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Episode 1

Brainwash

Synopsis

Every man has his price. It is money for some - other things for others. For McGill, when an effort is made to brainwash him, it's suffering.

Episode 2

Mins

The Sitting Pigeon

Synopsis

McGill is given the task of protecting a weakling crook,Rufus Blake, who is prepared to give evidence in court against his vicious brothers.

Episode 3

Mins

Day of Execution

Synopsis

Who is - or was Mariocki? McGill waits in trepidation as the hours tick slowly to midnight when he will discover if persistant threats to kill him will be carried out.

Episode 4

Mins

Variation on a Million Bucks (1)

Synopsis

A million dollars have been hidden away in a Lisbon bank. McGill is the only man with the key to the safe deposit, but he is not the only man after the money - there are certain governments interested too..

Episode 5

Mins

Variation on a Million Bucks (2)

Synopsis

McGill has a tough journey to Lisbon in the company of a blackmailing crew. Even when he reaches the safe deposit - and the million dollars - his troubles are far from over..

Episode 6

Mins

Man from the Dead

Synopsis

A man returns from the dead. He has been dead, officially, for six years, but in the dark labyrinths of international espionage, who knows the truth? The man from the past is Harry Thyssen - the man responsible for McGill's being what he is today - discredited, fired from Intelligence and found guilty without a trial.

Episode 7

Mins

Sweet Sue

Synopsis

McGill finds that an apparently straightforward case concerning a wealthy man's wayward daughter has a surprising and dangerous outcome.

Episode 8

Mins

Essay in Evil

Synopsis

Respectability, like civilisation, is only a veneer. There is always the dog beneath the skin. But why should three respectable businessmen be planning a murder?

Episode 9

Mins

The Girl Who Never Was

Synopsis

A beautiful painting can bring out the best in some, the worst in others. McGill encounters both types when he is asked to trace a missing masterpiece.

Episode 10

Mins

All That Glitters

Synopsis

Police and private detectives fail to trace a village boy who has disappeared. McGill is called in to a kidnapping drama that involves two apparently unconnected people in an emotional crisis that changes the course of their lives.

Episode 11

Mins

Dead Man's Shoes

Synopsis

Strange, terrifying events are shattering the calm of an English village in which McGill is making straightforward inquiries - inquiries which draw sullen resentment and suspician..

Episode 12

Mins

Find the Lady

Synopsis

""The signora... find the signora"" The last words of a dying man present McGill with a puzzle - who is the signora?

Episode 13

Mins

The Bridge

Synopsis

McGill encounters intrigue and lies when he is engaged to discover the truth behind a young man's attempted suicides.

Episode 14

Mins

The Man Who Stood Still

Synopsis

McGill is tricked into arranging a meeting between two old comrades of the Spanish Civil War. One betrayed the other. But are they on opposing sides?

Episode 15

Mins

Burden of Proof

Synopsis

Henry Faversham, the English adviser to a Central American Republic's President, is accused of stealing the country's gold reserve. McGill is assigned to watch, record and report on Faversham - without becoming involved.

Episode 16

Mins

The Whisper

Synopsis

What is the truth about Father Loyola, a Jesuit priest in Africa? Is he geniune - or is he a crook? McGill faces one of his most difficult and disturbing cases.

Episode 17

Mins

Why They Killed Nolan

Synopsis

McGill is framed for murder after a small time private investigator has come to him for help. The only way to save himself is to find the killer.

Episode 18

Mins

The Boston Square

Synopsis

McGill is put on the case when a noted oceanographer disappears with secret information...

Episode 19

Mins

Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?

Synopsis

McGill takes on a strange assignment in East Germany - and finds himself back in the world of espionage.

Episode 20

Mins

Blind Spot

Synopsis

A blind girl is the innocent victim of circumstances when present at a murder she cannot see.

Episode 21

Mins

No Friend of Mine

Synopsis

McGill takes on the unpleasant work of saboteur to infiltrate a company police force which has gained disapproval by its ruthless methods.

Episode 22

Mins

Jigsaw Man

Synopsis

McGill has the task of trying to fit pieces of a human jigsaw together.

Episode 23

Mins

Web with Four Spiders

Synopsis

McGill tries to trace the origin of some compromising photographs - and a noted lawyer has to chose between his ideals and his reputation.

Episode 24

Mins

Which Way Did He Go, McGill?

Synopsis

A recently released crook goes in search of past gang members and his share of the loot. Murder and mayhem soon follow...

Episode 25

Mins

The Property of a Gentleman

Synopsis

Why does dying Chester Farson, a multi-millionaire, refuse to see his daughter? And who is putting up a valuable family possession for auction? The worried daughter contacts McGill.

Episode 26

Mins

The Revolutionaries

Synopsis

Why should the people employing McGill deny all knowledge of him? Strange events occur when he finds himself involved in the drama of a political exile's campaign against the new rulers of his country.

Episode 27

Mins

Who's Mad Now?

Synopsis

Called to help an old friend, McGill investigates her story that she is being followed and her husband's claim that she's neurotic. Strange events make McGill wonder just who is playing a double game.

Episode 28

Mins

Three Blinks of the Eyes

Synopsis

When a wealthy woman hires McGill to bring her playboy husband to heel, McGill finds himself accused of murder - and faces the threat of the guillotine.

Episode 29

Mins

Castle in the Clouds

Synopsis

A Senior Civil Servant's romantic entanglement with a vivacious adventuress brings McGill a delicate situation to resolve.

Episode 30

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Night Flight to Andorra

Synopsis

McGill organises a raid on a fortified mansion in the Pyrenees - ostensibly to steal paintings. But his colleagues are unaware of his real motive...