Danger Man - The Complete First Season (DVD, 2003, 5-Disc Set)

It's never faded in my memory. What a delight to discover the man who said, "Drake... John Drake" years before Connery said, "Bond... James Bond."
and then to find Lois Maxwell years before she was Miss Moneypenny... and Donald Pleasance years before he was Blofeld (sp?) and each chapter a new delight of discovery. I was so happy to find it I accidentally bught TWO sets. And I wouldn't part with either.

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I used to watch Danger Man when I was a kid. I was wondering if anyone had released any of these on DVD. I decided to check ebay (my first go-to source) and was delighted to find this set. I have watched the majority of the episodes, and was amazed at what a great show this was. I am rationing them out, so I don't get through them all at once. Patrick McGoohan shines as probabyl the most cerebral secret agent ever! If you remember this, or just like spy dramas from the 60's, check this out! This set includes five DVDs, and over 16 hours of programming. Exeptional value, and great entertainment.

In the 1960's the highest paid actor on British TV was Patrick McGoohan. Ironically despite what some people think McGoohan is American. His family came from Ireland to the U.S. where he was born. They later moved to England where he was schooled. It is equally ironic that agent John Drake was not always British.

The British tv series "Danger Man" exists in two versions with agent John Drake. First there was the half hour version (this set) which, contrary to Amazon's reviewer , was briefly shown in the U.S.Then there is the one hour version which was widely shown in the U.S. under the title "Secret Agent". But a change occured. In the half hour version John Drake is an American agent working for NATO although at times the NATO connection is fuzzy.McGoohan throughout the half hour series cuts back on the British accent.When the hour "Danger Man"/"Secret Agent" appeared Drake was now British and his accent given free reign.

What matters though is the quality of the shows. After 40 years they are still superb. Great scripts and actors with crisp no nonsense direction. McGoohan's Drake is equally no nonsense and he created one of television's most unforgettable characters. Fans of McGoohan's last tv series "The Prisoner" will find a few shocks here. Peter Swanwick, the Village's security controller, pops up in a few episodes as do several future Number 2's. The biggest shock though will come in the very first episode of this present series. Drake is in Rome tracking down a missing person . His only clue is a painting of an Italian village that he finds out is a real place. He goes there and it looks Italian. It is not though. It is Portmeirion in Wales, the resort village that would become The Village of "The Prisoner" ! So Patrick McGoohan's British TV career would span some 7 years and begin and end in the same place, Portmeirion, The Village.

This was just so cool. A spy who understands the moral obligation to disobey an unlawful order. This man has a code we would like everyone to live by.

I purchased Danger Man 'The Complete First Season', 5 disc DVD for $9.99, and am very happy with it. BUT, I enjoy the later episodes more. These are sold as Secret Agent Man aka Danger Man. They come in 2 DVD packs set 1 thru set 6. The prices I've paid for each set vary wildly. Prices I've paid are between $1.99 and $16.99 each. Good luck collecting yours.