Secret Agent AKA Danger Man, Set 1 (1965)

John Drake lives on!

It was a joy to watch John Drake in action once again, after 50 or more years, and recapture the pleasure of viewing one of my first TV fictional secret agents to be serialized. I watched this program faithfully from its first season on U.S. TV to the very end - also followed actor Patrick McGoohan through his entire performance as "The Prisoner," which showed off my very first favorite actor as a skilled storyliner and writer. March 9, 2007

Oh, yeah it rocks!

This video is in black & white, but I guess that doesn't really matter becuase I love it! I especally like the part when the clock in his hotel room took a picrture of Kent's hinchman! I'm just saying that I myself likes this video. Of all the episodes in this set, on a scale of 1 to 10, I'd rate lights, camera, danger 10. So, don't forget to watch that one first. November 20, 2006

Half James Bond; Half "The Prisoner"; All Cool

Patrick McGoohan stars as British agent John Drake in this little-known but wonderful series from English TV. The show initially ran in the early 1960s, and can really be seen as a precursor to "The Prisoner," with some fans insisting that Drake actually is Number Six from the later series. I have been a fan of "The Prisoner" for years, but have only recently seen this earlier series, and honestly it took me a couple of episodes to really warm to it. Now that I have watched it, though, I am delighted to have it in my collection.

The stories are imaginative, if a bit more predictable than "The Prisoner," are extremely well acted, and are thoroughly absorbing. I have always found McGoohan to be a fascinating and convincing actor, and here he certainly does not disappoint. As Drake I believe that he is infinitely more suave than any James Bond from the big screen, appearing clever, inventive, and supremely in control.

Though the series is in black and white, the print and sound are both excellent. (The shows are so engrossing as to forget any technical shortcomings, anyway.) This is the height of cold war espionage adventure, and anyone who loves that era, complex drama, or "The Prisoner" will love this as well. I highly recommend this DVD set and series.
July 24, 2005

Best of Cult TV

A child during the era of british cult tv, I was a serious addict. As an adult, most of those shows now seem simply corny. Danger Man/Secret Agent is an exception...it's as good as I remember with nicely choreographed action and fight scenes, lots of attention to detail, intelligent acting, editing and directing, artful background music, and of course McGoohan's unique charisma and wit. No one else ever brought a secret agent character to life as well as McGoohan does in this series. I'm keeping fingers crossed that A&E and Carlton will release the remaining episodes! May 30, 2002

A must for Prisoner fans

Several folks below have complained about the uneven quality of the episodes--and they're right. McGoohan himself has admitted that some are better than others. But when it's good, boy does it put other shows of the same ilk to shame. And even when it's not terribly good, it's always stylish, with a charmingly retro, nostalgic feel.

And if you really, truly want to know why Number Six resigned, watch "Yesterday's Enemies," contained in Set 1. May 8, 2002

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