Danger Man
The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
TV Flash files “The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove” as hour 57 of 86 in the TV Flash guide — Danger Man (1960–1968) on ITV, season 2, episode 18, aired 1965-02-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E18: listed hour 57 of 86 in the Danger Man guide, hour 18 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1965-02-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Affair at Castelevara” (S02E17). Next is “It's Up to the Lady” (S02E19).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After a driving accident, Drake finds he has a £500 gambling debt at a club he has no knowledge of, yet the staff seem to know him, and the club's manager, Mr. Alexander knows all about Drake's career with M9, and plans to blackmail him.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove sit in the Danger Man guide?
S02E18 is listed hour 57 of 86 — hour 18 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 18.
When did Danger Man S02E18 air?
The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove aired 1965-02-16 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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