The BEST episodes of Danger Man
Every episode of Danger Man ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Danger Man!
Every government has its secret service branch. America, CIA; France, Deuxième 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.
#1 - Dead Man Walks
Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 1/13/1962
Hardy assigns Drake to investigate when the entire research team working in tropical diseases is killed by mysterious accidents. Drake travels to India, and uncovers clues that one of the scientists may be alive.
#2 - Sabotage
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/14/1961
When Paul Jason of Jason's Airlines is killed and several of his planes crash, John Drake assumes the identity of a hard drinking pilot to investigate the crash. Drake discovers a case of smuggling and finds himself in a tricky situation.
#3 - Are You Going to Be More Permanent?
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1965
Who is responsible for the disappearance of agents in Vienna?
#4 - Parallel Lines Sometimes Meet
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/1965
Drake trails two scientists to the West Indies.
#5 - The Mirror's New
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1965
A British diplomat in Paris goes missing for a day, but can't seem to remember what happened.
#6 - The Galloping Major
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/1964
Sent to Africa to monitor an election, Drake discovers a danger far more devious than ballot-stuffing.
#7 - Deadline
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 1/20/1962
When a wave of terrorism in the African jungle is likely to lead to a mass uprising, The Danger Man takes on the disguise of a 'gun-runner' in an attempt to penetrate the extremist organisation behind it.
#8 - Have a Glass of Wine
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1965
In France's wine country, Drake, a Russian agent and a local spy compete for control of a woman bearing military secrets.
#9 - The Key
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1960
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.
#10 - Dangerous Secret
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/13/1966
Drake must clean up after the government bungles an attempt to silence a young scientist.
#11 - Colonel Rodriguez
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/18/1960
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.
#12 - It's Up to the Lady
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1965
Drake follows a couple on the run to Greece to prevent them from defecting.
#13 - The Colonel's Daughter
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/1964
The death of a butterfly collector's assistant in India opens an unlikely investigation.
#14 - The Lonely Chair
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1960
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.
#15 - The Island
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/1/1961
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.
#16 - The Contessa
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/21/1961
A freak accident leads to the discovery of a drug smuggling ring. The group operates by sneaking cocaine across borders in padded jackets, leading John Drake to nab one of the coats for his investigation. Posing as one of the smugglers, he soon makes contact with a Contessa; but believing her husband to be the one behind the operation, Drake continues to search for his whereabouts.
#17 - A Date with Doris
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/29/1964
Drake flies into Havana using the cover of a journalist, there to interview one of the heros of the revolution, Joaquin Paratore. His real purpose is to rescue another agent posing as a journalist (Miller) who has been framed for the murder of a famous actress. Miller had taken up with the actress when he found out she was Paratore's mistress and could provide useful information. After being wounded by the police and becoming the object of a manhunt, Miller relies on Drake to get him out with the help of ""Doris""
#18 - The Sisters
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/27/1960
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.
#19 - Bury the Dead
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/7/1961
NATO agent Tony Costello is killed in a car crash while investigating a case of gun running. John Drake flies to Sicily to investigate and finds Costello's girl friend who is convinced it was murder. Before the case is solved, Drake discovers that you can bury the dead more than once.
#20 - I Can Only Offer You Sherry
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/20/1966
Drake investigates an unlikely spy.
#21 - Someone Is Liable to Get Hurt
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/1966
A mysterious woman, an ancient prison cell and a gun-runner - a recipe for disaster.
#22 - Under the Lake
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/30/1961
When twenty five million dollars in forged currency floods the European capitals, John Drake is assigned by U.S. Intelligence to trace the source. The trail leads to an ex-Nazi General staying at a lake-side hotel in the mountains. Drake faces death before he can solve the case and uncover the secret of the lake.
#23 - The Prisoner
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/1960
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.
#24 - That's Two of Us Sorry
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1965
Fingerprints left at the scene of a robbery in Scotland appear to belong to an agent whose been dead twenty years.
#25 - Vacation
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/29/1961
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.