Series synopsis
Danger Man is a British action & adventure drama television series that premiered on ITV1 on September 11, 1960. It ended on January 12, 1968. It was created by Ralph Smart. It stars Patrick McGoohan, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Desmond Cullum-Jones and Anna May Wong.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: My name is Drake... John Drake.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Patrick McGoohan as John Drake
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Commander Ford
- Desmond Cullum-Jones
- Anna May Wong as Miss Lee
- Aubrey Morris
- Alan White
- Delphi Lawrence as Stella Delroy
- Anita West
Supporting cast
- Richard Marner as Anaesthetist
- Barbara Murray as Gerda
- Patrick Newell as Alex
- Jean Marsh as Kim Russell
- Adrienne Corri
- John Crawford as Dr. Keller
- André Morell
- Philip Latham as Delroy
- Richard Caldicot
- Richard Leech
- John Lee as Mayne
- Charles Tingwell
Guest cast
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Commander Ford
- Desmond Cullum-Jones
- Anna May Wong as Miss Lee
- Aubrey Morris
- Alan White
- Delphi Lawrence as Stella Delroy
- Anita West
- Richard Marner as Anaesthetist
- Barbara Murray as Gerda
- Patrick Newell as Alex
- Jean Marsh as Kim Russell
- Adrienne Corri
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 86 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 39 | September 11, 1960 | January 20, 1962 |
| Season 2 | 22 | October 13, 1964 | March 16, 1965 |
| Season 3 | 23 | September 23, 1965 | April 7, 1966 |
| Season 4 | 2 | January 5, 1968 | January 12, 1968 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
September 11, 1960 |
| 2 |
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. |
September 18, 1960 |
| 3 |
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. |
September 25, 1960 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yesterday's Enemies Drake travels to Beirut to untangle a web of Middle Eastern espionage |
October 13, 1964 |
| 2 |
The Professionals Drake is targeted by a Czech spymaster who uses a beautiful young woman to ensnare his enemies. |
October 20, 1964 |
| 3 |
Colony Three Posing as a clerk, Drake infiltrates a strange spy school in this very 'prisoneresque' episode of Danger Man. |
October 27, 1964 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
You are Not in Any Trouble, are You? To topple an Italian murder-for-hire ring, Drake puts out a hit on himself. |
September 23, 1965 |
| 2 |
The Black Book Drake goes undercover to discover who is blackmailing a general's brother. |
September 30, 1965 |
| 3 |
A Very Dangerous Game Disguised as a music teacher, Drake infiltrates a Chinese spy ring in Hong Kong. |
October 7, 1965 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Koroshi A young Japanese woman dies by inhaling gas from an artificial flower before she can report the existence of a Japanese death cult to her British contact. Drake infiltrates the cult as a journalist reporting on a floral festival. |
January 5, 1968 |
| 2 |
Shinda Shima Drake infiltrates the killers' headquarters by taking the place of a British electronics expert hired by the Sect. |
January 12, 1968 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 11, 1960 |
| Last aired | January 12, 1968 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |