Secret Agent: Season 1 Episode 1 - View From The Villa (Full Episode)

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Drake goes to the seaside resort of Portmeirion while investigating the murder of a banker.
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[@allenjones3130]

Patrick McGoohan will always be remembered for playing Number 6 and John Drake.

[@ethimself5064]

what is number 6 as mentioned?

[@Tmanaz480]

@@ethimself5064 "The Prisoner" TV series 1967.

[@ethimself5064]

@@Tmanaz480 Thanks

[@cortical1]

@@ethimself5064 Have you checked out The Prisoner yet? One of my old favorites!

[@VDH1953]

As far as McGoohan was concerned, the character John Drake became the character No.6.

[@Nathanfx2006]

I first watched The Prisoner growing up in the 90's and now i'm watching Secret Agent for the first time!

[@spacial2]

70 years old and still as thought provoking as ever.

[@SecretAgent180]

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[@Fhita1962]

60?

[@spacial2]

@@Fhita1962 Seems it has disappeared. But yes, my numbers are not what they should be, Thanks for the response.

[@lynnemayotte2231]

This program is both an agony and an ecstasy for me as it was my Father's favourite TV program. My Dad died in 1967 and this is a fond memory. Thanks.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

Not a good score. The "dead father" story is over used. Try something else next time.

[@secretagent170]

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[@carlb8378]

Secret Agent aka Danger Man ,wow , I have'nt seen this since childhood . Thanks for posting . I hope to find more episodes . ❤

[@edp2260]

Patrick is the definition of cool.

[@marvwatkins7029]

A great actor starting a great, pre-Bond series. (And you can hear that hint or Irish brogue too!)

[@TheHansoost]

Golly. This was such a cool show. His portrayal of John Drake was excellent: moral and ethical, but also brutally relentless and objective.

[@whosweptmymines3956]

Yes, really an excellent show.

[@SecretAgent180]

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[@Tmanaz480]

Very good job of making Drake totally distinct from James Bond.

[@TeaParty1776]

I saw Secret Agent when it was first shown and recently from library dvds. It was as excellent as I recalled. One of the best series.

[@ramspace]

A very fast paced episode. Drake drives an Aston.

[@EtzEchad]

I hope he doesn't resign. He could get into trouble if he does.

[@wiseonwords]

lol! Nice one.

[@darganx]

Who are you? What do you want?

[@EtzEchad]

darganx Who is #1?

[@darganx]

@@EtzEchad That would be telling..

[@carolynhughes8364]

David Messer but he gets to go to the seaside😂

[@grochomarx2002]

A great show with an outstanding leading man.

[@LauraSeabrook]

I think it the highest irony that the very first episode features PORTMERION considering that was where THE PRISONER was shot!

[@jimpatriot831]

What a great show this was.....Patrick was perfect for that role 👍

[@jorgejefferson8251]

I was a kid when this show was on TV. The main reason these shows were any good was because of Patrick Mcoohan's acting.

[@SAHogan-ih3bo]

km: No way! Ya think?

[@sarge505050]

Patrick who?????????????

[@meurigdavies8080]

kirk mullings He also directed + maybe wrote it.

[@peterszar]

Mr. Kirk: I'm the same way. For some reason my local PBS station was running Brit shows like this and I was hooked. This however has too many blips, to really get the real gist of the story..

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

Mcgoohan would have made a fine James Bond.

[@brianmccarthy5557]

If you combine this series with its sequal "The Prisoner" series, you have one of the most interesting story lines in TV history. I was just old enough and precocious enough to appreciate the final seasons of "Secret Agent Man" and I was fascinated by "The Prisoner", still one of the most original series ever done and relevant today. Thanks for letting me see the early story of John Drake.

[@nealbradleigh5069]

Still at a loss to understand how ol' "Rover" could track those those wayward prisoners. I.recall the Dassault Aleoette 'copter and the Citroën Mehari jitney, but DRAKE had upgraded from his Mini-Cooper to that small roadster. Any idea what that was?

[@thos1950]

@@nealbradleigh5069 Aston Martin, if you mean the car at 17:29.

[@sergioleone3583]

@@nealbradleigh5069 The roadster The Prisoner (John Drake) drives at the beginning of The Prisoner as he resigns is a Lotus 7.

[@tyroneprice6642]

I watch Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent Man in the 1960s always remember the opening song by Johnny Rivers.

[@GS250Premiun]

Johnny River's Secret Agent Man was the opening theme for the American version only. Everywhere else used the British intro.

[@tyroneprice6642]

@@GS250Premiun Thank your for your comment.

[@njva17420]

@@tyroneprice6642 Yes, and he sang for Secret Agent, not Danger Man.

[@tyroneprice6642]

@@njva17420 Thank you for your comment.

[@pamm8608]

I am bingeing this whole series right now. It's excellent. It's adult. Not designed for kiddies. I also love the jazzy sound tracks.

[@johnzajac9849]

Patrick M. won a Primetime Emmy Award for his excellent performance as a troubled military school superintendent in 'Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light'.

[@russellharvey8590]

One second after Drake appears, and I'm grinning from ear to ear.

[@brianparks2039]

I love Patrick McGoohan R.I.P. Everything he does is quick and deliberate, speech, movement, facial expressions, and he does if all with a great voice and most of the time with that slightly hunched head tilt and piercing stare. Three of my favorite movies are that much better because of him. Braveheart, Silver Streak, and of course,...Scanners! If James Bond was not only a spy but a Private detective he would have been the best choice. What a great guy, didn’t accept the role because he wouldn’t kiss another woman. Who would want to if married to Joan Drummond, very attractive even in to her golden years! Damn I wish he didn’t turn down so many roles.

[@nealbradleigh5069]

Great insight on actor. I will read up more on him. We on this side of the big pond were introduced to McGoohan through his roles in DISNEY movies (THE NINE LIVES OF TOMASINA. and ALIAS DR SYN). When ITV syndicated DANGER MAN we got the SECRET AGENT trimming repackage. From there more movies such as ICE STATION ZEBRA and lots of TV roles.

[@pinkbeautytwinkle]

Before this, I have only seen him in a few Columbo episodes.

[@Fhita1962]

An English William Shatner, ( but much better).

[@williambilyeu9801]

I used to watch this show as "Secret Agent Man." It was a good show and had the best theme song by Johnny Rivers. I became a fan of both Patrick Mcgoohan and Johnny Rivers. 😊👍

[@stuartsmith5308]

I loved that Aston Martin he was driving

[@johndrake9385]

One of the best secret agents ever.

[@richdelgado3405]

19:45 I half-expected to see a giant floating Rover in the background.

[@jennygibbons1258]

I'd forgotten about this - really loved it back in the day and doesn't disappoint now. Thank you.

[@davidbenner2289]

I could never understand why dear old dad always thought they were more comedy to him. Later in life dear old dad and mom sat me down and told me what did in real life. And mom was no slacker, on and off through the years as needed. Between training and leading special native gurilla units and being a case officer (master spy), dear old dad and mom were, . . . think of Jason Bourne, married, with children. It's a life I would never want for my children but it was a life perfect for me.

[@nurmaybooba]

I loved these show when I was a kid...So happy yo see them again!

[@michaelwertzy9808]

I'll bet you spelled better when you were a kid.

[@secretagent170]

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[@princeofcupspoc9073]

And yes, Number Two calls Number Six "Drake" in, I think it was Fallout, the second to last episode of The Prisoner. McGoohan has denied that Number Six was John Drake, but that was probably because he did not have the rights to the character.

[@wataboutya9310]

Man! I almost forgot about Danger Man. It was on TV when I was a kid. The Prisoner must have came later and I never missed that show on a Friday night.

[@njva17420]

Danger Man & Secret Agent came here in the mid-60s and Prisoner in '67, I think.

[@DanielField2023]

I bought it a couple years ago there are 86 Episodes 18 DVD First Danger Man 47 Episodes, and Secret Agent 39 Episodes with two Color Episodes bring the total of 57 hours of Fun.

[@jeremybear573]

Agreed

[@georgiojansen7758]

put it on OneDrive and send me the link

[@AlannahRyane]

I was 8 years old when this came out, developed a huge crush on Patrick that never went away. Found out beside his charisma he was also a wonderful man. thank you for uploading.

[@deborahb4830]

Thanks, Alannah; my experience exactly, except that I was 12, growing up in Florida, and seeing it called "Secret Agent". For years I treasured a little newspaper photo of Patrick Mcgoohan. I admired him for his brains and daring, as much as for his good looks; and appreciated his sensibility in focusing on his work, instead of chasing after the ubiquitous Barbie dolls he encountered in the line of duty.

[@furtherdefinitions1]

Anyone notice that the village he visits about 18 minutes into the show is the same village from The Prisoner?

[@einstein.1869]

yes.filmed in the uk....

[@darganx]

Portmerion, North Wales.

[@lads.7715]

“I’ve been here before”

[@altfactor]

Supposedly, many visitors to Portmerion in Wales since the late 1960's have vacationed there because of "The Prisoner".

[@kevhead1525]

​@@altfactorand if they gave up their secrets, they were perhaps permitted to leave. 🤪

[@cptstephenpeacock4548]

I am not a number! I'm a free man!!

[@BigJon410]

Number two - LOL.

[@monjiro9186]

Oh oh, you did it now. Here comes the giant bubble!

[@frankvandenberg2742]

The ripe program must BE STOPPED!!!

[@mjonhouston]

"...Giving you a number and takin' WAY your name...",...then the first really cool guitar riff I'd ever heard until then.,...but then I hadn't heard of Link Wray yet either. :-)

[@matthintz9468]

You can see how the show strained some with the half-hour running time. My favorite scene, purely for comical reasons, is when he visits the suspects and has his drink. The conversation is ridiculously rushed, like the flower scene from The Room. When they brought the program back with an hour-long run time, it really came into its own. Like Mission Impossible, it had more time to develop its sophisticated storylines and characters. Amazing show!

[@newjeffersonian6456]

Love that Aston Martin DB Mark III at 17:30. Drake sure has excellent taste in cars.

[@Kingofgrowers]

THANK YOU ! ! !

[@bonekolekta]

Brilliant show!

[@ferraridinoman]

Be seeing you!

[@anthonyvaughan6470]

BRINGS BACK MEMORIES !!

[@richardnogan4579]

Memories. Still worth watching, Patrick Mcgoohan was a good underrated actor. He was perfect in Braveheart. Tku for upload.

[@mjrussell414]

Boy, he sure was handsome in his white fedora in the sports car. Such a smooth character - nothing gets past him.

[@ericmarsh3887]

Love these early Danger Man episodes , and the original theme music too .

[@njva17420]

I never watched "Danger Man" in the early-mid '60s, because I was working nights at Champion when was in college, but did watch every episode of "Secret Agent" and "The Avengers" (original) and "The Champions." McGoohan, Rigg, and MacNee were the best.

[@camiemengineer]

So you may have handled the beast that sparked its life away in my 1960's car!

[@njva17420]

@@camiemengineer What?

[@newjeffersonian6456]

Danger Man was not exported to the United States for broadcast until 1965, its 4th season. Here it was re-titled Secret Agent.

[@njva17420]

@@newjeffersonian6456 Actually, both programs were aired here. Danger Man was half-hour, and Secret Agent one hour.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Champion Papers?

[@mrrolandlawrence]

wow does Patrick outshine this show, the other actors and the scripts.

[@davidvincent8929]

WE LOVE YOU, SHOUT FACTORY, TRULY, YOU ARE SO SWEET.

[@user-lq1mc1wm3e]

Another favorite from the 60’s

[@bernhardwall6876]

I love Patrick McGoohan most for his work with Peter Falk in "Columbo." He was one of the few people with whom Falk worked both during the original series' run and the revival movies.

[@urbanlarsson8252]

"My name is Drake, John Drake." So many things in this series where copied to the James Bond movies. I watched this series when I was about 10 or 12 and where mesmerised by it. Watching it now I think it was really good. It was well made and the director did a fine job as well as the musical director. He also did the music for the Simon Templar series. The camera angles and the dramatic music is top notch and todays tv series are not at all that good. I'm gonna search for The man from UNCLE and see if that also is as good as I remember it to be.

[@fredneecher1746]

Do you mean "copied FROM"? Or do you mean that the Bond films copied Danger Man/Secret Agent? So much hangs on a preposition!

[@misskim2058]

No, he meant “to”.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Danger Man was first broadcasted in 1960, two years before Dr.No was released. I would say for the most part, Danger Man did not try and emulate Bond.

[@jazzmanchgo]

Except, of course, John Drake was not a ladies' man. In fact, he seemed often to avoid the opportunity when it came up!

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@jazzmanchgo The other difference between Drake and Bond is, especially second series, Drake often worked with a team.

[@garytwitchett9359]

"DANGER MAN" He Resigned from the Secret Service, he gave no reason, they drugged him, took him to the Village, there he became known simply as "NO 6" , 'They' tried to break him, they couldn't...

[@williamlynn6084]

Then he became a man of fragments but survived

[@garytwitchett9359]

@@williamlynn6084 : He moved to the US where under several different disguises, commited Murders, but, he was caught each time by Detective Lieutenant Columbo.

[@TruthMakesPeace]

The Village is featured in this TV episode, including the distinctive tower.

[@claudivannonato5958]

Muito joia essas antigas séries de TV. Essa eu não conheci. Mas no meu tempo de guri, eu assistia muita coisa boa, que passava no Brasil. Tenho hoje 63 anos, mas continuo amarrado nisso tudo. Obrigado ao canal. Tamo junto.

[@TruthMakesPeace]

17:22 Patrick McGoohan drives to The Village at Portmeirion in North Wales where he filmed The Prisoner TV series.

[@mariakelly5]

I've always wanted to see this show and now I get to! Cool!

[@JSB1882]

Man! I loved this show as a kid. The other one that I really loved was "The CAT" with Robert Loggia. That was so hip and jazzy too.

[@maryoliver8596]

Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat. I loved that show, too

[@njva17420]

@@maryoliver8596 Yes. Good show with Robert Loggia. One of my favorites. Reminded me of Peter Gunn.

[@nealbradleigh5069]

Thanks for jogging my memory. I forgot about the show. I'll look up the info on it!

[@nealbradleigh5069]

@@njva17420 May have been the same production company (OFFICIAL FILMS created both PETER GUNN and MR LUCKY, in the early 60s)

[@yvonne2546]

Gosh, he was so handsome.

[@kipling1957]

I thought all these episodes were destroyed accidentally in some bureaucratic cock-up by ITV. This is fantastic. McGoohan was a genius.

[@masterskrain2630]

No. 6, in the Village, driving an Aston Martin...who could have seen THAT coming back when this was made??

[@TimeTravelinc]

Before The Prisoner, there was Danger Man (or Secret Agent).

[@czechmarque]

Why did you Resign?

[@Laughandsong]

I never caught on to that show. The Saint is my all-time favourite British show.

[@tonylauria8496]

Clearly the precursor.

[@randyacuna3248]

@@Laughandsong the champions ranks with the best British action adventure shows.

[@altfactor]

To make my own TV series that I would own a substantial stake in. And both ITV in England and CBS in America will pick it up because ITV does not want the BBC to get my new series, not does CBS want ABC or NBC to pick it up, either.

[@usedscar]

He does a good job in the fight closeups.

[@johnrogan9420]

Mc was a boxer.

[@mroll1000]

He was so good in escape from Alcatraz and braveheart.

[@IETCHX69]

And M*A*S*H* .

[@stevecharman8420]

A brilliant start to a brilliant series (known as Dangerman here in Australia). If this was repeated on free to air TV these days they'd need to cut it down to around 15 minutes to allow for the ads.

[@kartwood]

Interesting to see Clough Williams-Ellis mentioned in the credits. (He was the architect of Portmerion)

[@varanid9]

I thought that was Portmerion standing in as Italy.

[@johnfachy393]

Thanks for the flash back memory, wow! My dad Gino really enjoyed this show! Cool dad, cool show!😉😎

[@brucebaldy]

good shows

[@randyacuna5643]

This episode has two of the most beautiful actresses that can match any bond movie in the stunning Miss Shelly and Miss Lawrence.

[@london19657]

Oh bugger. Looks like I'll have to buy this. I really enjoyed it. Cheers.

[@ernestcastro6238]

This looks good I am going to watch this chapter.

[@olddoggeleventy2718]

This aired in the states a' Secret Agent". The opening segment was a video collage with the Johnny Rivers song "Secret Agent Man" playing. Oh Yeah....and this kid was glued to the set, you bet.

[@janehill9764]

i watched this show when i was 8 back in 1961. loved john drake, Danger Man.. this show came out 62 years ago...i remember him as the scarecrow of romney marsh back in 1964...

[@gk10002000]

did not watch many of these as a kid in the USA, born in 57. Remember it vaguely. but I loved Sir Patrick in The Disney production Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, then of course stunned by the Prisoner

[@maryoliver8596]

He was also in Disney's Thomasina.

[@phylis3917]

Thank you from SF Bay Area.

[@stevehughes1510]

McGoohan is a consumate actor, whatever he put his hand to he was excellent............too bad others were not as rounded as he.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Loved this when I was a kid in the Sixties!

[@moon-pj7jp]

This reminds me of that song- Hmmm 'secret agent mannn secret agent mannn'

[@gerberjoanne266]

I guess that song went with the American broadcasts of the show, under the title "Secret Agent."

[@richardharris8867]

It was the theme song for the original UK version

[@FLYBOY-eh5th]

I was expecting to hear Johnny Rivers singing " Secret Agent Man".

[@georgekashishian7586]

the fight seen is amazing.the punches are fast and from the waist up and the throw was a beauty..

[@Section5_CdnIntelService]

One of the best shows of the 1960s.

[@storm7586]

I had such a crush on John Drake !

[@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada]

Great

[@johnbrownlee7623]

This program was one my favorite SPY shows...Always thought he would have been a very good James Bond..The First 007...Thanks..............

[@njva17420]

@Kevin McDougall Thanks for that detail. Did "Jimmy" Bond have any resemblance to James Bond later?

[@SuperX4X]

great!

[@clemstevenson]

And this gave Mcgoohan the location for the Prisoner. Colony Three (1964) provided an outline for The Prisoner.

[@clemstevenson]

@Astro Nomenov Nobody leaves the village!

[@dflf]

One of my 4 favorite spy shows Secret agent or danger man The Avengers Mission Impossible Man From UNCLE

[@Center42-vm2vs]

Oh yes, The Danger Man series, when he did resign, this was started where it left off in The Danger Man into the other sequel series, The Prisoner.

[@thomascollins4325]

I used to watch this show when I was a kid. The theme song was great!!! Secret Agent Man. They giving you a number and taking away your name. Gina looked like Barbara Shelley with darkened skin so that she looked Italian. Barbara Shelley was a babe!!! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@WJack97224]

I so liked Patrick McGoohan (as John Drake) in Secret Agent Man when I was in my teens way back. And the theme music was sweet. Thanks for posting. Good on ya mate.

[@lesliefox9800]

@Hey I was only giving orders was there two different themes

[@WJack97224]

@@lesliefox9800 I do not know if there were two themes but my guess is that the theme from the TV series was the one that I know.

[@johndrake9385]

Patrick McGoohan was offered the role of James Bond three times. He turned it down because he didn't like Bond's morality.

[@gregsmith7949]

From what I've read, Patrick was a devout Catholic so mabey that has something to do with it.

[@Trev359]

When I saw the title Secret Agent I thought it was a series I hadn't heard of but this is Danger Man.

[@njva17420]

Danger Man started out as a half-hour series. Later Secret Agent came about and played for an hour with Johnny Rivers singing the opening.

[@johntorvik9728]

I always like Danger.Man He used his own accent, in the earliest episodes,, though Drake became more English ,when he felt the character required it

[@TheYoungDoctor]

Danger Man

[@TheSideband]

Apparently, when the series was 1st commissioned, the TV network wanted a cheap clone of Bond (which was very popular at the time). When the scripts were given to Mcgoohan, he thought the main character was immoral (guns & girls). He suggested changing the Drake character to rely upon his brains & cunning. A man of principal.

[@jean-pierrethibaudeau7201]

These early episodes of danger man were shot two years before the first James Bond. So are you sure of what you wrote? (Danger man 1960, Dr No 1962)

[@jean-pierrethibaudeau7201]

Darryl Ruiz James Bond even took the classic line "My name is Bond, James Bond" from this series, you can hear Patrick say "my name is Drake, John Drake" in the first minutes of this episode.

[@YorkyOne]

@@jean-pierrethibaudeau7201 The first James Bond novel Casino Royale was published in 1953. However, TheSideband does appear to be referring to the films.

[@njva17420]

Yes, I read that, too.

[@njva17420]

@@YorkyOne Oddly, American actor Barry Nelson had played "Jimmy" Bond somewhere around that time.

[@leilal8053]

He was so handsome and suave.

[@johndrake9385]

Be seeing you.

[@lib556]

Nice Aston Martin

[@KutWrite]

How I loved this show. Still do! I loved McGoohan as the British agent in "Ice Station Zebra," too!

[@pearlbrandwein4731]

This series became the template for high-brow, high-class espionage shows that followed. The great Patrick McGoohan set the bar very high. This original series is the best of its kind!! It's worth noting that acclaimed director, John Schlesinger, was an assistant director on this series.

[@pearlbrandwein4731]

On the BBC, Danger Man was the show's name. In the US, the name was changed to Secret Agent with the most fantastic theme song, "Secret Agent Man" sung by the extraordinarily talented Johnny Rivers!!

[@steveschunk5702]

… they’ve given you a number, and taken ‘way your name.

[@ethimself5064]

Kool channel👍

[@darganx]

Interesting to notice that John Schlesinger was a 2nd unit Director on this episode.. the only way is up I guess!! Also Brian Clemens did the screenplay, a year or two before creating The Avengers..

[@IETCHX69]

It's soo cool when people can just throw trivia out there . Thx .

[@sistasunshinesmith8149]

Starring in Columbo was his best work

[@lawrencemay8671]

Patrick McGoohan. The Original Smooth Talker