Danger Man
The Affair at Castelevara
TV Flash files “The Affair at Castelevara” as hour 56 of 86 in the TV Flash guide — Danger Man (1960–1968) on ITV, season 2, episode 17, aired 1965-02-09, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E17: listed hour 56 of 86 in the Danger Man guide, hour 17 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1965-02-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Room in the Basement” (S02E16). Next is “The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove” (S02E18).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A former republican leader returns to his home country to retire. However, he is arrested by the current president and faces the death sentence, something both the British and Americans do not want to happen. Drake is sent in to stop it.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Affair at Castelevara sit in the Danger Man guide?
S02E17 is listed hour 56 of 86 — hour 17 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 17.
When did Danger Man S02E17 air?
The Affair at Castelevara aired 1965-02-09 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.
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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…
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- Patrick McGoohan as John Drake
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