A Man to Be Trusted (31 Jul. 1965)
"Danger Man" A Man to Be Trusted (original title)

Two M9 agents have been tortured and murdered on a Caribbean Island and Drake is sent to find out who killed them and to determine how much information they divulged before dying.

Director:

Peter Maxwell

Writer:

Raymond Bowers

Stars:

Patrick McGoohan, Harvey Ashby, Patricia Donahue

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Patrick McGoohan	...	John Drake
Harvey Ashby	...	Mora
Patricia Donahue	...	Lorna Corlander
Ralph Michael	...	Dorset
Eunice Gayson	...	Louise Bancroft
Wanda Ventham	...	Stella Dorset
Christopher Carlos	...	Papa Camille
Alvaro Fontana	...	Customs Officer
Harry Baird	...	Carlos
Tracy Connell	...	Manservant
Boscoe Holder	...	Dancer (as The Boscoe Holder Dancers)

Storyline

Two M9 agents have been tortured and murdered on a Caribbean Island and Drake is sent to find out who killed them and to determine how much information they divulged before dying. Drake must also protect a third M9 agent, who was unaware of the others. His local contact is a local police lieutenant who knows about his mission but Drake is having trouble trusting him. As the case continues, Drake keeps finding that more and more people keep telling him lies.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 1965 (USA)

Filming Locations:

MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min 51 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Contrary to some reviews of this series that appeared in the 1960s and in fact more recent reviews from the 1990s and 2000s, this was one of the least violent spy series ever created for television. Its hero rarely if ever carried a gun and during the course of the series never shot anyone to death (though in at least one episode Drake pretends to as part of a ruse, and he does so again in a dream sequence in another episode). Villains usually were left alive at the end, with some exceptions, which was also a rarity for the genre. (Drake wrestles with Papa Camille for a handgun. Drake turns the handgun into Papa Camille's chest and fires, killing him.)

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