1960
TV-PG
24m

Summary John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace. View more details

1960
TV-PG
24m

Danger Man

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Patrick McGoohan Richard Wattis Lionel Murton Michael Ripper

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Genres : Action Thriller Adventure Mystery Crime

Release date : Sep 10, 1960

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : The Danger Man Website

Language : English

Filming locations : MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Production companies : Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Summary John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace. View more details

Details

Genres : Action Thriller Adventure Mystery Crime

Release date : Sep 10, 1960

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : The Danger Man Website

Language : English

Filming locations : MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Production companies : Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

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Patrick McGoohan and Charles Carson in Danger Man (1960)

Patrick McGoohan and Rupert Davies in Danger Man (1960)

Patrick McGoohan and Alan Gifford in Danger Man (1960)

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Episode 1 • Sep 10, 1960

View from the Villa

The killing of a man who embezzled five million dollars of gold bullion prompts NATO agent John Drake to investigate. He questions people around Rome to find the victim's girlfriend, whom he suspects will be his best lead, but no one seems to know who nor where she is. A clue on a painting finally leads him to a country residence. It soon becomes clear others are in search of the loot,and will do anything to get it.

Episode 2 • Sep 17, 1960

Time to Kill

When a professor is murdered in broad daylight, NATO agent John Drake is enlisted to track down the assassin. He heads for a remote hunting lodge in Austria, where the suspect, Hans Vogeler, is known to visit. Things get complicated when he unwittingly finds himself handcuffed to a woman, whom he suspects of being an enemy agent, but he must bring her along as he tracks the assassin.

Episode 3 • Sep 24, 1960

Josetta

A foreign senator is murdered in the presence of his blind relative, Josetta. Rioting ensues due to a rumor the American government was behind the killing, and NATO agent John Drake's sent in. He quickly identifies the murderer with clues provided by Josetta. However, in order to get more positive proof, he needs the criminal to make an incriminating move. Drake concocts a plan to make the assassin believe Josetta can see, in order to weaken his confidence and trick him into making a mistake.

Episode 4 • Oct 01, 1960

The Blue Veil

John Drake visits the Arabian coast to investigate illegal slave trading. Disguised as a slave trader himself, his questions meet with strong resistance from both locals and an Englishman who seems intent on keeping him away. He believes that proof of the human trading will come from a Moukta who supposedly employs slaves in his diamond mine. Gaining the aid of a foreign woman in exchange for an offer of help, he sets out to locate the mine and gather the necessary evidence.

Episode 5 • Oct 08, 1960

The Lovers

Baravian President Pablo Gomez and his wife Maria visit London. Their government suspects Baravian exiles may be plotting against them, and enlists John Drake to protect the couple. Drake soon gets word of a bomb which has been planted to go off. Most likely, the weapon's targeting the visiting dignitaries. Drake has their residence checked thoroughly and questions every exile about the plot, but when nothing turns up, not even the Gomez's are above suspicion.

Episode 6 • Oct 15, 1960

The Girl in Pink Pajamas

A young lady is found wandering the countryside, incoherent, but she seems to know something of a planned surgery on President Varnold, the leader of a friendly country, even though it's been kept secret. The president has been is in critical condition since an assassination attempt, so security is very tight, John Drake suspects the assassin's will try again, and are planning to do something during the surgery, but what? The clue lies in the young woman with amnesia, and slowly, her memory returns, and the details of a deadly plot become clear. Will Drake be able to find out what he needs to in order to stop the must from taking place?

Episode 7 • Oct 22, 1960

Position of Trust

A corrupt Arabian government is selling opium directly to wholesalers, and secret agent John Drake hopes to halt their trade. He visits the country and strategically befriends Captain Aldrich, an Englishman and minor official at the Ministry of Health. Drake coaxes Aldrich into losing a large sum of money, then offers help in exchange for a list of opium buyers. Aldrich believes he is doing the right thing and helps Drake to the records. But while photographing the necessary information, Drake's camera is confiscated by the authorities.

Episode 8 • Oct 29, 1960

The Lonely Chair

Patrick Laurence, a wealthy, wheelchair-bound man, has access to top-secret documents. Therefore when his daughter goes missing, Drake fears the kidnappers are after more than just money. He meets with Laurence and discovers he is planning to meet the crooks' demands. Drake knows that giving them what they want will be no guarantee of the daughter's safety, and after persuading Laurence to let him help, disguises himself as the wealthy cripple for a visit to the criminal's hideout.

Episode 9 • Nov 05, 1960

The Sanctuary

Liamond, a rebel jailed several years ago for a bombing incident, is being released and is on his way to a new job in Scotland. Secret agent John Drake suspects Liamond's future employer, Crawford, is up to no good, and takes his place as the new employee. Drake discovers that Crawford has been running a base for Irish rebels from what appears to be a highly-guarded bird sanctuary. Things go awry when Crawford announces an old friend of Liamond's will be arriving, and John Drake, fearing his cover will be blown, takes a drastic step to salvage the mission.

Episode 10 • Nov 12, 1960

An Affair of State

John Drake visits the small country of San Pablo to investigate an apparent suicide. The victim, Winfield, was a U.S. Treasury representative to San Pablo. Drake is told by several people that Winfield was a notorious gambler who spent lavishly on women and wine. But that reputation is soon debunked by a young lady (character Raquel Vargas) who was very close to Winfield. Ms. Vargas tells Drake that Winfield had mentioned "a big discovery" just before his alleged suicide and disappearance. Drake suspects that the Police Commissioner is hiding something; he turns to the national Minister of Finance for help.

Episode 11 • Nov 19, 1960

The Key

Secret information has been leaking from the US embassy in Vienna. John Drake plants a fake document with one of two people who knew of the info, US agent Logan, who locks it away in a safe. When the planted info leaks out, Logan immediately becomes the prime suspect. However, it turns out that someone else has a duplicate key to the safe. Drake begins to suspect that things are not as they seem, and sets a trap for the traitor to lead him to the enemy contact.

Episode 12 • Nov 26, 1960

The Sisters

The British suspect that "Nadia," a professor seeking asylum in their country, may be an impostor. John Drake is sent to rescue her sister out of a Slavosk jail in order to test her identity. After spending some time together, each woman denies the other is her sister. It's up to Drake to determine who is telling the truth, and who is the impostor.

Episode 13 • Dec 03, 1960

The Prisoner

After receiving a death sentence in a foreign country, American James Carpenter has spent the last five years seeking refuge in an American embassy. It is secret agent John Drake's task to get Carpenter safely out of the country. For his mission, Drake goes in search of a similar-looking man to Carpenter, and finds a perfect dead ringer in concert pianist Oscar Schumak. In order for his plan to succeed, he must convince the foreign authorities that Carpenter is really Schumak, and vice-versa; and furthermore, he must find a way to get them both safely out of the embassy.

Episode 14 • Dec 10, 1960

The Traitor

John Drake trails a foreign agent to Kashmir, hoping to discover how he is passing secret information out of the country. He discovers the agent's contact to be a woman named Louise Goddard. After paying a visit to the mountain dwelling where she and her husband live, his cover is blown, forcing events to a head quickly. Due to a health condition of Louise's husband, bringing him down from the mountain could be deadly. Drake must decide the best way to proceed.

Episode 15 • Dec 17, 1960

Colonel Rodriguez

Colonel Rodriguez, the Chief of Police on an island nation, takes an American journalist into custody as a scapegoat for his country's problems. The journalist's wife is contacted about a letter that could incriminate Rodriguez and release her husband. John Drake sets out to get the evidence, but after several setbacks, he must bluff his way into securing the journalist's freedom.

Episode 16 • Dec 31, 1960

The Island

Two professional assassins that John Drake is escorting to the United States force an airplane down on a desert island. Drake finds no sign of life until he meets with an old hermit. The two criminals have gotten to him first, however, and convinced him that Drake and the flight stewardess are the dangerous ones. Drake fears the hermit is in danger from the real criminals, and tries to find a way to get them back into his custody and off the island.

Episode 17 • Jan 07, 1961

Find and Return

The British government are after a woman named Vanessa, wanted for alleged espionage. John Drake visits the foreign country where she is staying with friends and works out a plan to infiltrate her villa. However, his task becomes more difficult when he discovers that another agent working for the opposite side is also after Vanessa.

Episode 18 • Jan 14, 1961

The Girl Who Liked G.I.'s

The death of a G.I. working on top secret projects prompts concern. Secret agent John Drake learns that the G.I. was killed shortly after seeing a German girl, and suspecting she may be behind his death, arranges a date with her. He comes under attack himself soon afterward. But Drake believes there may be more to this mystery and begins investigating a camera belonging to the dead G.I.

Episode 19 • Jan 21, 1961

Name, Date and Place

Drake investigates a rash of killings, all linked by the way in which the victims were killed. He suspects an organization specializing in murders is behind the deaths and makes contact with them. Following their instructions, he provides the name, date, and place of an imaginary "victim". Drake then takes one further step in hopes of snaring the criminals - he poses as the intended target.

Episode 20 • Jan 28, 1961

The Vacation

While on his way to a vacation, Drake recognizes a fellow airline passenger as a professional assassin. He decides to investigate, only to be mistaken for the assassin by one of the assassin's contacts. Hoping to eventually turn the case over to the police, he plays along until he receives the identity of his intended "target". But the more he asks around, the more he begins to wonder what is really going on.

Episode 21 • Feb 04, 1961

The Conspirators

A British diplomat is murdered in an attempt to cover up a scandal. John Drake believes the diplomat's wife is also in danger, but when he is unable to convince her to leave her castle hideout, he insists on staying himself. Drake believes the criminals will eventually show their hand. But with a number of suspicious characters hanging around, just how or when remains an open question.

Episode 22 • Feb 11, 1961

The Honeymooners

A local man is killed when he enters the room of newlyweds Ted and Joan Baker at a far east hotel. Mr. Baker is jailed after confessing to the crime. When Drake makes a startling discovery about the murder, he looks for a way to free Baker without the country's President losing face. But when his initial plan fails, Drake must orchestrate a jailbreak.

Episode 23 • Feb 18, 1961

The Gallows Tree

The fingerprints of a man believed to be dead for ten years show up in a stolen car. John Drake follows a lead to northern Scotland, and finds him and his daughter working a tavern called the Gallows Tree. The man claims he is no longer involved with spying for either side. It's up to Drake to discover the truth.

Episode 24 • Feb 25, 1961

The Relaxed Informer

John Drake intercepts a recording from an enemy agent. The voice on the recording belongs to Ruth, a translator for his government, but when Drake confronts her about the message, she claims to know nothing of it. Drake investigates her ties to a reclusive sect in hopes of finding an answer.

Episode 25 • Mar 04, 1961

The Brothers

A mail bag with important documents is stolen by the Morelli brothers. John Drake orchestrates a jailbreak for a woman named Lita, who has ties to the brothers and can lead him to their hideout. The brothers soon agree to turn over the bag for a fee. However, they plan to kill Drake as soon as the money is theirs.

Episode 26 • Mar 11, 1961

The Journey Ends Halfway

Numerous people have disappeared along an escape route to freedom. John Drake follows in the steps of one of the missing men, discovering that the would-be refugees are being killed during part of the journey. Drake attempts to discover who in the chain of command is responsible for the murders.

Episode 27 • Mar 18, 1961

Bury the Dead

Drake investigates the suspicious death of a NATO agent, Tony. Drake believes Tony was murdered while investigating a group of gun smugglers, and looks to his house and fiancée for clues. Drake's investigation not only turns up the gunrunners, but a shocking surprise about Tony's fate.

Episode 28 • Mar 25, 1961

Sabotage

After losing several planes over a politically unstable area of Southeast Asia, John Drake is called in to assist the troubled airline. He takes the role of a steward aboard one of the planes in hopes of infiltrating the organization. At first, all goes according to plan. But Drake finds himself in trouble with the group after opening a flask he was instructed not to tamper with.

Episode 29 • Apr 01, 1961

The Contessa

A freak accident leads to the discovery of a drug smuggling ring, which leads to John Drake posing as one of the smugglers. Drake soon makes contact with a Contessa; who's husband's purported to be the one behind the operation,

Episode 30 • Apr 08, 1961

The Leak

There has been an outbreak of radiation poisoning around a North African nuclear reactor. A group of locals blame the reactor for the sickness and campaign for the plant to be shut down. However, John Drake suspects there may be more to this and begins investigating alternative sources for the radiation sickness.

Episode 31 • Apr 15, 1961

The Trap

Beth, a worker at the London Embassy, leaves for Venice without receiving permission. Fearing she, or some of her knowledge may fall into the wrong hands, John Drake follows her, and finds her, along with her fiancé and his mother, at a hotel. But when she and her fiancé's mother leave to pay their respects to a dead relative, Drake fears something's not right.

Episode 32 • Apr 22, 1961

The Actor

A radio program in Hong Kong has been secretly transmitting military information to the Chinese mainland. John Drake takes the role of an actor at the radio station. Once he discovers how the secret messages are coded and transmitted, he attempts to root out just who at the station is involved in the operation.

Episode 33 • Apr 29, 1961

The Hired Assassin

Drake's assigned to stop an assassination attempt, and hopefully discourage the perpetrators from any further attempts. Passing himself off as a professional, hoping the group planning the attack takes notice and hires him.

Episode 34 • May 06, 1961

The Deputy Coyannis Story

Aid from the International Monetary Fund is clearly not reaching its targets in an underdeveloped country. John Drake is sent to see who in the government is getting rich from the deal while the population continues to live in poverty.

Episode 35 • May 13, 1961

Find and Destroy

While on a holiday in Rio, John Drake is approached by British intelligence about locating and destroying a submarine that has drifted ashore nearby. Drake goes in search of the craft, but finds himself in a race against time when another group also shows interest in the crashed sub.

Episode 36 • May 20, 1961

Under the Lake

Large amounts of counterfeit currency have been arriving in Switzerland from all over the world. Drake has been assigned to follow a lead suspect, Gunther Klaus, and pretends to show interest in his daughter in order to throw him off the track. However, Klaus soon begins to suspect that Drake is more than a common American tourist.

Episode 37 • Dec 24, 1960

The Nurse

It is believed that the entire royal family of a middle-eastern kingdom has been killed. However, Drake finds one lone survivor, the infant heir/king, in the care of a nurse. With the country in turmoil, Drake attempts to keep the child hidden from the rebels who seek his life.

Episode 38 • May 27, 1961

The Dead Man Walks

A group of tropical disease specialists who discovered a particularly virulent bacteria strain are all believed to be dead, with only one exception. Drake travels to India to talk with the daughter of the supposed survivor; but soon he begins to wonder if things are not as they seem.

Episode 39 • Jun 03, 1961

Deadline

When rioting breaks out in Victoria, Africa, secret agent John Drake must pose as a gunrunner in order to meet the man behind the violence, Khano. He makes his way into Khano's confidence, and hoping to put an end to the killings, takes Khano's wife to see firsthand the devastation her husband is causing.

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