A year after the first half of the 1960s spy series Man in a Suitcase hit DVD, fans can complete their collection with the second half of the series. Set 2, out on DVD from Acorn Media January 3, features the final fifteen episodes of the Richard Bradford-starring show.

In my review of set 1, I noted how Bradford wasn't quite believable as the main character, former U.S. intelligence agent "Mac" McGill. His swagger seemed like a poorly attempted emulation of James Bond then, but in set 2, Bradford has settled into the role. McGill's still a two-dimensional character, but his quietly sardonic McGill is much more watchable than it was at the beginning of the series.

In fact, not much about the series feels forced, as it did earlier on. Set 2 features some pretty great episodes, with surprising amounts of moral ambiguity. With its second half, the series feels like it's starting to become its own beast rather than just another sixties spy series (we all know there were plenty of those).

While Man in a Suitcase was cancelled after just thirty episodes (meaning that there won't be a set 3), the second half can only be seen as a steady improvement in quality, and is quite possibly one of the better spy shows to come out of the golden age of television espionage.

Man in a Suitcase: Set 2 hits DVD on January 3. Order it on Amazon.