Danger Man
The Professionals
TV Flash files “The Professionals” as hour 41 of 86 in the TV Flash guide — Danger Man (1960–1968) on ITV, season 2, episode 2, aired 1964-10-20, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E02: listed hour 41 of 86 in the Danger Man guide, hour 2 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1964-10-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Yesterday's Enemies” (S02E01). Next is “Colony Three” (S02E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
An important M9 agent has gone missing in Prague, and Drake's sent in as a British diplomat to find him. It appears a blackmail ring is operating, and soon, Drake has to rescue the agent, and his family, from death.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Professionals sit in the Danger Man guide?
S02E02 is listed hour 41 of 86 — hour 2 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 2.
When did Danger Man S02E02 air?
The Professionals aired 1964-10-20 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
A John Drake mission with McGoohan's chill — brains over gadgets — is the professional contract. U.S. prints may be titled Secret Agent; same agent.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Danger Man (Secret Agent in U.S. syndication) is Patrick McGoohan's John Drake: spy craft with fewer toys and more professional chill. The ITC series is the sober sibling of Bond mania, and the runway to The Prisoner. McGoohan refuses to wink — taut missions, moral stubbornness, and the reason Number Six already feels like a resignation letter.
Two windows, one chill. Danger Man (Secret Agent in U.S. syndication) is Patrick McGoohan's John Drake: spy craft with fewer toys and more professional quiet. Ralph Smart's ITC series ran in phases — **1960–1962 and 1964–1968** — as the sober sibling of Bond mania. Brains, ethics tension, minimal camp. International assignments as professionalism. Rex will toast the tuxedo era. McGoohan refused to play Bond, and the Drake-to-Number-Six pipeline is the lore: taut missions, moral stubbornness, the reason Number Six…
Filed against
- Patrick McGoohan as John Drake
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