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A&E: Secret Agent aka Danger Man - The Complete Collection
[1964] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Starring: Peter Madden
Director: Patrick McGoohan Stuart Burge George Pollock Charles Crichton Philip Leacock
Format: Box set Black & White Colour DVD-Video NTSC
Released: 27 Feb 2007
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In praise of Patrick McGoohan - By: Og Oggilby, 28 May 2007
This is a superb collection - yoking together alll of the 'Danger Man' ('Secret Agent' in the US) episodes. The cumulative effect of watching several of these days is to admire the cleverly nuanced acting skills of Patrick McGoohan. There is none of the campness of Roger Moore in 'The Saint'. McGoohan was one of the finest actors of his generation, easily up there with the likes of Stanley Baker, Sean Connery & co, & the John Drake character that he developed was multi-faceted, deeply layered, & yet was delightfully shorn of the 'Romantic' interest that dogged other such series. Fisticuffs are rare, yet highly expolsive when they do occur, & even the gadgetry that was added in later episodes - no doubt arising from the similar toys used in James Bond films - is in keeping with the character. It's also great to see a range of classic Brit character actors, such as Richard Wattis, Warren Mitchell, Derren Nesbitt & others, utilised to great effect, in a series firmly out of the Golden Age of British TV. They don't make 'em like this any more, truly.