John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace.
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Series Cast Summary
| Patrick McGoohan | ... |
John Drake
(39 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Richard Wattis | ... |
Hardy
(5 episodes, 1960-1961)
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Lionel Murton | ... |
Colonel Keller
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(3 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Michael Ripper | ... |
Kane
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(3 episodes, 1960)
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| Warren Mitchell | ... |
Banarji
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(3 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Ric Young | ... |
Ming
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(3 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Hazel Court | ... |
Francesca
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Donald Pleasence | ... |
Captain Aldrich
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Lisa Gastoni | ... |
Clare Nichols
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Barbara Shelley | ... |
Gina Scarlotti
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Maxine Audley | ... |
Maria Gomez
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| John Phillips | ... |
Coyannis
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Julia Arnall | ... |
Josetta Ingres
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Moira Redmond | ... |
Mitzi von Klaus
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(2 episodes, 1961)
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| Charles Gray | ... |
Alexis Buller
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Zena Marshall | ... |
Doctor Leclair
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Ronald Allen | ... |
Ted Baker
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Derren Nesbitt | ... |
Hans Vogeler
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Paul Stassino | ... |
Police Captain
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Paul Maxwell | ... |
Col. Doyle
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(2 episodes, 1961)
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| Cyril Shaps | ... |
Luis
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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Heather Chasen | ... |
Helen Hamilton
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Patrick Troughton | ... |
'Bart' Bartello
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Campbell Singer | ... |
Colonel Segur
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Michael Peake | ... |
President
(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Alan Gifford | ... |
Colonel Whitmore
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Charles Farrell | ... |
Anders
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Anthony Dawson | ... |
Martin
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Louise Collins | ... |
Liz
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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Lawrence Davidson | ... |
Finch
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Norman Florence | ... |
Attendant
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(2 episodes, 1961)
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| Burt Kwouk | ... |
Chen Tung
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Bill Nagy | ... |
Col. Fernandez
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(2 episodes, 1961)
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| Walter Gotell | ... |
Colonel Perar
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Robert Raglan | ... |
Dr. Stanifors
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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Irene Prador | ... |
Maria
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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Bobby R. Naidoo | ... |
Chin Lee
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Marie Burke | ... |
Carla
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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John Rae | ... |
Neil
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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Charles Lloyd Pack | ... |
Gunsmith
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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Harry Lockart | ... |
Idris
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Eric Pohlmann | ... |
Moham
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Joseph Cuby | ... |
Hassan
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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Richard Clarke | ... |
Fedor
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(2 episodes, 1961)
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William Dexter | ... |
Azad
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Guy Deghy | ... |
Guard on Train
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Glenn Beck | ... |
Intern
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(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
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| Anthony Chinn | ... |
Chang
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Harvey Hall | ... |
Captain Franz
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(2 episodes, 1960)
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| Pearl Prescod | ... |
Chloe
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Production Companies
Distributors
- Associated Television (ATV) (1960) (United Kingdom) (tv) (original airing)
- MPI Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (1960) (Japan) (tv)
- CBS
- Epix Media (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- M6 (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Pidax Film (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) (1961) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- TV6 (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
John Drake is a special operative for N.A.T.O., specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace. The series featured exotic locales from all over the world, as his assignments frequently took him to Africa, Latin America, and the Far East.
Written by Marg Baskin |
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| Taglines | From 1961 DANGER MAN book: North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the lifeblood of the free world was formed on April 4, 1949. From this union step special agent John Drake, DANGER MAN, sworn to uphold freedom and liberty for all men! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In this early series, the character of John Drake is clearly defined as being an American. When the character returned for the second Secret Agent (1964) series, the character had become either British or Irish (exactly which was never settled upon definitively). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Good Life (2003). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | "Introducing Patrick McGoohan." See more » |
| Quotes |
John Drake:
[Opening titles narration]
Every government has its Secret Service branch: America, CIA; France, Deuxieme 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. See more » |