Danger Man

Danger Man 1960

★ 7.3TMDB 1h 0min 4 seasons Creator: Ralph Smart

Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. Danger Man was financed by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.

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S1·E1 View from the VillaSep 11, 1960 · TMDB 7.0John Drake is assigned to investigate the murder of a banker, Frank Delroy. The trail leads Drake to the home of Delroy's lady friend, a small seaside resort…S1·E2 Time to KillSep 18, 1960 · TMDB 7.0John Drake flies to Paris, where his assignment is to find an international killer. He refuses to assassinate the man, but undertakes to retrieve him. The task becomes…S1·E3 JosettaSep 25, 1960 · TMDB 7.0A blind young woman, Josetta, is the only one who can identify her brother's killer. John Drake has the task of helping her to find and identify the killer.S1·E4 The Blue VeilOct 2, 1960 · TMDB 7.0John Drake flies to the Arabian desert to investigate stories of slavery and finds himself befriending a Muslim lad and helping a stranded showgirl who believes Drake to…S1·E5 The LoversOct 9, 1960 · TMDB 7.0At the request of an old enemy, Drake takes charge of security as the President of Boravia and his wife visit London.S1·E6 The Girl in Pink PyjamasOct 16, 1960 · TMDB 7.0When a dazed girl is found wandering along a country lane, dressed only in her pajamas, Drake discovers a plot to assassinate a Balkan President.S1·E7 Position of TrustOct 23, 1960 · TMDB 7.0When Drake is shown a photograph of a young girl who is the victim of drugs, he sets out for the Middle East to break up the ring supplying opium. He is aided by an…S1·E8 The Lonely ChairOct 30, 1960 · TMDB 7.0When the daughter of a wealthy industrialist is kidnapped, Drake impersonates her crippled father in an attempt to save her without having to hand over crucial designs.S1·E9 The SanctuaryNov 6, 1960 · TMDB 7.0John Drake has to impersonate a prisoner who has just been released after serving a sentence for bombings. His assignment is to infiltrate a group of IRA commandos.S1·E10 An Affair of StateNov 13, 1960 · TMDB 7.0Drake flies to a small Caribbean State to investigate the apparent suicide of an American economics expert, he uncovers a plot to obtain large sums of money, and in…S1·E11 The KeyNov 20, 1960 · TMDB 7.0When someone is leaking information from the American Embassy in Vienna, Drake is called in to investigate when the finger of guilt points to the Ambassador.S1·E12 The SistersNov 27, 1960 · TMDB 7.0When a young, beautiful refugee pleads for political asylum, Drake is called in to investigate by his superior, Hardy. When the girl's sister arrives, Drake has a…S1·E13 The PrisonerDec 4, 1960 · TMDB 7.0Drake's assignment is to find a double for James Carpenter, an American who is confined to the US Embassy in a Caribbean city. Finding the double is only half of the…S1·E14 The TraitorDec 11, 1960 · TMDB 7.0Drake travels to Kashmir in Northern India to seek out Noel Goddard, a former executive in the Indian Government, now a traitor. On identifying Drake, Goddard is given…S1·E15 Colonel RodriguezDec 18, 1960 · TMDB 7.0John Drake flies to the Caribbean to aid an American journalist who had been arrested on a spy charge, but before he can effect a rescue is accused of the murder of a…S1·E16 The IslandJan 1, 1961 · TMDB 7.0John Drake is flying back to the mainland with two prisoners, when his plane crashes in the sea, near a tiny island. On reaching the island Drake finds himself a wanted…S1·E17 Find and ReturnJan 8, 1961 · TMDB 7.0Hardy assigns Drake to fly to the Middle East to find Vanessa Stewart, a beautiful girl wanted for espionage. Posing as a Baltic agent, Drake persuades her to accompany…S1·E18 The Girl Who Liked GI'sJan 15, 1961 · TMDB 7.0Drake is assigned to investigate the murder of a young G.I. in Munich. He was last seen in the company of a young German girl, Vicki. Was she involved in the plot? …S1·E19 Name, Date and PlaceJan 22, 1961 · TMDB 7.0When several prominent people are killed, there appears to be no connection. But John Drake's investigations uncover a murder ring, which he hires to kill himself.S1·E20 VacationJan 29, 1961 · TMDB 7.0While vacationing on the Riviera, John Drake recognises a professional assassin. He succeeds in replacing the killer and undertakes an assignment working in the dark,…S1·E21 The ConspiratorsFeb 5, 1961 · TMDB 7.0John Drake's assignment takes him to a small island off the coast of Brittany. He must protect Lady Lindsay, widow of a British diplomat, and her two young sons, from…S1·E22 The HoneymoonersApr 2, 1961 · TMDB 7.0When a Chinese businessman is murdered, a young couple on honeymoon become the prime suspects. John Drake flies out to the Far East to assist them, and finds himself in…S1·E23 The Gallows TreeApr 9, 1961 · TMDB 7.0John Drake travels to the Scottish Highlands when the fingerprints of a stolen car belong to a master spy believed to have been killed ten years earlier.S1·E24 The Relaxed InformerApr 16, 1961 · TMDB 7.0Drake's latest case is to unravel a security leak. The suspect is Ruth Mitchell, an interpreter; but as Drake later discovers, the girl has been used without her…S1·E25 The BrothersApr 23, 1961 · TMDB 7.0A plane crashes off the coast of Sicily and a diplomatic satchel is taken by mountain bandits. John Drake's task is to recover the stolen property, for which he enlists…S1·E26 The Journey Ends HalfwayApr 30, 1961 · TMDB 7.0Drake travels to China to investigate the disappearance of an eminent doctor who had been trying to escape the Communist regime.S1·E27 Bury the DeadMay 7, 1961 · TMDB 7.0NATO agent Tony Costello is killed in a car crash while investigating a case of gun running. John Drake flies to Sicily to investigate and finds Costello's girl friend…S1·E28 SabotageMay 14, 1961 · TMDB 7.0When Paul Jason of Jason's Airlines is killed and several of his planes crash, John Drake assumes the identity of a hard drinking pilot to investigate the crash. Drake…S1·E29 The ContessaMay 21, 1961 · TMDB 7.0When several workers at an atomic energy plant in North Africa fall ill, a leakage is suspected. Drake flies out to investigate and is aided by a beautiful European…S1·E30 The LeakMay 28, 1961 · TMDB 7.0Drake joins forces with a European doctor when workers at an African nuclear power plant fall ill.S1·E31 The TrapJun 4, 1961 · TMDB 7.0Drake travels to Venice to investigate the case of Beth Warren, a cipher expert at the American Embassy in London. She disappeared form her job, and rushed to Venice to…S1·E32 The ActorJun 11, 1961 · TMDB 7.0Drake travels to Hong Kong to investigate the murder of a sound technician working for a radio station. He uncovers a plot where the secret information is being sent…S1·E33 Hired AssassinJun 18, 1961 · TMDB 7.0Drake poses as a professional assassin in an attempt to prevent the assassination of a South American President. He joins a revolutionary group who are planning to kill…S1·E34 The Coyannis StoryDec 16, 1961 · TMDB 7.0John Drake travels to a Balkan country to investigate the misappropriation of funds by a Minister. Drake uncovers the plot. Involving love, politics and revenge.S1·E35 Find and DestroyDec 23, 1961 · TMDB 7.0A miniature submarine is wrecked off the coast of a South American country. John Drake's assignment from British Intelligence is to blow her up. Disguised as a…S1·E36 Under the LakeDec 30, 1961 · TMDB 7.0When twenty five million dollars in forged currency floods the European capitals, John Drake is assigned by U.S. Intelligence to trace the source. The trail leads to an…S1·E37 The NurseJan 6, 1962 · TMDB 7.0Drake travels to the Arabian Desert to rescue the American Consul and his family from terrorists who have assassinated the King. On arrival Drake finds he has…S1·E38 Dead Man WalksJan 13, 1962 · TMDB 7.0Hardy assigns Drake to investigate when the entire research team working in tropical diseases is killed by mysterious accidents. Drake travels to India, and uncovers…S1·E39 DeadlineJan 20, 1962 · TMDB 7.0When a wave of terrorism in the African jungle is likely to lead to a mass uprising, The Danger Man takes on the disguise of a 'gun-runner' in an attempt to penetrate…

Cast

Patrick McGoohan
Patrick McGoohan John Drake
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis Hardy
John G. Heller
John G. Heller Joseph
Michael Ripper
Michael Ripper Kane
Burt Kwouk
Burt Kwouk Tanaka
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell Jose Santiago
Lionel Murton
Lionel Murton Keller
Ric Young
Ric Young Ming
Robert Raglan
Robert Raglan Storch
Patricia Driscoll
Patricia Driscoll Catherine Archer
Andrew Faulds
Andrew Faulds General Khan
William Lucas
William Lucas Colonel Vasco
Howard Marion-Crawford
Howard Marion-Crawford Archer
Jerome Willis
Jerome Willis Second Pursuer
Colin Douglas
Colin Douglas Mego
Nadim Sawalha
Nadim Sawalha Head Waiter (uncredited)
Hazel Court
Hazel Court Francesca
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence Captain Aldrich

Crew

Creator
Ralph Smart
Producers
Ian Stuart Black

Details

First air date
Sep 11, 1960
Last air date
Jan 12, 1968
Seasons
4
Episodes
86
Episode runtime
60 min
Network
ITV1
Status
Ended
Studios
ITC Entertainment
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English

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