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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!

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...

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  1. 7.9/10(108 votes)

    #1 - Bury the Dead

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    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.

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  2. 7.7/10(126 votes)

    #2 - The Prisoner

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    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.

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    Director:Terry Bishop
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.7/10(104 votes)

    #3 - The Gallows Tree

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    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.

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  4. 7.6/10(154 votes)

    #4 - Position of Trust

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    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.

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    Director:Ralph Smart
  5. 7.6/10(139 votes)

    #5 - The Lonely Chair

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    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.

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    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.6/10(139 votes)

    #6 - The Key

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    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.

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  8. 7.6/10(120 votes)

    #7 - Name, Date and Place

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    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.

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    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.6/10(102 votes)

    #8 - The Brothers

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    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.

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    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.5/10(177 votes)

    #9 - Josetta

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.5/10(117 votes)

    #10 - The Girl Who Liked GI's

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.5/10(111 votes)

    #11 - Vacation

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.5/10(101 votes)

    #12 - The Journey Ends Halfway

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    S1:E26

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

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    Director:Clive Donner
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.5/10(92 votes)

    #13 - Hired Assassin

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    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.

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    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.5/10(96 votes)

    #14 - Under the Lake

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    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.

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  16. 7.4/10(155 votes)

    #15 - The Girl in Pink Pyjamas

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    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.

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  17. 7.4/10(133 votes)

    #16 - The Sanctuary

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    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.

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    Director:Charles Frend
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.4/10(108 votes)

    #17 - The Conspirators

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.4/10(102 votes)

    #18 - The Relaxed Informer

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.4/10(98 votes)

    #19 - Sabotage

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    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.

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  21. 7.4/10(94 votes)

    #20 - The Leak

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    S1:E30

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

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  22. 7.4/10(95 votes)

    #21 - The Actor

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    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.

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  23. 7.4/10(89 votes)

    #22 - The Nurse

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    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.

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  24. 7.3/10(188 votes)

    #23 - Time to Kill

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    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.

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  25. 7.3/10(151 votes)

    #24 - The Lovers

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    S1:E5

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

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  26. 7.3/10(116 votes)

    #25 - Colonel Rodriguez

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Bury the Dead" is the best rated episode of "Danger Man". It scored 7.9/10 based on 108 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".