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The Best Episodes of Danger Man

Every episode of Danger Man ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Danger Man!

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...
Genres:Action & AdventureDrama
Network:ITV1
Episodes
86
Avg. Rating
7.1
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7.2
6.4
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Best Episodes Summary

"Bury the Dead" is the best rated episode of "Danger Man". It scored 7.9/10 based on 106 votes. Directed by Clive Donner and written by Brian Clemens, it aired on 5/7/1961. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Prisoner".

  • Bury the Dead
    7.9/10(106)
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    #1 - Bury the Dead

    Season 1 Episode 27

    Aired 5/7/1961

    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

  • The Prisoner
    7.7/10(123)
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    #2 - The Prisoner

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/4/1960

    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: N/A

  • The Gallows Tree
    7.7/10(103)
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    #3 - The Gallows Tree

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 4/9/1961

    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

  • Position of Trust
    7.6/10(152)
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    #4 - Position of Trust

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 10/23/1960

    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

  • The Lonely Chair
    7.6/10(137)
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    #5 - The Lonely Chair

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 10/30/1960

    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: N/A

  • The Key
    7.6/10(136)
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    #6 - The Key

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 11/20/1960

    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

  • Name, Date and Place
    7.6/10(118)
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    #7 - Name, Date and Place

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 1/22/1961

    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: N/A

  • The Brothers
    7.6/10(101)
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    #8 - The Brothers

    Season 1 Episode 25

    Aired 4/23/1961

    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: N/A

  • Josetta
    7.5/10(173)
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    #9 - Josetta

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/25/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Girl Who Liked GI's
    7.5/10(115)
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    #10 - The Girl Who Liked GI's

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 1/15/1961

    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: N/A

  • Vacation
    7.5/10(110)
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    #11 - Vacation

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 1/29/1961

    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: N/A

  • The Journey Ends Halfway
    7.5/10(101)
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    #12 - The Journey Ends Halfway

    Season 1 Episode 26

    Aired 4/30/1961

    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: N/A

  • Hired Assassin
    7.5/10(92)
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    #13 - Hired Assassin

    Season 1 Episode 33

    Aired 6/18/1961

    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: N/A

  • Under the Lake
    7.5/10(95)
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    #14 - Under the Lake

    Season 1 Episode 36

    Aired 12/30/1961

    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

  • The Girl in Pink Pyjamas
    7.4/10(152)
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    #15 - The Girl in Pink Pyjamas

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/16/1960

    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

  • The Sanctuary
    7.4/10(129)
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    #16 - The Sanctuary

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/6/1960

    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: N/A

  • The Conspirators
    7.4/10(107)
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    #17 - The Conspirators

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/5/1961

    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: N/A

  • The Relaxed Informer
    7.4/10(100)
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    #18 - The Relaxed Informer

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 4/16/1961

    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: N/A

  • The Leak
    7.4/10(93)
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    #19 - The Leak

    Season 1 Episode 30

    Aired 5/28/1961

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

    Director: Anthony Bushell

    Writer: Brian Clemens

  • The Actor
    7.4/10(93)
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    #20 - The Actor

    Season 1 Episode 32

    Aired 6/11/1961

    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

  • The Nurse
    7.4/10(89)
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    #21 - The Nurse

    Season 1 Episode 37

    Aired 1/6/1961

    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

  • Time to Kill
    7.3/10(182)
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    #22 - Time to Kill

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/18/1960

    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

    Writer: Brian Clemens, Ian Stuart Black

  • The Lovers
    7.3/10(148)
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    #23 - The Lovers

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/9/1960

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

    Director: Peter Graham Scott

    Writer: Jo Eisinger

  • An Affair of State
    7.3/10(125)
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    #24 - An Affair of State

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/13/1960

    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.

    Director: Peter Graham Scott

    Writer: N/A

  • Colonel Rodriguez
    7.3/10(114)
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    #25 - Colonel Rodriguez

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 12/18/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A