A comic study of 20th-century history, reconstructing the life of writer, creator and professional prisoner Tulse Luper. Born in 1911 Newport and last heard of in 1989, Luper’s life is pieced together from the evidence found in 92 suitcases scattered across the globe. In the first of three parts, we follow Luper through three distinct episodes: as a child during the First World War; as an explorer in Mormon Utah; and as a writer in Belgium during the rise of fascism.

JJ Feild
as Tulse Luper / Floris Creps

Raymond J. Barry
as Stephan Figura

Ornella Muti
as Mathilde Figura

Michèle Bernier
as Sophie van Osterhuis

Valentina Cervi
as Cissie Colpitts

Caroline Dhavernas
as Passion Hockmeister

Scot Williams
as Percy Hockmeister

Anna Galiena
as Madame Plens

Debbie Harry
as Fastidieux

Steven Mackintosh
as Gunther Zeloty