The BEST episodes of Danger Man season 1
Every episode of Danger Man season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Danger Man season 1!
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 - Time to Kill
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1960
John Drake flies to Paris, where his assignment is to find an international killer. He refuses to assassinate the man, but undertakes to retrieve him. The task becomes more difficult when Drake finds himself handcuffed to a young woman, Lisa Orin.
#2 - View from the Villa
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1960
John Drake is assigned to investigate the murder of a banker, Frank Delroy. The trail leads Drake to the home of Delroy's lady friend, a small seaside resort (Portmeirion) where he recovers five million dollars and solves the murder of Delroy.
#3 - The Honeymooners
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/2/1961
When a Chinese businessman is murdered, a young couple on honeymoon become the prime suspects. John Drake flies out to the Far East to assist them, and finds himself in a dangerous situation.
#4 - 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.
#5 - The Gallows Tree
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/9/1961
John Drake travels to the Scottish Highlands when the fingerprints of a stolen car belong to a master spy believed to have been killed ten years earlier.
#6 - The Relaxed Informer
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/16/1961
Drake's latest case is to unravel a security leak. The suspect is Ruth Mitchell, an interpreter; but as Drake later discovers, the girl has been used without her knowledge.
#7 - The Brothers
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/23/1961
A plane crashes off the coast of Sicily and a diplomatic satchel is taken by mountain bandits. John Drake's task is to recover the stolen property, for which he enlists the aid of one bandit's girlfriend.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - The Leak
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/28/1961
Drake joins forces with a European doctor when workers at an African nuclear power plant fall ill.
#13 - The Trap
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/4/1961
Drake travels to Venice to investigate the case of Beth Warren, a cipher expert at the American Embassy in London. She disappeared form her job, and rushed to Venice to be with her boyfriend when his brother way dying. But Drake discovers she is being used for the knowledge she has.
#14 - The Actor
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/11/1961
Drake travels to Hong Kong to investigate the murder of a sound technician working for a radio station. He uncovers a plot where the secret information is being sent out in code over the air, transmitted as part of the station's English lessons.
#15 - Hired Assassin
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/18/1961
Drake poses as a professional assassin in an attempt to prevent the assassination of a South American President. He joins a revolutionary group who are planning to kill the President.
#16 - The Deputy Coyannis Story
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/16/1961
John Drake travels to a Balkan country to investigate the misappropriation of funds by a Minister. Drake uncovers the plot involving love, politics and revenge.
#17 - Find and Destroy
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/23/1961
A miniature submarine is wrecked off the coast of a South American country. John Drake's assignment from British Intelligence is to blow her up. Disguised as a fisherman, Drake races against time to find the submarine before the agents of a foreign power can.
#18 - 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.
#19 - The Nurse
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 1/6/1962
Drake travels to the Arabian Desert to rescue the American Consul and his family from terrorists who have assassinated the King. On arrival Drake finds he has additional problems trying to protect a pretty Scots nurse and the baby in her care - the future king.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - The Blue Veil
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1960
John Drake flies to the Arabian desert to investigate stories of slavery and finds himself befriending a Muslim lad and helping a stranded showgirl who believes Drake to be a slave broker.
#24 - 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.
#25 - The Girl in Pink Pyjamas
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1960
When a dazed girl is found wandering along a country lane, dressed only in her pyjamas, Drake discovers a plot to assassinate a Balkan President.