John Drake

John Drake was the debonair and duty-bound secret agent played by Patrick McGoohan in the British television show Danger Man (1960-1962, 1964-1966) (also known as Secret Agent). Unlike James Bond, he never carried a gun, rarely used far-fetched gadgets, never got the girl, and rarely killed anyone. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links John_Drake_in_View_from_the_Villa.jpg Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links John_Drake_in_View_from_the_Villa.jpg Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... Patrick McGoohan (born 19 March 1928) is an American-born Irish actor who starred in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US) and cult classic The Prisoner. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Jump to: navigation, search One of a half-dozen North American DVD releases of the series. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... ...

Drake's background was never explored in detail in the series, and also appeared to undergo an amount of retconning. In the first Danger Man series (1960-61), Drake speaks with a slightly exaggerated American accent and is described as being an Irish-American. In this series he is an operative working for a branch of NATO. In the second series (1964-66), Drake now speaks with a less pronounced accent that is more British with Irish undertones. In this later version, he works for a fictional British secret service branch called M9; no further reference is made to him being American. He is now said to be British, except in one episode in which he identifies himself as being Irish. Jump to: navigation, search Retroactive continuity – commonly contracted to the portmanteau word retcon – refers to adding new information to historical material, or deliberately changing previously established facts in a work of serial fiction. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... Jump to: navigation, search The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D...

John Drake

In both versions of the series, Drake is depicted as something of a lone wolf and a maverick. In one early episode he initially refuses a mission that requires him to assassinate a man; he reluctantly takes the mission and is shown as being grief-stricken when his target is accidentally shot during a struggle. Other episodes (particularly during the later series) have him clashing with his superiors, or at least strongly disagreeing with their methods. In the history of the series, Drake is shown only once intentionally shooting anyone to death, and then only in self-defence. (He is shown shooting people on another occasion, but only during a dream sequence; the aforementioned early episode shooting is depicted as being unintended). Drake was not opposed to using lethal force when absolutely necessary, however, and on rare occasions did kill villains using other methods (throwing off a train, causing the collision of two airplanes, etc.). Image File history File links John_Drake_-_Patrick_McGoohan_-Number_Six-.jpg This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Image File history File links John_Drake_-_Patrick_McGoohan_-Number_Six-.jpg This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ...

It is a common belief among McGoohan's fans that the character of Number Six in The Prisoner, the show that McGoohan did after Danger Man, was meant to be Drake, but McGoohan denies this. Number Six Played by Patrick McGoohan, Number Six was the central fictional character in the 1960s television series The Prisoner. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Prisoner was a controversial 1967 UK television series, starring Patrick McGoohan, created by McGoohan and George Markstein. ...

The truth is not mysterious. Ralph Smart was the creator of the Danger Man series and wrote or co-wrote many of the episodes. Smart owned the character, which is standard practice in the entertainment business. For whatever reason, McGoohan did not obtain rights to use the character in his own series. (For example, Clayton Moore was one of several actors who had played The Lone Ranger, but was sued for billing himself explicitly as the Lone Ranger in personal appearances. He was, however, able to appear under his own name in a similar costume.) Clayton Moore (September 14, 1914 - December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger was an early, long-running radio and television show based on characters created by George W. Trendle of Detroit, Michigan and developed by writer Fran Striker of Buffalo, New York. ...