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The series used an updated version of the 1960s hit, “Secret Agent Man”, performed by Supreme Beings of Leisure, for its theme song.Because the Johnny Rivers version of this song was used as the theme song for American broadcasts of another television series, the 1960s British TV series, Danger Man (primarily broadcast in the U.S. as Secret Agent), there were some mistaken impressions that ...
Danger Man (retitled Secret Agent in the United States for the revived series, and Destination Danger and John Drake in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake.
Two English scientists, the Brooks, disappear from a beach. Pursuing them to Haiti, Drake finds a disputed dead man, hears a tale of zombie mineworkers, and meets Russian agent Nicola Tarasova (Moira Redmond). Both spies find themselves following the trail of Dessiles, a Russian atomic scientist wooed by an African government.
This time, McGoohan had even more say about the series. Danger Man (Secret Agent in the US) was resurrected in 1964 as a one-hour programme. The scripts now allowed McGoohan more range in his acting. Because of the popularity of the series, he became the highest-paid actor in the UK, [24] and the show lasted almost three more years. [25]
"Secret Agent Man" is a song written by P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. [4] The most famous recording of the song was made by Johnny Rivers for the opening titles of the American broadcast of the British spy series Danger Man, which aired in the U.S. as Secret Agent from 1964 to 1966. [4]
Irish-American (1960-61 series) British (1964-66 series) John Drake is a fictional secret agent , played by Patrick McGoohan in the British television series Danger Man (1960–1962, 1964–1966) (known in the US as Secret Agent ).
"Secret Agent Man" (Johnny Rivers song), a song written by Steve Barri and P. F. Sloan used as the opening theme for American broadcast of the TV series Danger Man "Secret Agent Man" (The Superjesus song), 2001; Danger Man, a British TV series broadcast as Secret Agent in the U.S. from 1964 to 1966, sometimes erroneously referred to as Secret ...
Danger Man – Series 1 "The Danger Man Theme" Edwin Astley, series 2–4 "High Wire" Edwin Astley, series 2–4 in the U.S. as Secret Agent, "Secret Agent Man" theme composed by P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri, and recorded by Johnny Rivers. Daniel Boone – Vera Matson and Lionel Newman; (sung by The Imperials)