The Best Episodes of Danger Man Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.2/10(293 votes)

   #1 - View from the Villa

   S1:E19/11/1960

   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

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   Director:Terry Bishop

   Writer:Brian Clemens
2. 

   7.3/10(217 votes)

   #2 - Time to Kill

   S1:E29/18/1960

   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

   Writers:Brian Clemens, Ian Stuart Black

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   Director:Ralph Smart

   Writers:Brian Clemens, Ian Stuart Black
3. 

   7.5/10(200 votes)

   #3 - Josetta

   S1:E39/25/1960

   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:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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4. 

   7.1/10(179 votes)

   #4 - The Blue Veil

   S1:E410/2/1960

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Charles Frend

   Writer:Unknown
5. 

   7.3/10(170 votes)

   #5 - The Lovers

   S1:E510/9/1960

   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

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   Director:Peter Graham Scott

   Writer:Jo Eisinger
6. 

   7.4/10(175 votes)

   #6 - The Girl in Pink Pyjamas

   S1:E610/16/1960

   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

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   Director:Peter Graham Scott

   Writer:Brian Clemens
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   7.6/10(176 votes)

   #7 - Position of Trust

   S1:E710/23/1960

   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

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   Director:Ralph Smart

   Writer:Jo Eisinger
8. 

   7.6/10(159 votes)

   #8 - The Lonely Chair

   S1:E810/30/1960

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Charles Frend

   Writer:Unknown
9. 

   7.3/10(155 votes)

   #9 - The Sanctuary

   S1:E911/6/1960

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Charles Frend

   Writer:Unknown
10. 

    7.3/10(147 votes)

    #10 - An Affair of State

    S1:E1011/13/1960

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Peter Graham Scott

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(164 votes)

    #11 - The Key

    S1:E1111/20/1960

    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

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    Director:Seth Holt

    Writer:Jack Whittingham
12. 

    7.1/10(146 votes)

    #12 - The Sisters

    S1:E1211/27/1960

    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

    Writers:Brian Clemens, Jo Eisinger

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    Director:Seth Holt

    Writers:Brian Clemens, Jo Eisinger
13. 

    7.6/10(147 votes)

    #13 - The Prisoner

    S1:E1312/4/1960

    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:Unknown

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    Writer:Unknown
14. 

    7.1/10(141 votes)

    #14 - The Traitor

    S1:E1412/11/1960

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Terry Bishop

    Writer:Unknown
15. 

    7.4/10(137 votes)

    #15 - Colonel Rodriguez

    S1:E1512/18/1960

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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16. 

    7.3/10(132 votes)

    #16 - The Island

    S1:E161/1/1961

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Brian Clemens

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    Writer:Brian Clemens
17. 

    7.1/10(145 votes)

    #17 - Find and Return

    S1:E171/8/1961

    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

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    Writer:Jo Eisinger
18. 

    7.5/10(140 votes)

    #18 - The Girl Who Liked GI's

    S1:E181/15/1961

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Michael Truman

    Writer:Unknown
19. 

    7.7/10(145 votes)

    #19 - Name, Date and Place

    S1:E191/22/1961

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Charles Frend

    Writer:Unknown
20. 

    7.6/10(133 votes)

    #20 - Vacation

    S1:E201/29/1961

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Patrick McGoohan

    Writer:Unknown
21. 

    7.4/10(127 votes)

    #21 - The Conspirators

    S1:E212/5/1961

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Michael Truman

    Writer:Unknown
22. 

    6.9/10(121 votes)

    #22 - The Honeymooners

    S1:E224/2/1961

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Charles Frend

    Writer:Unknown
23. 

    7.5/10(126 votes)

    #23 - The Gallows Tree

    S1:E234/9/1961

    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

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    Director:Michael Truman

    Writer:Marc Brandel
24. 

    7.2/10(123 votes)

    #24 - The Relaxed Informer

    S1:E244/16/1961

    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:Unknown

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    Writer:Unknown
25. 

    7.4/10(121 votes)

    #25 - The Brothers

    S1:E254/23/1961

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Charles Frend

    Writer:Unknown