Secret Agent/Danger Man
Nancy Durgin
|>Hi:
|>
|>I hope this hasn't been posted twice, but it looked like
|>my first try was eaten up by my computer.
|>
It got posted twice. I guess your computer wasn't as hungry as
you thought... ;-)
|>I know this isn't alt.fan.mcgoohan, but its the closest thing.
|>As well as being a Prisoner fan, I love Secret Agent and
|>Danger Man. (By Danger Man, I mean the 30 minite episodes from
|>1960 to 1962 and Secret Agent as the 60 minute episode from
|>1964 to 1966).
|>
I've seen (and have on tape) all of Secret Agent, and about a dozen
episodes of Danger Man.
|>I hate to say it, but in many cases I like Secret Agent better
|>than The Prisoner. Maybe its because Secret Agent is usually
|>so straight forward and after a long day I'm not in the mood
|>for something allegorical.
|>
Well, the shows are really very different. Secret Agent is much more
typical action/adventure (quite James Bond-ish), but doesn't usually
have the deeper meaning, social commentary, etc. that is in The
Prisoner. They can definitely be enjoyed on two different levels, and
I'm not sure a comparison of which is "better" is very reasonable.
|>I've been watching alot of my Secret Agent episodes from tape
|>lately and I was hoping we could get into a discussion
|>about this series as well.
|>
|>To start off, I'll begin with the tried and true Top 10 List
|>of my favourite episodes (in no particular order).
|>
|>1. The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove - as close to The Prisoner as
|> Secret Agent gets.
|>
Okay, which episode is this? I've seen most of the episodes only
once, and haven't memorized all the titles yet... ;-)
|>2. Battle Of The Cameras - witty repartee and I fine tuxedo :-)
|>
|>3. Man On The Beach - there's a scene of him dancing with a
|> woman which has an incredible amount
|> of sexual tension in it.
|>
|>4. What Ever Happened to George Foster? - Drake, as a man of high
|> morals, tries to set
|> things right.
|>
|>5. No Marks For Servility - Drake impersonates a Butler.
|>
|>6. Judgement Day - Drake is torn between rescuing a war criminal
|> and leaving him to his fate.
|>
|>7. Parallel Lines Sometimes Meet - East and West work together.
|>
|>8. Don't Nail Him Yet - Drake impersonates a meek school teacher
|> to catch his man.
This was the first episode I saw. I enjoyed it, too.
|>
|>9. The Galloping Major - I can't resist a man in uniform :-)
|>
|>10. A Man To Be Trusted - McGoohan gets his shirt ripped off,
|> hubba, hubba (sorry, couldn't resist).
|> The story's good, too!
|>
|>Well, you can see what criteria I use to define a good episode.
|>
;-) I liked some of the ones you mentioned above, and couldn't put
a description to the title for some of the others. I enjoy episodes
that have a bit of extra depth to them, such as Drake being unhappy
with the way things turn out (the sort of things that might make
him resign and segue into The Prisoner...).
There was an episode I can't put a title to, where Drake was trying
to investigate some slimeball guy who was taking advantage of the
natives in some South American city. Everybody (including his own
side) was trying to stop him from sticking his nose into it, resorting
to some nasty tactics in the process. Is that one on the list above?
|>I can't say much about Danger Man, I've only seen a few episodes.
|>Though, two episodes were filmed in "the village" Portmerion.
|>They were "The View From The Villa" and "Under the Lake".
|>
Danger Man seems to be a lot like Secret Agent. The only real difference
is that in Danger Man Drake works for N.A.T.O. (and is at least sometimes
referred to as being an American), while in Secret Agent he's working
for the British Secret Service (or whatever you might want to call it --
his cover is that he works for a travel agency...).
Although Danger Man is only 1/2 hour, it still seems to put a reasonable
amount of depth into the plots.
|>You may note that the Secret Agent episode which in many ways
|>is like the Prisoner, "Colony Three", is not one of my favourites.
|>Actually, I can't stand it. It has a reasonable build up, but then
|>a "Scooby Doo" ending, sigh.
|>
I was hoping this one would be more Prisoner-esque. The setup seems
a lot like The Village, but it turns out quite differently. I was a
little disappointed, but I don't think I disliked the episode on its
own merits.
|>Anyone else have any favourites? Comments? Flames?
|>
I cross-posted my reply to rec.arts.tv.uk, just in case someone over there
might be interested... (these are British shows, after all...).
|> Edna mue...@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca
|>
|>"Are you a travel agent or an agent who travels?" paraphrased from
|> Alexander in "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove".
;-) Cute quote...
Nancy
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Edna Mueller
>In article <1993Feb12....@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
>mue...@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca (Edna Mueller) writes:
>|>I've been watching alot of my Secret Agent episodes from tape
>|>lately and I was hoping we could get into a discussion
>|>about this series as well.
>|>
>|>To start off, I'll begin with the tried and true Top 10 List
>|>of my favourite episodes (in no particular order).
>|>
>|>1. The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove - as close to The Prisoner as
>|> Secret Agent gets.
>|>
>
>Okay, which episode is this? I've seen most of the episodes only
>once, and haven't memorized all the titles yet... ;-)
Sorry I wasn't so descriptive after the title of the episode, but
I don't know if spoilers are required.
Has anyone complied a couple sentence sysnopsis of Danger Man/
Secret Agent episodes? If not I'll volunteer to make one.
But just to be safe, The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove spoilers:
Drake is in a car accident to avoid hitting two children, then this
episode gets weird. Drake is called in by his boss, Mr. Lovegrove,
because its been brougt to his attention that Drake has a large
gambling debt. Drake denies this, but goes to the casino to
investigate. Everyone there seems to recognize him and the owner,
Mr. Alexander, tries to blackmail Drake. Alexander know that Drake
is a British Agent hence the line, "Are you a travel agent or an
agent who travels?" Drake also discovers that this casino is being
used to secretly pass off classified documents and payoffs.
What is strange is that Mr. Lovegrove shows up everywhere in this
episode, the camera angles are weird and the music is strange, too.
It ends with a big fight at the end. Drake gets the other guy's
gun and then it looks like he's trying to kill himself, but
eventually shoots his reflection in the mirror. The episode ends
with Drake waking up at the accident scene. The doctor is the
mysterious Mr. Lovegrove and the other characters in his
nightmare are the nurse, ambulance attendants, and a hobo he had
seen on the road.
>There was an episode I can't put a title to, where Drake was trying
>to investigate some slimeball guy who was taking advantage of the
>natives in some South American city. Everybody (including his own
>side) was trying to stop him from sticking his nose into it, resorting
>to some nasty tactics in the process. Is that one on the list above?
That would be "What Ever Happened to George Foster?" George Foster
is played by the same actor who was M in the Jame Bond movies (Bond's
boss).
>Danger Man seems to be a lot like Secret Agent. The only real difference
>is that in Danger Man Drake works for N.A.T.O. (and is at least sometimes
>referred to as being an American), while in Secret Agent he's working
>for the British Secret Service (or whatever you might want to call it --
>his cover is that he works for a travel agency...).
During Danger Man, they make Drake out to be an Irish American (which
is what Patrick McGoohan is) and in Secret Agent he is implies to
be more English. But McGoohan, to me, sounds British, though to
a British audience I can see how his accent has been toned down
to sound American. Does he sound American to you Americans?
Maybe I'm just sensitive to it since I can usually pick out a
Canadian accent from an American one.
If anyone would like to know more about Danger Man and Secret Agent
I highly recomment the book "The Prisoner and the Danger Man" by
Dave Rogers (1989) Boxtree Limited , London, ISBN 1-85283-260-6.
Its a large glossy paged book with synopsises of all the Danger Man,
Secret Agent and The Prisoner episodes. Its got a bit of behind
the scenes stuff, but not much interpretation by the authour (he
leaves that up to the viewer). Its a great book and has become
one of my bibles. It's cover price is 12.95 pounds or $20 US or
$25 Can (last time I checked). I bought it in Toronto at a
science fiction bookstore so you should be able to order it through
a University bookstore or any other good bookstore.
Edna mue...@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca
"And cynical men?"
"Their hearts remain as cold and hard as diamonds" - John Drake,
Battle of the Cameras
Granville Moore
> In article <C2GBL...@tegra.com>n...@tegra.com (Nancy Durgin) writes:
>
> >In article <1993Feb12....@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
> >mue...@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca (Edna Mueller) writes:
> >Danger Man seems to be a lot like Secret Agent. The only real difference
> >is that in Danger Man Drake works for N.A.T.O. (and is at least sometimes
> >referred to as being an American), while in Secret Agent he's working
> >for the British Secret Service (or whatever you might want to call it --
> >his cover is that he works for a travel agency...).
I always thought that "Secret Agent" was the name given to the series
"Danger Man" when it was re-badged for the US(/Canadian) market. Is
this not the case? Am I missing something here?
Someone mentioned that "Danger Man" was a 1/2 hour programme - it
was also a 50min / 1hr programme in the UK. Could it be that only
the later episodes were re-named?
> During Danger Man, they make Drake out to be an Irish American (which
> is what Patrick McGoohan is) and in Secret Agent he is implies to
> be more English. But McGoohan, to me, sounds British, though to
> a British audience I can see how his accent has been toned down
> to sound American. Does he sound American to you Americans?
> Maybe I'm just sensitive to it since I can usually pick out a
> Canadian accent from an American one.
Well, to me (British!) it sounds like a rather phoney US accent -
sometimes worse than others, but...
Regards,
Granville
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Nancy Durgin
|>
|>>In article <1993Feb12....@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
|>>mue...@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca (Edna Mueller) writes:
|>>|>I've been watching alot of my Secret Agent episodes from tape
|>>|>lately and I was hoping we could get into a discussion
|>>|>about this series as well.
|>>|>
|>>|>To start off, I'll begin with the tried and true Top 10 List
|>>|>of my favourite episodes (in no particular order).
|>>|>
|>>|>1. The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove - as close to The Prisoner as
|>>|> Secret Agent gets.
|>>|>
|>>
|>>Okay, which episode is this? I've seen most of the episodes only
|>>once, and haven't memorized all the titles yet... ;-)
|>
|>
|>Sorry I wasn't so descriptive after the title of the episode, but
|>I don't know if spoilers are required.
I suppose it's only polite -- especially for that particular episode,
because of the ending.
|>Has anyone complied a couple sentence sysnopsis of Danger Man/
|>Secret Agent episodes? If not I'll volunteer to make one.
I started working on one of these, but I haven't gotten very far. I
do have a list of all the episode titles for each season, and a few
descriptions.
|>
|>But just to be safe, The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove spoilers:
[ spoiler description omitted ]
Oh yeah... This one definitely *is* Prisoner-esque... I liked it, too.
|>
|>>There was an episode I can't put a title to, where Drake was trying
|>>to investigate some slimeball guy who was taking advantage of the
|>>natives in some South American city. Everybody (including his own
|>>side) was trying to stop him from sticking his nose into it, resorting
|>>to some nasty tactics in the process. Is that one on the list above?
|>
|>That would be "What Ever Happened to George Foster?" George Foster
|>is played by the same actor who was M in the Jame Bond movies (Bond's
|>boss).
|>
Bernard Lee? Anyway, I liked this episode. Seems like the sort of
think #6 might have resigned over (or at least something that would
have contributed to it...).
|>>Danger Man seems to be a lot like Secret Agent. The only real difference
|>>is that in Danger Man Drake works for N.A.T.O. (and is at least sometimes
|>>referred to as being an American), while in Secret Agent he's working
|>>for the British Secret Service (or whatever you might want to call it --
|>>his cover is that he works for a travel agency...).
|>
|>During Danger Man, they make Drake out to be an Irish American (which
|>is what Patrick McGoohan is) and in Secret Agent he is implies to
|>be more English. But McGoohan, to me, sounds British, though to
|>a British audience I can see how his accent has been toned down
|>to sound American. Does he sound American to you Americans?
|>Maybe I'm just sensitive to it since I can usually pick out a
|>Canadian accent from an American one.
|>
His accent definitely doesn't sound American to me (even in Danger Man).
He has a kind of unique way of talking (especially the way his voice
gets kind of high pitched and almost whiny when he gets upset). I
wouldn't really classify it as British, either. But if I had to choose
between American and British, with no other information but his voice,
I'd pick British.
By the way, John Drake occasionally displays #6's mannerism of moving his
hand (opening and closing, hitting something) when he's impatient. I
suppose we could just say this was one of Patrick McGoohan's mannerisms,
but it does lend support to the theory that #6 and John Drake are the
same person.
|>If anyone would like to know more about Danger Man and Secret Agent
|>I highly recomment the book "The Prisoner and the Danger Man" by
I'm still trying to find this book. The local Waldenbooks couldn't
locate it on their computer thingy, though I didn't have the ISBN handy.
arthur alexander lyon
it is available. Patrick McGoohan starred, of 'The Prisoner' fame. Predates
'The Prisoner'. I know there is some information on this series in The Prisoner
Companion, but I am looking for any other info or leads, as well as the tapes.
thanks heaps.
email me at the address included somewhere with this message, something like
al...@ucs.indiana.edu
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George Fergus
mue...@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca (Edna Mueller) writes:
>Has anyone complied a couple sentence sysnopsis of Danger Man/
>Secret Agent episodes? If not I'll volunteer to make one.
Here is an episode guide compiled by a friend of mine:
[copyright 1991 by Alan Morton]
Danger Man [Secret Agent]
1960-1968 86 eps
regular:
Patrick McGoohan as John Drake
semi-regular:
Richard Wattis as Hardy [ series 1 only ]
[ NOTE: Episodes are listed in production order. ]
1st Series 1960 ITV b&w 30 min
_001. The Key { Charles Grey, Robert Fleming, Monique Ahrens }
Drake gets assigned to discover who is leaking information
from the U.S. embassy in Vienna.
_002. The View from the Villa { Barbara Shelley }
Drake goes to the seaside resort of Portmeirion (later used as
the Village in The Prisoner) while investigating the murder of a
banker.
_003. Find and Return { Donald Pleasence, Moira Lister }
In the mid-east, Drake convinces a girl, that Hardy sent him to
bring in, to leave with him, before the British catch up with her.
_004. Time to Kill { Sarah Lawson }
In Paris, Drake becomes handcuffed to a girl while on the
trail of an international killer.
_005. Under the Lake { Christopher Rhodes, Hermione Baddeley }
Drake discovers an ex-Nazi general and a mysterious lake
while trying to find those responsible for flooding the market with
counterfeit U.S. dollars.
_006. The Journey Ends Halfway { Paul Dannerman, Anna May Wong }
In order to smash an escape route organization that kills its
clients, Drake poses as a Czech engineer who wants to defect to the
West.
_007. A Position of Trust { Donald Pleasence, Lois Maxwell }
Drake teams up with an American agent to put a mid east
opium supplier out of business.
_008. The Sisters { Mai Zetterling, Barbara Murray }
Hardy assigns Drake to find out why a beautiful young
refugee wants political asylum.
_009. An Affair of State { Patrick Wymark, John LeMesurier, Warren Mitchell }
In a Caribbean nation Drake discover that an American
economics expert's apparent suicide was murder.
_010. Deadline { William Marshall, Eddie Conner }
Drake journeys to Africa disguised as a gunrunner to catch
those responsible for a wave of terrorism.
_011. Bury the Dead { Robert Shaw, Beverly Garland, Dermot Walsh }
Drake investigates the death of a NATO agent who was killed
in a car crash.
_012. The Girl in the Pink Pyjamas {Angela Browne, John Crawford, Alan Tilvern}
While investigating a young girl who was found dazed and
wandering around in pink pyjamas, Drake discovers a plot to kill a
Balkan nation's president.
_013. Sabotage { Maggie Fitzgibbon, Yvonne Romain }
Drake goes undercover in an airline when its owner is
killed and several of its planes crash.
_014. The Traitor { Jack Watling, Ronald Howard, Barbara Shelley }
In India, a traitor that Drake has been assigned to bring
in is out to kill him.
_015. The Nurse { Eileen Moore, Jack Macgowan, Robert Ayre }
While on a rescue expedition in the Arabian desert, Drake
ends up protecting an infant King and his nurse.
_016. The Blue Veil { Laurence Naismith, Lisa Gastoni }
Drake helps a stranded showgirl who thinks he a slaver-
while in the Arabian desert investigating slavery.
_017. The Lovers { Maxine Audley, Michael Ripper }
Drake is asked to guard a president who is coming to London
by an old enemy who is now the president's aid.
_018. The Sanctuary { Kieron Moore }
Drake goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of IRA
commandos.
_019. The Deputy Coyannis Story { Charles Grey, Joan Phillips }
Drake investigates a Balkan minister who has been
misappropriating government funds.
_020. The Brothers { John Woodvine, Lisa Gastoni, George Coulouris }
Off the coast of Sicily, Drake must recover a diplomatic
satchel taken by mountain bandits when a plane crashed there
_021. Colonel Rodriguez { Honor Blackman, Noel William, Maxine Audley }
In the Caribbean, Drake is accused of murder while trying
top clear an American journalist of espionage charges.
_022. The Relaxed Informer { Duncan Lamont, Moria Redmond, Paul Maxwell }
Drake must discover whether an interpreter suspected of
being a security leak is one.
_023. Find and Destroy { Pete Arne, Nadja Regin }
Drake must destroy a top secret miniature submarine which
sank off of a South American coast before enemy agents find it.
_024. The Prisoner { William Sylvester, John Thorburn }
Drake must find and substitute a double for an American who
is confined to the U.S. embassy on a Caribbean island.
_025. The Lonely Chair { Patrick Troughton, Hazel Court, Sam Wanamaker }
Hardy assigns Drake to impersonate a kidnapped girl's
father in order to save her life.
_026. Dead Man Walks { Marla Landi, Julia Armall }
Hardy assigns Drake to investigate the deaths of an entire
research team which was working on tropical diseases.
_027. The Contessa { Hazel Court, Lionel Murton }
Drake goes undercover to discover the source of cocaine
that is being sent to New York.
_028. Josetta { Kenneth Haigh }
Drake helps a blind girl who is the only one able to
identify her brother's killer find the man.
_029. The Island { Allan Cuthbertson, Michael Ripper }
Drake and two prisoners that he was flying in crash their
plane on a small island.
_030. The Conspirators { Patricia Driscoll, Terence Longden, Alfred Burke }
On a small island, Drake must protect the widow of a
British diplomat from two killers.
_031. Name, Date and Place { Jean Marsh, Kathleen Byron }
Drake discovers that the apparently unrelated murders of
several prominent people were assassinations.
_032. The Leak { Bernard Archard, Zena Marshall }
Drake joins forces with an European Doctor when workers at
an African nuclear power plant fall ill.
_033. The Honeymooners { Lee Montague, Ronald Allen }
Drake travels to the Far east to investigate the murder of
a Chinese businessman.
_034. The Girl Who Liked G.I.'s { Anan Gaylor, Anthony Bushnell, Nigel Green }
In Munich, Drake poses as an American G.I. to investigate a
G.I.'s murder.
_035. The Hired Assassin { Judy Carne, Alan Wheatley }
Drake poses as an assassin who joins a group of South American
revolutionaries to prevent them from killing their president.
_036. The Gallows Tree { Paul Rogers, Wendy Craig, Raymond Huntley }
In the Scottish Highlands, when a stolen car turns up with
the fingerprints of a spy thought dead for 10 years John Drake goes
to investigate.
_037. The Vacation { Hugh McDermott, Esmond Knight }
Drake tries to discover who the victim of an assassin he
spots while on vacation is.
_038. The Trap { Jeanne Moody, Noel Trevarthen }
Drake ends up in Venice while searching for a cipher expert
who disappeared from her job a the U.S. Embassy in London.
_039. The Actor { Rupert Davis, Gary Cockrell }
In Hong Kong, Drake discovers a radio station's sound
technician was killed when he learned the station was sending out
secrets in code.
2nd Series 1964 60 min [ NOTE: The following episodes were shown in the
U.S. under the title Secret Agent. ]
_040. Fish on the Hook { Dawn Addams, Peter Bowles, Michael Godfrey }
Drake is sent to the Middle East to protect the organizer
of a complex espionage system that is coming unravelled.
_041. Don't Nail Him Yet { John Fraser, Sheila Allen, Raymond Adamson }
Drake assumes the identity of a school teacher to trap a minor
official suspected of smuggling naval secrets.
_042. Fair Exchange { Lelia Goldoni, James Maxwell, Andre Van Gyseghem }
Lisa Lanzic returns to East Germany to kill the official
responsible for her torture.
_043. The Professionals { Nadja Regin, Alex Scott, Jerry Stovin }
Drake goes into Yugoslavia a heavy drinking diplomat to find a
missing agent.
_044. The Colonel's Daughter { Michael Trubewshaw, Virginia Maskell }
A security leak leads Drake to India and retired British
colonel and his daughter.
_045. It's Up to the Lady { Sylvia Syms, Robert Urquhart, Peter Madden }
Drake hopes to use a defector's wife to persuade him to return
to his home to Britain.
_046. That's Two of Us Sorry { Finlay Currie, Francesca Annis }
A spy who disappeared during World War II is apparently respon-
sible for the theft of plans from a Scottish atomic-research lab.
_047. The Galloping Major { William Marshall, Errol John }
The Prime minster of a newly emerged African nation fears the
opposition party is trying to topple his government.
_048. Yesterday's Enemies { Peter Copley, Anton Rodgers, Joan Hickson }
Drake investigates a former British agent who has apparently
set up his own espionage ring in Lebanon.
_049. Colony Three {Glyn Owen, Niall McGinnis, Peter Arne, Catherine Woodville}
Drake infiltrates a group of defectors being sent to a
training camp for agents in eastern Europe.
_050. A Man to be Trusted { Harvey Ashby, Patricia Donahue }
Drake goes to the West Indies to investigate the murder of
two British agents.
_051. The Battle of the Cameras { Niall McGinnis, Dawn Addams, Patrick Newell }
Drake investigates a reclusive millionaire in connection with
the theft of documents from a secret chemical plant in southern
France.
_052. No Marks for Servility { Mervyn Johns, Francesca Annis }
Drake investigates a wealthy man suspected of being a
swindler by posing as his valet.
_053. The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove { Eric Barker, Adrienne Corri }
Drake faces a casino owner with a large stack of unpaid
gambling debts, but cannot recall how or when he accumulated them.
_054. A Date with Doris { Jane Merrow, Ronald Radd, James Maxwell }
Drake must clear an agent being framed for the murder of an
actress on a Caribbean island.
_055. Such Men Are Dangerous { Lee Montague, John Cairney }
Drake replaces a convict awaiting release who had been
recruited as part of an assassination plot.
_056. Whatever Happened to George Foster? { Bernard Lee, Adrienne Corri }
Drake is ordered off the case when he discovers a British
tycoon backing plans to overthrow a Latin American government.
_057. A Room in the Basement { Jane Merrow, William Lucas, Michael Gwynn }
Drake doesn't believe an Eastern European Embassy in
Switzerland when it denies holding his colleague Keith Turnbull.
_058. The Affair at Castelevara { Eric Pohlmann, Harold Goldblatt }
Drake works with an American agent to free the ousted leader
of a Latin American country who has been condemned to death by the
revolutionaries.
_059. Have a Glass of Wine { Ann Lynn, Warren Mitchell, George Benson }
Drake follows a spy to the wine country of France in pursuit
of secret military documents.
_060. The Mirror's New { Donald Houston, Mary Yeomans, David Hutchinson }
Drake looks for an official from the British Embassy in Paris
who has disappeared with a vital report to the German Chancellor.
_061. Parallel Lines Sometimes Meet { Clifton James, Paul Danquah }
Drake goes to the West Indies again, this time to locate two
kidnapped atomic scientists.
_062. You're Not in Any Trouble, Are You? { Susan Hampshire, Andre Gyseghem }
Drake commissions his own assassination in order to expose
the leader of the murder-for-hire organization.
_063. The Outcast { Bernard Bresslaw, Judy Geeson, Patricia Haines }
Drake investigates the death of an officer on Gibraltar and
finds the radioman thought responsible working in a cafe in Spain.
_064. The Mercenaries { Patricia Herbert, John Slater, Percy Herbert }
Drake investigates a commando army preparing to depose the
ruler of a new African nation.
_065. Sting in the Tail { Derren Nesbitt, Ronald Radd, David Collings }
Drake poses as a down-and-out artist in Lebanon to catch the
attention of a political assassin and lure him back to the waiting
Parisian police.
_066. A Very Dangerous Game { Yvonne Furneaux, Peter Arne, Burt Kwouk }
Drake poses as a defector in Singapore to attract the
attention of those recruiting double agents.
_067. The Black Book { Georgina Ward, Griffith Jones, Jack Gwillim }
Drake goes to Paris to investigate a case of blackmail.
_068. Judgement Day { John Woodvine, Alexandra Stewart }
Drake travels to the Middle East to protect a threatened
German research scientist.
_069. English Lady Takes Lodgers { Gabrielle Licudi, Robert Urquhart }
Drake travels to Lisbon to stop a security leak who is
selling secrets.
_070. Loyalty Always Pays { Johnny Sekka, Errol John, Nigel Stock }
Drake investigates the rumor that an African nation has
accepted British financial aid while also signing an agreement
with the Red Chinese.
_071. Are You Going to be More Permanent? { Susan Hampshire, Maxwell Shaw }
Drake becomes the bait for a double agent responsible for
the disappearance of two section heads in Geneva.
3rd Series 1965
_072. To Our Best Friend { Donald Houston, Ann Bell, T.P. McKenna }
Drake sets a trap for one of his oldest friends, an agent
now suspected of treason.
_073. The Man on the Beach { Barbara Steele, Glyn Houston }
Drake investigates a security leak but finds the tables
turned and evidence that he himself is the leak.
_074. The Man Who Wouldn't Talk { Jane Merrow, Norman Rodway }
An Eastern government is trying to force a British agent to
talk.
_075. Say it with Flowers { Ian Hendry, John Phillips, Jemma Hyde }
A dead spy who has been making withdrawals from his Swiss
bank account comes to Drake's attention.
_076. Someone Is Liable to Get Hurt { Zia Mohyeddin, Maurice Denham }
Drake investigates a plot to overthrow a Caribbean
government and stumbles across a missing British agent.
_077. Dangerous Secret { Elizabeth Shepherd, Lyndon Brook }
Drake races with an unknown adversary to locate a missing
biologist who has discovered a deadly super virus.
_078. I Can Only Offer You Sherry { Bernard Archard, Wendy Craig }
Drake is sent to investigate a lady statistician suspected
of leaking information after British oil reserves fall into enemy
hands.
_079. The Hunting Party { Denholm Elliott, Moira Lister }
Drake pursues yet another security leak, but this one appears
to lead to the House of Lords.
_080. Two Birds with One Bullet { Geoffrey Keen, Lelia Goldoni }
The losing party in a Caribbean colony plans to martyr their
own candidate by assassinating him.
_081. I am Afraid You Have the Wrong Number { Paul Eddington, Jeanne Moody }
Drake is sent after a British spy who has betrayed his chief
of operations.
_082. The Man with the Foot { Bernard Lee, Hugh McDermott }
Drake must suddenly retire for a while when a freelance agent
discovers his true identity.
_083. The Paper Chase { Joan Greenwood, Kenneth Warren, Ferdy Mayne }
A small-time actor with a penchant for gambling somehow gains
possession of a stolen file of confidential documents.
_084. The Not-So-Jolly Roger { Edwin Richfield, Wilfred Lawson }
Drake investigates the death of contact at a pirate radio
station by joining the staff as a DJ.
4th Series (proposed) 1968 colour
_085. Koroshi { Yoko Tani, Amanda Barrie, Christopher Benjamin, Burt Kwouk,
_086. Shinda Shima : Ken Griffith, Maxine Audley }
Drake battles a sect of deadly assassins, who have
developed a computer that will tap into all NATO communications.
[ NOTE: These two episodes are combined as a TV film entitled Koroshi.]
-George
George Fergus
arthur alexander lyon <al...@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> writes:
>Help! Help! Does anyone know where I can find this series on video?
The following hour episodes, under the title "Secret Agent" have been
released in the US in the NTSC format by MPI Home Video:
1. Battle of the Cameras #1173
2. Fair Exchange #1189
3. A Room in the Basement #1192
4. Fish on a Hook #1193
5. Yesterday's Enemies #1322
6. The Professionals #1323
7. The Man on the Beach #1536
8. A Very Dangerous Game #1537
The following hour episodes, under the title "Danger Man" have been
released in the UK in the PAL format by ITC Video:
1. Koroshi /
Shinda Shima #0734
2. Colony Three /
The Ubitquitous Mr. Lovegrove #0735
3. I'm Afraid You Have the Wrong Number /
The Not So Jolly Roger #0736
4. The Paper Chase /
The Man wih the Foot #0737
with more coming soon.
If you live in the US, there is a company in California that can buy
the UK PAL-format tapes for you and for a small surcharge provide you
with NTSC copies you can watch. I have't got their address with me,
but if you want it let me know and I'll post it as soon as I manage to
look it up.
-George
Dawn Friedman
On the theory that they are PMcG mannerisms: the finger-twiddle and the
chirrup show up in a couple of the movies, and I saw the actor playing the,
well, narrator in _Pack of Lies_ in a good local production imitating some of
these McGoohanisms, especially the voice stuff. On the other hand, Hugh
Whittemore may have written them into the stage directions -- if you've
seen _The Best of Friends_, you get the definite feeling that he's writing
with McGoohan in mind. Is there anyone here who saw PMcG on Broadway? Is
there such a thing as a recording of the show that was ever broadcast or offered
as video?
Other shared mannerisms: the character role in _Brass Target_ is also fond
of strange hats, just like J.D. I can't say whether J.D. is supposed to like
baths "with bubbles"...
--Dawn
Ron Peterson
>In article <1993Feb15.1...@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca> mue...@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca (Edna Mueller) writes:
>|>>Danger Man seems to be a lot like Secret Agent. The only real difference
>|>>is that in Danger Man Drake works for N.A.T.O. (and is at least sometimes
>|>>referred to as being an American), while in Secret Agent he's working
>|>>for the British Secret Service (or whatever you might want to call it --
>|>>his cover is that he works for a travel agency...).
>|>
>|>During Danger Man, they make Drake out to be an Irish American (which
>|>is what Patrick McGoohan is) and in Secret Agent he is implies to
>|>be more English. But McGoohan, to me, sounds British, though to
>|>a British audience I can see how his accent has been toned down
>|>to sound American. Does he sound American to you Americans?
>|>Maybe I'm just sensitive to it since I can usually pick out a
>|>Canadian accent from an American one.
>|>
>
>His accent definitely doesn't sound American to me (even in Danger Man).
>He has a kind of unique way of talking (especially the way his voice
>gets kind of high pitched and almost whiny when he gets upset). I
>wouldn't really classify it as British, either. But if I had to choose
>between American and British, with no other information but his voice,
>I'd pick British.
Listening to McGoohan talk is one of the really fun things about these
shows. He uses his tone of voice to dangle suggestions and innuendo
in front of the villians while prickling them to get them angry. He
often displays an honesty that seems genuine which can come as a
surprise when he springs a trap. And he's often embarassed and
apologetic which contributes to the feeling that he's a good guy.
His range of facial expressions isn't wide; it is often only his voice
that conveys the action in a scene; that creates anger, tension,
drowseyness, excitement, drunkeness, slyness, and other states.
r...@vicorp.com or uunet!vicorp!ron
Ron Peterson
In article <C2IrE...@tegra.com> n...@tegra.com (Nancy Durgin) writes:
>In article <1993Feb15.1...@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca> mue...@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca (Edna Mueller) writes:
>|>>Danger Man seems to be a lot like Secret Agent. The only real difference
>|>>is that in Danger Man Drake works for N.A.T.O. (and is at least sometimes
>|>>referred to as being an American), while in Secret Agent he's working
>|>>for the British Secret Service (or whatever you might want to call it --
>|>>his cover is that he works for a travel agency...).
>|>
>|>During Danger Man, they make Drake out to be an Irish American (which
>|>is what Patrick McGoohan is) and in Secret Agent he is implies to
>|>be more English. But McGoohan, to me, sounds British, though to
>|>a British audience I can see how his accent has been toned down
>|>to sound American. Does he sound American to you Americans?
>|>Maybe I'm just sensitive to it since I can usually pick out a
>|>Canadian accent from an American one.
>|>
>
>His accent definitely doesn't sound American to me (even in Danger Man).
>He has a kind of unique way of talking (especially the way his voice
>gets kind of high pitched and almost whiny when he gets upset). I
>wouldn't really classify it as British, either. But if I had to choose
>between American and British, with no other information but his voice,
>I'd pick British.
Listening to McGoohan talk is one of the really fun things about these