Danger Man
The Colonel's Daughter
TV Flash files “The Colonel's Daughter” as hour 46 of 86 in the TV Flash guide — Danger Man (1960–1968) on ITV, season 2, episode 7, aired 1964-11-24, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E07: listed hour 46 of 86 in the Danger Man guide, hour 7 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1964-11-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Fish on the Hook” (S02E06). Next is “The Battle of the Cameras” (S02E08).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Drake is in India when he is asked by an old friend, the Delhi police chief, to investigate the mysterious death of the employee of a retired colonel. The colonel sells exotic butterflies but Drake finds out that there is a lot more to it.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Colonel's Daughter sit in the Danger Man guide?
S02E07 is listed hour 46 of 86 — hour 7 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 7.
When did Danger Man S02E07 air?
The Colonel's Daughter aired 1964-11-24 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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