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Danger Man

Danger Man
★ 7.3/10•1960•1h 0m•TV-PG•Action & Adventure•Drama
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My name is Drake... John Drake.

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.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 11, 1960

Episodes

Episode 1 - View from the VillaE126m

View from the Villa

John 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 (Portmeirion) where he recovers five million dollars and solves the murder of Delroy.

Sep 11, 1960

Episode 2 - Time to KillE226m

Time to Kill

John 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 more difficult when Drake finds himself handcuffed to a young woman, Lisa Orin.

Sep 18, 1960

Episode 3 - JosettaE326m

Josetta

A 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.

Sep 25, 1960

Episode 4 - The Blue VeilE426m

The Blue Veil

John 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 be a slave broker.

Oct 2, 1960

Episode 5 - The LoversE526m

The Lovers

At the request of an old enemy, Drake takes charge of security as the President of Boravia and his wife visit London.

Oct 9, 1960

Episode 6 - The Girl in Pink PyjamasE626m

The Girl in Pink Pyjamas

When a dazed girl is found wandering along a country lane, dressed only in her pajamas, Drake discovers a plot to assassinate a Balkan President.

Oct 16, 1960

Episode 7 - Position of TrustE726m

Position of Trust

When 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 American agent, Sandi Lewis. Together they trace the source of the drugs, with the help of a courageous little man.

Oct 23, 1960

Episode 8 - The Lonely ChairE826m

The Lonely Chair

When 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.

Oct 30, 1960

Episode 9 - The SanctuaryE926m

The Sanctuary

John 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.

Nov 6, 1960

Episode 10 - An Affair of StateE1026m

An Affair of State

Drake 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 return he nearly loses his life.

Nov 13, 1960

Episode 11 - The KeyE1160m

The Key

When 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.

Nov 20, 1960

Episode 12 - The SistersE1260m

The Sisters

When 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 double problem to solve.

Nov 27, 1960

Episode 13 - The PrisonerE1360m

The Prisoner

Drake'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 problem. Substituting him under the eyes of the police is the other.

Dec 4, 1960

Episode 14 - The TraitorE1460m

The Traitor

Drake 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 the message: 'John Drake. NATO agent. Eliminate.'

Dec 11, 1960

Episode 15 - Colonel RodriguezE1560m

Colonel Rodriguez

John 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 young nightclub singer.

Dec 18, 1960

Episode 16 - The IslandE1660m

The Island

John 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 man as the island's hermit owner believes Drake is an escaped prisoner.

Jan 1, 1961

Episode 17 - Find and ReturnE1760m

Find and Return

Hardy 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 him before the British find her. A subplot comments drily on the ethics of espionage.

Jan 8, 1961

Episode 18 - The Girl Who Liked GI'sE1860m

The Girl Who Liked GI's

Drake 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? Drake, posing as an American soldier, must find the answer.

Jan 15, 1961

Episode 19 - Name, Date and PlaceE1960m

Name, Date and Place

When 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.

Jan 22, 1961

Episode 20 - VacationE2060m

Vacation

While vacationing on the Riviera, John Drake recognises a professional assassin. He succeeds in replacing the killer and undertakes an assignment working in the dark, as he has no idea who his victim is.

Jan 29, 1961

Episode 21 - The ConspiratorsE2160m

The Conspirators

John 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 two killers.

Feb 5, 1961

Episode 22 - The HoneymoonersE2260m

The Honeymooners

When 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 a dangerous situation.

Apr 2, 1961

Episode 23 - The Gallows TreeE2360m

The Gallows Tree

John 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.

Apr 9, 1961

Episode 24 - The Relaxed InformerE2460m

The Relaxed Informer

Drake'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 knowledge.

Apr 16, 1961

Episode 25 - The BrothersE2560m

The Brothers

A 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 the aid of one bandit's girlfriend.

Apr 23, 1961

Episode 26 - The Journey Ends HalfwayE2660m

The Journey Ends Halfway

Drake travels to China to investigate the disappearance of an eminent doctor who had been trying to escape the Communist regime.

Apr 30, 1961

Episode 27 - Bury the DeadE2760m

Bury the Dead

NATO 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 who is convinced it was murder. Before the case is solved, Drake discovers that you can bury the dead more than once.

May 7, 1961

Episode 28 - SabotageE2860m

Sabotage

When 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 discovers a case of smuggling and finds himself in a tricky situation.

May 14, 1961

Episode 29 - The ContessaE2960m

The Contessa

When 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 doctor, but when the next victim has no connection with the plant, Drake discovers a fiendish plot.

May 21, 1961

Episode 30 - The LeakE3060m

The Leak

Drake joins forces with a European doctor when workers at an African nuclear power plant fall ill.

May 28, 1961

Episode 31 - The TrapE3160m

The Trap

Drake 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 be with her boyfriend when his brother way dying. But Drake discovers she is being used for the knowledge she has.

Jun 4, 1961

Episode 32 - The ActorE3260m

The Actor

Drake 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 out in code over the air, transmitted as part of the station's English lessons.

Jun 11, 1961

Episode 33 - Hired AssassinE3360m

Hired Assassin

Drake 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 the President.

Jun 18, 1961

Episode 34 - The Coyannis StoryE3460m

The Coyannis Story

John Drake travels to a Balkan country to investigate the misappropriation of funds by a Minister. Drake uncovers the plot. Involving love, politics and revenge.

Dec 16, 1961

Episode 35 - Find and DestroyE3560m

Find and Destroy

A 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 fisherman, Drake races against time to find the submarine before the agents of a foreign power can.

Dec 23, 1961

Episode 36 - Under the LakeE3660m

Under the Lake

When 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 ex-Nazi General staying at a lake-side hotel in the mountains. Drake faces death before he can solve the case and uncover the secret of the lake.

Dec 30, 1961

Episode 37 - The NurseE3760m

The Nurse

Drake 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 additional problems trying to protect a pretty Scots nurse and the baby in her care - the future king.

Jan 6, 1962

Episode 38 - Dead Man WalksE3860m

Dead Man Walks

Hardy assigns Drake to investigate when the entire research team working in tropical diseases is killed by mysterious accidents. Drake travels to India, and uncovers clues that one of the scientists may be alive.

Jan 13, 1962

Episode 39 - DeadlineE3960m

Deadline

When 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 the extremist organisation behind it.

Jan 20, 1962

Actors

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

John Drake

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