![]() ![]() ![]() First series titles Genre / Created by Starring Music by Country of origin United Kingdom Original language(s) English No. Of series 4 No. Of episodes 86 () Production Running time 24–25 min. (Series 1) 48–49 min. (Series 2–4) Production company(s) (ITC) Release Original network Picture format B/W Series 4 in colour Audio format Original release 11 September 1960 – 12 January 1968 Danger Man (titled Secret Agent in the United States, and Destination Danger and John Drake in other non-UK markets) is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured as secret agent. Created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. Danger Man was financed by 's. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Series development [ ] The idea for the Danger Man spy series originated with, an associate of, the head of. Grade was looking for formats that could be exported. Kingsman: The Secret Service subtitles. Manners maketh man. The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined. Secret of a man’s happiness: do the dishes for a quiet. Simply learnt the secret of a. Compares the lifestyles of people across Sweden. Was brought in to collaborate on series development, but left before development was complete. Like, the main character is a globetrotting British (NATO) spy, who cleverly extricates himself from life threatening situations, and introduces himself as 'Drake.John Drake.' Fleming was replaced by, and a new format/character initially called 'Lone Wolf' was developed. This evolved into Danger Man. After was cast, he also impacted character development. A key difference from Bond traces to the family oriented star's preferences: no firearms (with a few rare exceptions) and no outright seduction of female co-stars (though Drake did engage in low-key romance in a few episodes). In the United States, broadcast some of the original format's episodes of the program in 1961 under the Danger Man title as a summer replacement for the series. Under the Secret Agent title, the same network aired the entirety of the second and third series in 1965-1966. Fleming went on to assist in pre-production on the 1964 American series,, as well as the series of. Plotline [ ] From the first series voice-over: Every government has its secret service branch. America,; France,; England,. Also has its own. Well that's when they usually call on me or someone like me. Oh yes, my name is Drake, John Drake. The line 'NATO also has its own' is not always present. Programme overview [ ] The first series of episodes ran to 24–25 minutes each and portrayed John Drake as working for a Washington, D.C.-based intelligence organization, apparently on behalf of the (NATO), whose assignments frequently took him to Africa, Latin America, and the Far East. They were filmed in. In episode 9, 'The Sanctuary', Drake declares he is an. Drake is sometimes at odds with his superiors about the ethics of the missions. Many of Drake's cases involved aiding democracy in foreign countries and he was also called upon to solve murders and crimes affecting the interests of either the U.S. Or NATO or both. For the second series (seasons 2 and 3), which aired several years after the first, the episode's length was increased to 48–49 minutes and Drake underwent. His nationality became British, and he was an agent working for a secret British government department, called M9 (analogous to ), though his accent persists for the first few episodes in production. These were also filmed in. Other than the largely nominal change of employer and nationality, Drake's mandate remains the same: 'to undertake missions involving national and global security'. In keeping with the episodic format of such series in the 1960s, there are no ongoing story arcs and there is no reference made to Drake's NATO adventures in the later M9 episodes. Pilot episode [ ] The pilot was written by, who later co-created. In an interview Clemens said: The pilot I wrote was called 'View from the Villa' and it was set in Italy, but the set the shoot on location in, which looked like Italy but which was much closer. And obviously the location stuck in Patrick McGoohan's mind, because that's where he shot his television series much later. The on the pilot, according to Clemens. Shot some location and background stuff and sent the dailies back to the editing room. Looked at them, hated them, and called up the second unit director and said 'Look, these are terrible, you'll never be a film director,' and then he fired him. The name of the second unit director?. Cancellation and resurrection [ ] The series succeeded in Europe, making McGoohan famous. However, when American financing for a second season failed, the program was cancelled. The first season of the series aired on from 5 April to 13 September 1961.
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