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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.
Posing as Major Sullivan, Drake is sent to protect a new African government from election-time deceit and violence. Dodging an industrialist's predatory wife (Jill Melford), Drake discovers the real deceit, and his last-minute plot makes the election more honest than anyone else intended.
A cast recording, on the CBS label, (#63490), was released in 1968. Her recording of "Sock It To Me," with " Right Said Fred " on side 2, ( Reprise RS 20680), was released in the UK on 9 May 1969. Carne starred in a revival of the musical The Boy Friend , which opened on Broadway on 14 April 1970 and ran for 111 performances.
The debate over the identity of Number Six stems from references in dialogue to the character being a former agent, the appearance of "Potter", a character from the final season of Danger Man, and the fact one episode ("The Girl Who Was Death") was based upon a script originally written for Danger Man. Interestingly, a member of the supporting ...
During the height of Danger Man ' s fame in the 1960s, McGoohan was the highest-paid actor on British television. [1] McGoohan won the 1960 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor for his work on Danger Man, and twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, including its inaugural 1975 entry, for roles on Columbo.
Season 11, episode 35: "The Move After Checkmate" 1965 Public Eye: Kiley Season 1, episode 11: "Protection Is a Man's Best Friend" Gideon's Way: John Benson Season 1, episode 14: "The Tin God" Danger Man: Rachid Noureddine Season 2, episode 4: "Sting in the Tail" 1967 The Rat Catchers: Charles Dinley Season 2: (2 episodes) Mr. Rose: Fred Chater
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 ...
Zach McGowan, who recurred in the third, was promoted to the main cast for the fourth season. Tasya Teles was promoted to the main cast in the series' fifth season, after appearing as a guest in the second and third seasons, and recurring in the fourth. Shannon Kook joined the main cast in the sixth season, after a guest appearance in the fifth.