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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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- E1 View from the VillaNext upSep 11, 1960 · 26 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Delphi Lawrence (Stella Delroy), Barbara Shelley (Gina Scarlotti), Philip Latham (Delroy), John Lee (Mayne), Colin Douglas (Mego), Court Benson (Finch), Andreas Malandrinos (Waiter), Charles Houston (Cafe Artist)
- E2 Time to KillSep 18, 1960 · 26 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Sarah Lawson (Lisa Orin), Lionel Murton (Colonel Keller), Derren Nesbitt (Hans Vogeler), Carl Jaffe (Professor Barkoff), Louise Collins (Sally Raymond), Anthony Jacobs (Waiter)
- E3 JosettaSep 25, 1960 · 26 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Kenneth Haigh (Juan), Julia Arnall (Josetta), Campbell Singer (Colonel Segur), Randal Kinkead (Olot), Claire Gordon (Sandra), Glenn Beck (Motril), Robert Bernal (Miguel), Cecil Brock (Head Waiter)
- E4 The Blue VeilOct 2, 1960 · 26 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Laurence Naismith (Spooner), Lisa Gastoni (Clare), Ferdy Mayne (The Moukta), Joseph Cuby (Hassan), Peter Thornton (The Pilot)
- E5 The LoversOct 9, 1960 · 26 min
Synopsis
At the request of an old enemy, Drake takes charge of security as the President of Boravia and his wife visit London.
Guest stars: Michael Ripper (Miguel Torres), Maxine Audley (Maria), Martin Miller (Stavros), Ewen Solon (President Pablo Gomez), Carl Bernard (Leonido), Hermione Gregory (Rosa)
- E6 The Girl in Pink PyjamasOct 16, 1960 · 26 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Richard Marner (Anaesthetist), John Crawford (Dr. Keller), Robert Raglan (Dr. Stanifors), Robert Cawdron (President Varnold), Angela Browne (The Girl), Alan Tilvern (Major Minos), Richard Warner (Hospital Director), Colette Wilde (Farmer's Wife)
- E7 Position of TrustOct 23, 1960 · 26 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Donald Pleasence (Captain Aldrich), Lois Maxwell (Sandi Lewis), John Phillips (Paul), Gil Winfield (Alison), Irene Prador (Mrs. Aldrich), Martin Benson (Fawzi), Madeleine Kasket (Mrs. Fawzi), Derek Godfrey (Casino Manager)
- E8 The Lonely ChairOct 30, 1960 · 26 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Richard Wattis (Hardy), Hazel Court (Noelle Laurence), Sam Wanamaker (Patrick Laurence), Patrick Troughton (Brenner), Howard Pays (Holst), Jack Melford (Caldwell), Alexander Archdale (Fordyce), Robert Harbin (Rolf)
- E9 The SanctuaryNov 6, 1960 · 26 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Kieron Moore (Crawford), Wendy Williams (Kathy), Barry Keegan (Liamond), Charles Farrell (Anders), Shay Gorman (Brannigan), John Rae (Neil), Ewan MacDuff (Hamish), Peter Murray (Mullins)
- E10 An Affair of StateNov 13, 1960 · 26 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Patrick Wymark (Ortiz), John Le Mesurier (Alvarado), Dorothy White (Raquel Vargas), Warren Mitchell (Jose Santiago), Alan Gifford (Mr. Hartley), Victor Baring (Airport Official), Michael Hitchman (Barman), Andre Charisse (Croupier)
- E11 The KeyNov 20, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Robert Flemyng (Logan), Monique Ahrens (Maria), Charles Carson (Ambassador), Charles Gray (Alex), Peter Swanwick (Joe), Charles Lloyd Pack (Police Superintendent), Martin Sterndale (Detective)
- E12 The SistersNov 27, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Barbara Murray (Gerda), Richard Wattis (Hardy), Mai Zetterling (Nadia), Sydney Tafler (Radek), Anthony Dawson (Security Officer), Martin Wyldeck (Nagor), Hedger Wallace (Embassy Secretary), Michael Hunt (Parsinski)
- E13 The PrisonerDec 4, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: William Lucas (Colonel Vasco), William Sylvester (James Carpenter / Oscar Schumak), June Thorburn (Sue Carpenter), Michael Peake (President), Keith Goodman (Passport Officer), John Slavid (Policeman)
- E14 The TraitorDec 11, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.'
Guest stars: Ronald Howard (Noel Goddard), Barbara Shelley (Louise Goddard), Jack Watling (Rollo Waters), Warren Mitchell (Banarji), Derek Sydney (Panah), George A. Cooper (Blatta), Guy Deghy (Guard on Train)
- E15 Colonel RodriguezDec 18, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Noel Willman (Colonel Rodriguez), Maxine Audley (Martine), Honor Blackman (Joan Bernard), Ronald Allen (Walter Bernard), Campbell Singer (General Abeijon), Cyril Shaps (Pietro), Pearl Prescod (Chloe), Neville Becker (Danny)
- E16 The IslandJan 1, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Michael Ripper (Kane), Allan Cuthbertson (Mr. Wilson), Peter Stephens (Mr. Jones), Ann Firbank (Bobb), Ronan O'Casey (Pilot), Richard Thorp (Bobby), Charles Irwin (Airport Official), Nyree Dawn Porter (Stewardess)
- E17 Find and ReturnJan 8, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Donald Pleasence (Nikolides), Richard Wattis (Hardy), Moira Lister (Vanessa), Paul Stassino (Ramfi), Zena Marshall (Mrs. Ramfi), Warren Mitchell (Stashig), Keith Rawlings (Detective), Frank Thornton (Police Captain)
- E18 The Girl Who Liked GI'sJan 15, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Anna Gaylor (Vicki), Anthony Bushell (Lotsbeyer), Nigel Green (Wetzel), Paul Maxwell (Doyle), Charles Farrell (Krug), Graydon Gould (Sgt. Peter Ross), Bill Edwards (Sgt. Poole), Rudolph Offenbach (Manservant)
- E19 Name, Date and PlaceJan 22, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jean Marsh (Kim Russell), Richard Wattis (Hardy), Kathleen Byron (Deirdre), Guy Deghy (Heinreich Vogel), Frederick Piper (Small Man), Frank Sieman (Detective Inspector Mayers (uncredited)), Cyril Raymond (Nash), Patricia Marmont (Rosemary)
- E20 VacationJan 29, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Esmond Knight (Baron), Barrie Ingham (Georges), Charles Lloyd Pack (Gunsmith), Hugh McDermott (Andrew Amory), Jacqueline Ellis (Veronica), Lawrence Davidson (Gautier), John Wynyard (Butler), Richard Clarke (Ricki)
- E21 The ConspiratorsFeb 5, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Patricia Driscoll (Lady Judith Lindsay), Alfred Burke (Craven), Percy Herbert (Innkeeper), Terence Longdon (Saunders), Hugh Moxey (Sir Arthur Lindsay), Rory MacDermot (Burke), Neil McCarthy (Skipper), Michael Sands (George)
- E22 The HoneymoonersApr 2, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Michael Peake (President), Lee Montague (Mr. Chung Sun, Minister of Justice), Ronald Allen (Ted Baker), Sally Bazely (Joan Baker), E. Kerrigan Prescott (Reporter), Sheldon Lawrence (Williams), Anthony Chinn (Mitchu), Ric Young (Police Lieutenant)
- E23 The Gallows TreeApr 9, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Laing), Wendy Craig (Jean), Raymond Huntley (Clements), Finlay Currie ('Jock'), Ewan Roberts (Craig), Andrew Crawford (MacKenzie), John Glyn-Jones (Hamish), John Rae (Shepherd)
- E24 The Relaxed InformerApr 16, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Duncan Lamont (Joseph Brenner), Moira Redmond (Ruth), Paul Maxwell (Colonel Doyle), Brian Rawlinson (Frederick), Stanley Van Beers (Benedict), Tom Gill (Captain Brandt), Pauline Letts (Greta), Henri Vidon (French Delegate)
- E25 The BrothersApr 23, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Lisa Gastoni (Lita Rossi), George Coulouris (Police Commissioner), Ronald Fraser (Guiseppe), Derren Nesbitt (Hugo), John Woodvine (Luigi), Nancy Beckh (Housekeeper), Gino Melvazzi (Policeman), Rodney Burice (1st Airman)
- E26 The Journey Ends HalfwayApr 30, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
Drake travels to China to investigate the disappearance of an eminent doctor who had been trying to escape the Communist regime.
Guest stars: Anna May Wong (Miss Lee), Lian-Shin Yang (Miss Shoo), Paul Daneman (Dr. Bakalter), Willoughby Goddard (McFadden), Paul Hardtmuth (Senor Paterno), Martin Boddey (Masseur), Burt Kwouk (Tai), Bobby R. Naidoo (Police Sergeant)
- E27 Bury the DeadMay 7, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Patrick Troughton (Bart), Robert Shaw (Tony Costello), Beverly Garland (Jo Harris), Dermot Walsh (Hugo Delano), Paul Stassino (Police Captain), George Murcell (Bruno), George Eugeniou (Barman)
- E28 SabotageMay 14, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Maggie Fitzgibbon (Peta), Yvonne Romain (Giselle), Oliver Burt (Meisener), Alex Scott (Benson), Bobby R. Naidoo (Chin Lee), Lyn Ashley (Ann), Jimmy Fung (Taxi-driver), John Sterland (Pilot)
- E29 The ContessaMay 21, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Hazel Court (Francesca), John Wyse (Julio), Lionel Murton (Keller), Ralph Truman (Minister), Bill Nagy (Mario), Jennifer Jayne (Rosa), Irene Prador (Maria), Dudley Foster (Giorgio)
- E30 The LeakMay 28, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
Drake joins forces with a European doctor when workers at an African nuclear power plant fall ill.
Guest stars: Zena Marshall (Doctor Leclair), Bernard Archard (Doctor Bryant), Marne Maitland (Sheik Ahmed), Anthony Dawson (Martin), Lawrence Davidson (Finch), Walter Gotell (Colonel Perar), William Dexter (Secretary), Barry Shawzin (Salah)
- E31 The TrapJun 4, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jeanne Moody (Beth), Noel Trevarthen (Gina), Marie Burke (Carla), Alan Gifford (Whitmore), Louise Collins (Liz), Georgina Cookson (Miss Bishop), Victor Rietti (Papa), Miki Iveria (Mama)
- E32 The ActorJun 11, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Rupert Davies (Colonel Graves), Patsy Rowlands (Mrs. Harkness), Burt Kwouk (Chen Tung), Gary Cockrell (Al Jason), Julie Allan (Suzan), Andy Ho (General Chu-Yee), Ric Young (Mr. Toy), Sam Chowdhary (Karib)
- E33 Hired AssassinJun 18, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Cyril Shaps (Luis), Camilla Hasse (Girl in Florists), Alan Wheatley (Alexis), Norman Florence (Edouardo), Judy Carne (Juanita), Wensley Pithey (Senor Lazar), Bill Nagy (Col. Fernandez), Harry Lockart (Pietro)
- E34 The Coyannis StoryDec 16, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: John Phillips (Coyannis), Robert Raglan (Storch), Charles Gray (Zameda), Heather Chasen (Lorain Zameda), Liam Gaffney (Captain Achard), Stuart Hutchison (Marco), Peter Welch (Salcito), Julie Hopkins (Medana)
- E35 Find and DestroyDec 23, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Ronald Leigh-Hunt (Commander Ford), Peter Arne (Major Hassler), Nadja Regin (Melina), Peter Sallis (John Gordon), Helen Horton (Helen), Alec Mango (Enrico), Richard Clarke (Fedor), Brad Dancy (Corto)
- E36 Under the LakeDec 30, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Lionel Murton (Colonel Keller), Christopher Rhodes (Gunther Klaus), Hermione Baddeley (Mrs. Grahame), Moira Redmond (Mitzi), Roger Delgado (Von Golling), Walter Gotell (Receptionist), Norman Florence (Attendant), Jack Cunningham (Driver)
- E37 The NurseJan 6, 1962 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Robert Ayres (Hamilton), Harold Kasket (Moukta), Andrew Faulds (General Khan), Eileen Moore (Mary MacPherson), Jack MacGowran (Prior), Eric Pohlmann (The Innkeeper), Heather Chasen (Helen Hamilton), Harry Lockart (Idris)
- E38 Dead Man WalksJan 13, 1962 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Richard Wattis (Hardy), Michael Ripper (Rangit Pal), Marla Landi (Sita Shapadi), Julia Arnall (Natalie Smith), Richard Pearson (Keith Smith), Bryan Coleman (Professor Hanbury), Joanna Dunham (Nawi), William Dexter (Azad)
- E39 DeadlineJan 20, 1962 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: John Harrison (Daniels), William Marshall (Saul Khano), Edric Connor (Thompson), Barbara Chilcott (Mai), Christopher Carlos (Ajali), Earl Cameron (Professor Moma), Lionel Ngakane (Moses Amadu), Andre Dakar (Sir Aaron Nelson)
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Created by Ralph Smart
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