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.

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The Key
star
7.92
12 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Seth Holt
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Dead Man Walks
star
7.75
4 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Charles Frend
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Dangerous Secret
star
7.75
4 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Stuart Burge
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Are You Going to Be More Permanent?
star
7.67
3 votes

#4 - 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?

Directors: Don Chaffey
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The Island
star
7.63
8 votes

#5 - 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.

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Sabotage
star
7.60
5 votes

#6 - 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.

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The Galloping Major
star
7.60
5 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: Peter Maxwell
Writer: David Stone
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Colonel Rodriguez
star
7.57
7 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Julian Amyes
Writer: Ralph Smart
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The Prisoner
star
7.56
9 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Terry Bishop
Writer: Ralph Smart
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The Colonel's Daughter
star
7.50
6 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Philip Leacock
Writer: David Weir
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The Lonely Chair
star
7.45
11 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Charles Frend
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An Affair of State
star
7.45
11 votes

#12 - An Affair of State

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1960

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.

Writer: Oscar Prodny
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Bury the Dead
star
7.43
7 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Clive Donner
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The Sisters
star
7.40
10 votes

#14 - 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.

Directors: Seth Holt
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The Journey Ends Halfway
star
7.40
5 votes

#15 - The Journey Ends Halfway

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/30/1961

Drake travels to China to investigate the disappearance of an eminent doctor who had been trying to escape the Communist regime.

Directors: Clive Donner
Writer: Stuart Black
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The Contessa
star
7.40
5 votes

#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.

Directors: Terry Bishop
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The Lovers
star
7.33
15 votes

#17 - The Lovers

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1960

At the request of an old enemy, Drake takes charge of security as the President of Boravia and his wife visit London.

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Vacation
star
7.33
6 votes

#18 - 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.

Directors: Patrick McGoohan
Writer: Ralph Smart
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Deadline
star
7.33
3 votes

#19 - 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.

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It's Up to the Lady
star
7.33
3 votes

#20 - 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.

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The Outcast
star
7.33
3 votes

#21 - The Outcast

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1965

Was the murdered girlfriend of a missing sailor selling coded secrets?

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The Paper Chase
star
7.33
6 votes

#22 - The Paper Chase

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/1966

Secret documents fall into the wrong hands.

Directors: Patrick McGoohan
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Josetta
star
7.28
18 votes

#23 - Josetta

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1960

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.

Directors: Michael Truman
Writer: Ralph Smart
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That's Two of Us Sorry
star
7.25
4 votes

#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.

Directors: Quentin Lawrence
Writer: Jan Read
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Someone Is Liable to Get Hurt
star
7.25
4 votes

#25 - 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.

Directors: Michael Truman
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