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In the first two series of DANGER MAN (which was broadcast
under different names in different countries), JOHN DRAKE was an
Irish-American working for an intelligence organization based in Wash-
ington DC in the USA. After its initial run from 1960-'62, the show dis-
appeared for a couple of years, until it was revived in 1964, with secret
agent Drake now being of British nationality and working for a gov-
ernment department known as M9.
The show ended in 1968, and actor PATRICK McGOOHAN
next popped up in The PRISONER. McGoohan always denied that
the Prisoner was John Drake, but this was doubtless prompted only by
copyright issues, as there were several clues scattered through the 17
episode series that both characters were indeed the same man.
There were two Danger Man Annuals in 1966 & '67, plus a
Television Story Book for 1965, but this one is all I have in my
collection. A few comic strips would've made it more interesting in
my estimation, but it's a nice little reminder of the age in which it
was published. Maybe one day I'll acquire the others.
Coming in Part Three - The MAN From U.N.C.L.E.
Annual 1967. Don't dare miss it.
| Interesting to see this scene from the JAMES BOND movie From RUSSIA With LOVE on the back of a DANGER MAN Annual |
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