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A rogue agent for hire during the Cold War, Mac McGill has a murky past and an uncertain future. Wrongly accused of treason by his bosses in US intelligence, he freelances as a private detective based in London, colliding with British authorities, the Soviets, and his former American colleagues.

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A rogue agent for hire during the Cold War, Mac McGill (Richard Bradford, The Untouchables) has a murky past and an uncertain future. Wrongly accused of treason by his bosses in US intelligence, he freelances as a private detective based in London, colliding with British authorities, the Soviets, and his former American colleagues. This action-packed drama aired on ABC in the late 1960s and featured a host of guest stars including Donald Sutherland. 15 episodes, 13 hrs, 4 DVDs.
"Stylish action-adventure series"—The Independent (UK)

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Disc 1
Episode 1:The Whisper
The owner of an African tobacco plantation hires McGill to unearth the true identity of a missionary priest working selflessly among the local people. What he discovers gives everyone a reason to want the priest dead and McGill renewed determination to keep him alive.

 
Episode 2:Why They Killed Nolan
McGill tries to help a fellow private investigator and old friend get safely out of the country. Not only does the man end up murdered, but McGill gets framed for the crime. While on the run from the police, he has to find out why his friend was killed and make sure he doesn’t meet the same fate.

 
Episode 3:The Boston Square
An oceanographer disappears and takes with him confidential research papers about deep-sea fish farming in the Adriatic. McGill tracks him down in Corfu, where the papers appear to be up for the highest bidder. What McGill can’t understand is why an Albanian agent posing as a businessman is so interested in deep-sea research.

 
Episode 4:Somebody Loses, Somebody. . .Wins?
McGill goes behind the Iron Curtain to make contact with a potential defector. Realizing he’s been set up, he has to get back across the border—and do so without endangering the security of a young Englishwoman who may be a double agent.


Disc 2
Episode 5:Blind Spot
When a rich, elderly Frenchwoman is robbed and killed, her sight-impaired daughter hires McGill to do what the Paris police seemingly can’t—find the killer and return the stolen jewels. What he turns up is darker than anyone could have foreseen.


Episode 6:No Friend of Mine
Saboteurs launch a series of attacks on a colonial mining company in central Africa, and the chief suspects are local terrorists seeking independence from Britain. Brought in to investigate, McGill quickly determines who is responsible. Next, he must find out why.

 
Episode 7:Jigsaw Man
An Italian count pays McGill to track down his younger brother, who has been running up bills all over Europe. But now the brother stands to come into half a million dollars—an inheritance he seems strangely reluctant to accept. Why doesn’t he want to sign the trust fund papers? McGill discovers there’s more than a little concealed in the fine print.

 
Episode 8:Web with Four Spiders
A lawyer working on an international space legislation committee gets drunk and photographed in compromising situations—in a brawl, in bed with a scantily dressed woman, and passed out in an alley. McGill learns that this is not the first time it’s happened—and wonders why no blackmailers are asking for money.

 
Disc 3
Episode 9:Which Way Did He Go, McGill?
A ruthless ex-con is released after five years in prison for stealing half a million pounds in gold bullion—and begins to track down each member of his gang who managed to get away. McGill follows one step behind him. But for the safety of all concerned, he’ll have to get one step ahead.

 
Episode 10:Property of a Gentleman
McGill’s rich young friend can’t understand why her father won’t see here—but when one of the old man’s beloved Cézannes goes up for auction, she knows that something is seriously amiss. Meanwhile, her two brothers have recruited the services of an impersonator with an uncanny resemblance to their father.

 
Episode 11:The Revolutionaries
An exile living in Sweden has just finished memoirs that identify the assassin of his country’s president. Aware that his enemies will stop at nothing to prevent publication, he hires McGill to escort his daughter to safety in England. But when McGill comes to the attention of the local police, why do the father and daughter deny knowing him?

 
Episode 12:Who’s Mad Now?
When an old flame tells McGill she thinks she’s going out of her mind, he decides to check up on the activities of her husband, who enjoys not only his wife’s money but also the attentions of a younger woman. However, another woman entirely could be the source of his friend’s disturbance.

 
Disc 4
Episode 13:Three Blinks of the Eyes
Fearful of her violent husband but just as desperate to get him back, a millionairess hires McGill to follow him to Paris and put an end to his affair. When the young woman in question ends up murdered, the French police quickly arrest their prime suspect.


Episode 14:Castle in the Clouds
During the course of a romantic dinner, a prominent government official allows his mistress to wear a diamond brooch belonging to his wife. When she blackmails him for its return, the desperate husband calls in McGill. The detective soon realizes that a lot of people are interested in the brooch, including the young woman’s fiancé.

 
Episode 15:Night Flight to Andorra
McGill organizes a team of burglars to carry out a raid on a fortress in the Pyrenees, supposedly to steal its art treasures. Their plans go awry when a tourist stumbles upon their preparations, and they take the intruder prisoner. Only at the last minute does McGill reveal the real reason for the raid.
  • Photo galleries
  • Interview with Richard Bradford
Packaging:Boxed set
Run Time:780 minutes plus bonus programming
Format:Full screen
Number of discs:4
Language:English
Subtitles:No
Color or B&W:Color
CC:No
SDH:Yes
Region Code:1
Aspect Ratio:4:3
Rating:NR
"Intrigue and suspense…not to be missed"—Library Bookwatch

 
"Stylish action-adventure series"—The Independent (UK)

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Disc 1
Episode 1:Brainwash
A deposed African president is convinced that an Anglo-American plot drove him into exile. Furthermore, he believes McGill had a hand in the coup—and that the former agent can help restore him to power.

Episode 2:The Sitting Pigeon
Two crime family brothers are standing trial for murder—and only the testimony of a greedy third brother will assure conviction. McGill is blackmailed into making sure the man remains “healthy” until he can testify.

Episode 3:Day of Execution
Someone keeps threatening to kill McGill. At first it looks like a case of mistaken identity, but after an attack on one of his old college buddies, McGill raises his guard.

Disc 2
Episode 4:Variation on a Million Bucks(Part One)
A former Soviet spy has a secret that puts him in mortal danger. He confides everything to his friend McGill, who soon finds himself pursued by Russians and Americans alike.

Episode 5:Variation on a Million Bucks(Part Two)
McGill sets sail for Lisbon and runs afoul of some sailors on the voyage. Injured from the attack, he seeks help from a contact, but enemy agents are quickly closing in on his position.

Episode 6:Man from the Dead
A schoolteacher thinks she has just seen her father, even though he allegedly died six years ago. The woman quickly retracts her story, but McGill refuses to let the matter drop—the “dead” man might be able to clear his name.

Episode 7:Sweet Sue
The wild-child daughter of a wealthy tycoon is being ripped off by a pair of confidence men. Her father hires McGill to keep an eye on her—and to get rid of the men preying on her.

Disc 3
Episode 8:Essay in Evil
Three apparent strangers turn up at the same hotel with one goal in mind, but McGill is there to intercept them. The situation unravels when it becomes clear that one of the men has his own private agenda.

Episode 9:The Girl Who Never Was
An ex-soldier promises an art dealer that he can obtain an original Botticelli, long thought lost. The would-be buyer, however, employs McGill to track down the painting directly, cutting out the middleman and endangering McGill’s life in the process.

Episode 10:All That Glitters
McGill gets hired by an MP to investigate the disappearance of a 10-year-old boy. The man claims he’s trying to help the boy’s grandmother, but this is only the first of many deceptions McGill encounters on the case.

Episode 11:Dead Man’s Shoes
An Englishman wounded during a shooting in Milan tries to make his way home. Newly assigned to the case, McGill races against the police, British and American intelligence, and an international crime ring to get to the man first.

Disc 4
Episode 12:Find the Lady
When a $300,000 necklace is stolen, McGill sets his sights on the 10 percent finder’s fee offered by the insurance company. He collaborates with an old informer, but a deadly misstep may cost him more than his commission.

Episode 13:The Bridge
The son of an English lord keeps trying to kill himself in the same way that one of his friends died—by throwing himself off London’s Albert Bridge. His father asks McGill to investigate what inspired the death wish.

Episode 14:The Man Who Stood Still
A Spanish anarchist just released from prison has pondered one question for the last 30 years: whether an old comrade’s betrayal lost him his freedom. He recruits McGill to help him uncover the truth at last.

Episode 15:Burden of Proof
After working as an advisor to a Central American republic for 20 years, Englishman Henry Faversham is accused of embezzling half a million pesos in gold. He flees to London and hires McGill for protection—but it may be too late.
  • Photo gallery
Packaging:Boxed set
Run Time:779 minutes
Format:Full screen
Number of discs:4
Language:English
Subtitles:No
Color or B&W:Color
CC:No
SDH:No
Region Code:1
Aspect Ratio:4:3
Rating:NR
"Stylish action-adventure series"—The Independent(UK)