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The Best Episodes of Danger Man Season 1

Every episode of Danger Man Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Danger Man Season 1!

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.

Genres:Action & AdventureDrama
Network:ITV1

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Danger Man" season 1 is "View from the Villa", rated 7.2/10 from 241 user votes. It was directed by Terry Bishop and written by Brian Clemens. "View from the Villa" aired on 9/11/1960 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Time to Kill".

  • View from the Villa
    7.2/10 241 votes

    #1 - View from the Villa

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1960

    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.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: Brian Clemens

  • Time to Kill
    7.3/10 179 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Josetta
    7.5/10 171 votes

    #3 - 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 Blue Veil
    7.1/10 146 votes

    #4 - The Blue Veil

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1960

    John Drake flies to the Arabian desert to investigate stories of slavery and finds himself befriending a Muslim lad and helping a stranded showgirl who believes Drake to be a slave broker.

    Director: Charles Frend

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lovers
    7.3/10 144 votes

    #5 - 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

  • The Girl in Pink Pyjamas
    7.4/10 148 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Position of Trust
    7.6/10 147 votes

    #7 - 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
    7.6/10 133 votes

    #8 - 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 Sanctuary
    7.4/10 125 votes

    #9 - 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

  • An Affair of State
    7.2/10 123 votes

    #10 - 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

  • The Key
    7.7/10 133 votes

    #11 - 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

  • The Sisters
    7.1/10 116 votes

    #12 - The Sisters

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/27/1960

    When a young, beautiful refugee pleads for political asylum, Drake is called in to investigate by his superior, Hardy. When the girl's sister arrives, Drake has a double problem to solve.

    Director: Seth Holt

    Writer: Brian Clemens, Jo Eisinger

  • The Prisoner
    7.7/10 122 votes

    #13 - 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 Traitor
    7.1/10 117 votes

    #14 - The Traitor

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/11/1960

    Drake travels to Kashmir in Northern India to seek out Noel Goddard, a former executive in the Indian Government, now a traitor. On identifying Drake, Goddard is given the message: 'John Drake. NATO agent. Eliminate.'

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • Colonel Rodriguez
    7.3/10 113 votes

    #15 - 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

  • The Island
    7.2/10 110 votes

    #16 - The Island

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/1/1961

    John Drake is flying back to the mainland with two prisoners, when his plane crashes in the sea, near a tiny island. On reaching the island Drake finds himself a wanted man as the island's hermit owner believes Drake is an escaped prisoner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

  • Find and Return
    7.1/10 120 votes

    #17 - Find and Return

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/8/1961

    Hardy assigns Drake to fly to the Middle East to find Vanessa Stewart, a beautiful girl wanted for espionage. Posing as a Baltic agent, Drake persuades her to accompany him before the British find her. A subplot comments drily on the ethics of espionage.

    Director: Seth Holt

    Writer: Jo Eisinger

  • The Girl Who Liked GI's
    7.5/10 112 votes

    #18 - 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

  • Name, Date and Place
    7.6/10 117 votes

    #19 - 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

  • Vacation
    7.5/10 109 votes

    #20 - 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 Conspirators
    7.4/10 104 votes

    #21 - 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 Honeymooners
    7.0/10 96 votes

    #22 - The Honeymooners

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/2/1961

    When a Chinese businessman is murdered, a young couple on honeymoon become the prime suspects. John Drake flies out to the Far East to assist them, and finds himself in a dangerous situation.

    Director: Charles Frend

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gallows Tree
    7.7/10 101 votes

    #23 - 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

  • The Relaxed Informer
    7.4/10 98 votes

    #24 - 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 Brothers
    7.6/10 98 votes

    #25 - 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