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 - 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 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#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 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - Name, Date and Place
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/22/1961
When several prominent people are killed, there appears to be no connection. But John Drake's investigations uncover a murder ring, which he hires to kill himself.
#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.
#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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - The Girl Who Liked G.I.s
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/15/1961
Drake is assigned to investigate the murder of a young G.I. in Munich. He was last seen in the company of a young German girl, Vicki. Was she involved in the plot? Drake, posing as an American soldier, must find the answer.
#24 - Position of Trust
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1960
When Drake is shown a photograph of a young girl who is the victim of drugs, he sets out for the Middle East to break up the ring supplying opium. He is aided by an American agent, Sandi Lewis. Together they trace the source of the drugs, with the help of a courageous little man.
#25 - The Traitor
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/11/1960
Drake travels to Kashmir in Northern India to seek out Noel Goddard, a former executive in the Indian Government, now a traitor. On identifying Drake, Goddard is given the message: 'John Drake. NATO agent. Eliminate.'