open it. We see the bottom left hand side panel knocked out. Next scene it is the top left hand side panel beside the door handle that's gone.

Eddy states the robbery took place 5 years ago, ditto the insurance co. rep. In the newspaper we see on screen its reported as 4 years ago.

The Revolutionaries

When McGill hijacks an Ambulance, we see him from a distance getting out of the vehicle and running to open the rear doors. He has long white sleeves, yet a close up shows he is clearly attired in a short sleeved shirt.

Three Blinks of the Eye

When Janine is chatting to McGill at the nightclub she is wearing large earrings, as they leave together she no longer has them, they reach her apartment and the earrings are back!

The guy entering the Hotel Gabbia is not Richard Bradford, but a stand in.

In the final scene McGill is seen without a cigarette, yet when he turns to close the door after the Police leave he has a half smoked one in his mouth.

Castle In the Clouds

McGill strikes up a conversation with Magda in a nightclub, but doesn't introduce himself. When she leaves she says, "Goodbye Mac".

Night Flight to Andorra

While McGill is radioing his employer, we see a dapple-grey horse in the background, seconds later the horse is dark brown.

When McGill and Rafael are examining the fuse boxes you can see the sound microphone above them. 

When McGill tackles Buck, the sign on the passenger door reads Electricas Espano. But earlier on when arriving at the villa, it read Electricas Espanolas!