Why don't you have the second season listed for Danger Man?

Forget James Bond! This series was explosively good!!!

MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Alexandra Bastedo, Stuart Damon, and William Gaunt in The Champions (1968)

Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)

Every government has its Secret Service branch: America, CIA; France, Deuxieme Bureau; England, MI5. NATO also has its own. A messy job? Well that's when they usually call on me, or someone like me. Oh yes: my name is Drake. John Drake.

Patrick McGoohan and Charles Carson in Danger Man (1960)

Patrick McGoohan and Rupert Davies in Danger Man (1960)

Patrick McGoohan

Richard Wattis

Lionel Murton

John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace.

Danger Man

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The pedigree for &quot;Danger Man&quot; is a bit confusing. So, I&apos;ll try to make sense of it. The show was on for one season and each episode lasted about 23 minutes. Three years later, an hour-long series was created and was called &quot;The Secret Agent&quot;--with Patrick McGoohan once again playing an international &apos;fixer&apos;, John Drake. Then, after this series ended, McGoohan made &quot;The Prisoner&quot;--a show which MIGHT be a sequel to &quot;The Secret Agent&quot;...or it might not. This is because McGoohan&apos;s character is not referred to by name...he&apos;s just called Number 6. And, you aren&apos;t sure whether or not it&apos;s meant as a follow-up or not--and I can only assume that the television folks deliberately kept it vague.

&quot;Danger Man&quot; begins oddly. It explains that John Drake is a sort of international agent--a guy who goes on special assignments for many NATO nations. His nationality is a bit vague and this works reasonably well since McGoohan has an American/Irish/British background, though they seem to imply he&apos;s from New England (but the accent clearly ISN&apos;T). Each episode is set in a different locale around the world and, amazingly, the show is wrapped up in about 23 minutes. The show is very well written and interesting--and McGoohan is excellent. The only serious complaint is that the shows sometimes were too hasty and many would have benefited from an hour-long format--something they would get with &quot;The Secret Agent&quot;. Well worth seeing and a clever show. Even the sub-par episodes are good--making it at least more consistent than &quot;The Prisoner&quot;.

A few final observations. The DVD copy is just fine but there really are no special features or captions. Also, as an American born and raised in the Washington, DC area, the introduction makes me laugh. That&apos;s because a HUGE office building is superimposed next to the US capitol building. There IS no building this size or that looks remotely like this in DC--now or then. Very strict building codes in the city prevent such monstrosities in the District.

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The pedigree for "Danger Man" is a bit confusing. So, I'll try to make sense of it. The show was on for one season and each episode lasted about 23 minutes. Three years later, an hour-long series was created and was called "The Secret Agent"--with Patrick McGoohan once again playing an international 'fixer', John Drake. Then, after this series ended, McGoohan made "The Prisoner"--a show which MIGHT be a sequel to "The Secret Agent"...or it might not. This is because McGoohan's character is not referred to by name...he's just called Number 6. And, you aren't sure whether or not it's meant as a follow-up or not--and I can only assume that the television folks deliberately kept it vague.

"Danger Man" begins oddly. It explains that John Drake is a sort of international agent--a guy who goes on special assignments for many NATO nations. His nationality is a bit vague and this works reasonably well since McGoohan has an American/Irish/British background, though they seem to imply he's from New England (but the accent clearly ISN'T). Each episode is set in a different locale around the world and, amazingly, the show is wrapped up in about 23 minutes. The show is very well written and interesting--and McGoohan is excellent. The only serious complaint is that the shows sometimes were too hasty and many would have benefited from an hour-long format--something they would get with "The Secret Agent". Well worth seeing and a clever show. Even the sub-par episodes are good--making it at least more consistent than "The Prisoner".

A few final observations. The DVD copy is just fine but there really are no special features or captions. Also, as an American born and raised in the Washington, DC area, the introduction makes me laugh. That's because a HUGE office building is superimposed next to the US capitol building. There IS no building this size or that looks remotely like this in DC--now or then. Very strict building codes in the city prevent such monstrosities in the District.

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