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The Best Episodes of Danger Man Season 1

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Danger Man Season 1 Episode 1 - View from the Villa
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - View from the Villa

    S1:E1

    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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  2. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 2 - Time to Kill
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 3 - Josetta
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 4 - The Blue Veil
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Blue Veil

    S1:E4

    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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  5. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 5 - The Lovers
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Lovers

    S1:E5

    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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  6. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 6 - The Girl in Pink Pyjamas
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 7 - Position of Trust
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 8 - The Lonely Chair
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 9 - The Sanctuary
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 10 - An Affair of State
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - An Affair of State

    S1:E10

    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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  11. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 11 - The Key
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 12 - The Sisters
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Sisters

    S1:E12

    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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  13. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 13 - The Prisoner
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 14 - The Traitor
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Traitor

    S1:E14

    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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  15. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 15 - Colonel Rodriguez
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 16 - The Island
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Island

    S1:E16

    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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  17. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 17 - Find and Return
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Find and Return

    S1:E17

    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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  18. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 18 - The Girl Who Liked GI's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 19 - Name, Date and Place
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 20 - Vacation
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 21 - The Conspirators
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 22 - The Honeymooners
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Honeymooners

    S1:E22

    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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  23. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 23 - The Gallows Tree
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 24 - The Relaxed Informer
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Danger Man Season 1 Episode 25 - The Brothers
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"View from the Villa" is the best rated episode of "Danger Man" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Terry Bishop and written by Brian Clemens, it aired on 9/11/1960. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Time to Kill".