Product Description: It was 1965 when American audiences first welcomed handsome principled secret agent John Drake (Patrick McGoohan of The Prisoner ) into their homes as CBS ran the unique spy series known as SECRET AGENT.Now at last John Drake s entire crime-solving career including the first season that aired only in the U.K. under the name Danger Man as well as all 47 episodes of the international hit Secret Agent is available in one unique collection. Each episode of this exciting spy thriller is complete and uncut and presented in the original broadcast order from the original Danger Man episodes through the two rarely seen color episodes of Secret Agent that provided a vivid finale to the long-running suspense thriller.The complete Secret Agent series including the first season that aired only in the U.K. is now available togther for the first time in one high-margin 18-disc set.Features all 86 episodes from the SECRET AGENT A.K.A. DANGER MAN series at a 50% discount from buying the Danger Man and Secret Agent Megaset™ collections separatelyStarring the Emmy® Award-winning Patrick McGoohan (The Prisoner ). Special Features: Patrick McGoohan Biography/Filmography WComplete Full-Length Original U.S. Opening Featuring SecretAgent Man Sung by Johnny Rivers WPhoto GallerySystem Requirements:Run Time: 3420 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 733961768589 Manufacturer No: AAE-76858
A&E/New Video customer service is poor. Product packaged incorrectly BUYER BEWARE: I purchased this set thinking I had the ENTIRE Danger Man series, but when I got to disc 7 I found that the company A&E/New Video had mistakenly put disc 4 in the case so now I have two disc 4's and no disc 7's. When I contacted A&E/New Video's customer service several times asking them if they could send me disc 7 in the mail I got no response. So purchase this, or any other A&E/New Video title, at your own risk but realize they'll leave you out in the cold if their product turns out to be defective.
Dangerman Megaset This is great. Amazon's price is very reasonable too. I wish I'd known about this, before I spent $107 on the Australian release of Season 1. This megaset uses slimline cases to package all 3 seasons, plus the alternate opening sequence (with the "Secret Agent Man" song). You also get the colour pilots for the unmade season 4 "Koroshi" and "Shinda Shima." Extras mainly include McGoohan filmography and photographs. This is the most comprehensive collection of Patrick McGoohan's suave secret agent on DVD. McGoohan is reported to have turned down the James Bond role, in favour of playing this character. Some consider it a prequel for "The Prisoner." You can watch it and make up your own mind. Either way, it's great spy entertainment.
Drake. John Drake Even the opening monologue is a precourser to "Bond. James Bond" that we heard later in the sixties. Nice location filming provides some good historical and pictoral perspective on what Europe and even other countries looked like (and some still look like). Clever dialog and some educational facts also make this a worthwhile series. McGoohan is superb in his clipped British accent and facial nuances. A great value for the money.
Secret Agent aka Danger Man This is the only definitive set available as a Region 1 DVD, so it will have to do - the video portion is fine, but the sound editing is uneven: the standard intros, previews and DVD 'extras' play back at a consistently 'high' audio level, and to achieve a similar sound level for the episodes (recorded at a 'low' level) you will need to make adjustments and "crank up the volume" accordingly. But watch out - or rather, listen up - because after the episode is over you'll have to quickly lower the volume again, or risk shattering your eardrums (or blowing out your speakers).
Danger Man Rules I have been a long time fan of Patrick McGoohan and this one is great. Until you have viewed black and white, you don't know what your missing. Great suspense. I like the old stuff better than some new. Try it you'll like it.
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