TV series

Danger Man

1960–1968 · 4 seasons

A cool, cerebral spy procedural where wit and nerve replace gunplay, unfolding with steady, understated tension.

Created by: Ralph Smart
Genres: Action & adventure, Drama
Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Desmond Cullum-Jones

Tagline: My name is Drake... John Drake.
Overview: Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. Danger Man was financed by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.

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Created by: Ralph Smart
Genres: Action & adventure, Drama
Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Desmond Cullum-Jones

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
deception
loyalty
power
justice
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action & adventure, drama
Created by: Ralph Smart
Written by: Norman Hudis, Marc Brandel, Jo Eisinger, Tony Williamson
Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Desmond Cullum-Jones, Anna May Wong, Aubrey Morris, Alan White, Delphi Lawrence, Anita West
Cinematography: Brendan J. Stafford
Length: 4 seasons, 86 episodes, 60 min each
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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