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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

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    Danger Man Season 1 Episode 19 - Name, Date and Place
    7.8/10(127 votes)

    #1 - Name, Date and Place

    S1:E19

    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.

    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 23 - The Gallows Tree
    7.8/10(111 votes)

    #2 - The Gallows Tree

    S1:E23

    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.

    Director:Michael Truman
    Writer:Marc Brandel

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  3. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 27 - Bury the Dead
    7.8/10(117 votes)

    #3 - Bury the Dead

    S1:E27

    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.

    Director:Clive Donner
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  4. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 7 - Position of Trust
    7.7/10(161 votes)

    #4 - Position of Trust

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Jo Eisinger

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  5. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 8 - The Lonely Chair
    7.7/10(142 votes)

    #5 - The Lonely Chair

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 11 - The Key
    7.7/10(146 votes)

    #6 - The Key

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Seth Holt
    Writer:Jack Whittingham

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  7. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 13 - The Prisoner
    7.7/10(131 votes)

    #7 - The Prisoner

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Terry Bishop
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 36 - Under the Lake
    7.7/10(104 votes)

    #8 - Under the Lake

    S1:E36

    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.

    Director:Seth Holt
    Writer:Jack Whittingham

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  9. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 18 - The Girl Who Liked GI's
    7.6/10(122 votes)

    #9 - The Girl Who Liked GI's

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Michael Truman
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 20 - Vacation
    7.6/10(117 votes)

    #10 - Vacation

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Patrick McGoohan
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 25 - The Brothers
    7.6/10(108 votes)

    #11 - The Brothers

    S1:E25

    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.

    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 26 - The Journey Ends Halfway
    7.6/10(108 votes)

    #12 - The Journey Ends Halfway

    S1:E26

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

    Director:Clive Donner
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 30 - The Leak
    7.6/10(100 votes)

    #13 - The Leak

    S1:E30

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

    Director:Anthony Bushell
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  14. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 33 - Hired Assassin
    7.6/10(99 votes)

    #14 - Hired Assassin

    S1:E33

    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.

    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 3 - Josetta
    7.5/10(185 votes)

    #15 - Josetta

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 6 - The Girl in Pink Pyjamas
    7.5/10(160 votes)

    #16 - The Girl in Pink Pyjamas

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Peter Graham Scott
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  17. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 21 - The Conspirators
    7.5/10(112 votes)

    #17 - The Conspirators

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:Michael Truman
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 24 - The Relaxed Informer
    7.5/10(107 votes)

    #18 - The Relaxed Informer

    S1:E24

    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.

    Director:Anthony Bushell
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 28 - Sabotage
    7.5/10(103 votes)

    #19 - Sabotage

    S1:E28

    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.

    Director:Peter Graham Scott
    Writers:Ian Stuart Black, Michael Pertwee

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  20. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 32 - The Actor
    7.5/10(102 votes)

    #20 - The Actor

    S1:E32

    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.

    Director:Michael Truman
    Writer:Marc Brandel

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  21. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 35 - Find and Destroy
    7.5/10(99 votes)

    #21 - Find and Destroy

    S1:E35

    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.

    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 9 - The Sanctuary
    7.4/10(138 votes)

    #22 - The Sanctuary

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 15 - Colonel Rodriguez
    7.4/10(123 votes)

    #23 - Colonel Rodriguez

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 37 - The Nurse
    7.4/10(98 votes)

    #24 - The Nurse

    S1:E37

    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.

    Director:Peter Graham Scott
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  25. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 2 - Time to Kill
    7.3/10(196 votes)

    #25 - Time to Kill

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writers:Brian Clemens, Ian Stuart Black

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Best Episodes Summary

"Name, Date and Place" is the best rated episode of "Danger Man". It scored 7.8/10 based on 127 votes. Directed by Charles Frend and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/22/1961. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Gallows Tree".