Stars: Patrick McGoohan

Summary: Patrick McGoohan (THE PRISONER) stars in this, the first DANGER MAN series, which originally aired in 1960 (the series went on hiatus until 1964 when it returned with 60 minute episodes). McGoohan stars as John Drake, a NATO agent who travels the world, thwarting any threat to world peace. Always set in a different exotic location, DANGER MAN is very much like a more realistic version of James Bond, who, in fact, was almost played by Mr. McGoohan instead of Sean Connery based on the strength of his performance as Drake. Contains episodes 1-4: View From The Villa, Time to Kill, Josetta, and The Blue Veil.

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In 1960, television-executive Lew Grade's ITC company inaugurated a tradition of escapist adventure/mystery shows with Danger Man, a pocket-sized take on the spy stuff strutted in fiction by Ian Fleming's as-yet-unfilmed James Bond books. The versatile Patrick McGoohan took the lead role of John Drake, a daring spy for the NATO powers. This first, half-hour incarnation of the show (that would be known in the US as Secret Agent) concentrated on tight little plots executed at a rapid pace. McGoohan proved as adept in the numerous fight scenes and he was at spitting out the hardboiled dialogue which counterpointed Edwin Astley's memorable music. Although Drake is a deliberately colourless leading man, the format of the show allowed McGoohan to go undercover each week as a different, often strange character. Later, the series came back as an hour-long programme that segued wildly into McGoohan's masterpiece, The Prisoner.

Volume One includes the following episodes: "View from the Villa" (with Barbara Shelley); "Time to Kill" (with Derren Nesbitt); "Josetta"; and "The Blue Veil" (with Ferdy Mayne). --Kim Newman

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Character Biographies
Subtitles:	None
Year:	1966
Release Date:	July 10, 2000
Runtime:	100 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	37115 00743
Label:	I T C
Keywords:	Man, Action, General, Danger, Tv, Adventure, Episodes, Vol
Genre:	Action/Adventure