Danger Man
Fair Exchange
TV Flash files “Fair Exchange” as hour 44 of 86 in the TV Flash guide — Danger Man (1960–1968) on ITV, season 2, episode 5, aired 1964-11-10, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E05: listed hour 44 of 86 in the Danger Man guide, hour 5 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1964-11-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Galloping Major” (S02E04). Next is “Fish on the Hook” (S02E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In a poignant reminder that spies are merely people and that they often take terrible punishment when caught, Drake tries to stop a former agent from killing the East German government official who had her tortured beyond repair.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Fair Exchange sit in the Danger Man guide?
S02E05 is listed hour 44 of 86 — hour 5 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 5.
When did Danger Man S02E05 air?
Fair Exchange aired 1964-11-10 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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