Secret Agent - AKA, Danger Man: The Complete Collection

I pre-ordered the Complete Collection(18DVD) and received it shortly after it was released. I have already watched all the episodes twice and I am now in my third round to the great desperation of my wife, teenager son and daughter. They do not see why that series is so great, very well done and acted when compared what you get in our days. For them it is something that belong to the far past. Of course, I disagree with them. The packaging of the series is simply outstanding. The image and sound quality is excellent. I have to say that I prefer Danger Man to Mission Impossible two first seasons now available on DVD. I highly recommend that series to anyone that would to watch a TV shows of excellent quality. Note that the 1959-1960 set of episodes are 25 minutes long and the 1965 to 1967 episodes are about 50 minutes long. Today the available shows are barely 40 minutes long and we get between 16 to 20 shows a year. In those days there were more shows per year.

The audio and video quality of the Secret Agent/Danger Man megaset is outstanding and A&E home video should be commended for their efforts. The Black & White video transfer contains some minor blemishes here and there, but overall the picture quality is excellent. The 2.0 sound is clear and consistent throughout the episodes. This set consists of 18 single sided discs in individual slim cases with great artwork, packaging and detail. You get every episode of the Secret Agent/Danger Man series in broadcast order, including the two final episodes of the show in color. If you like "James Bond" and "Simon Templar" than John Drake as Secret Agent/Danger Man may be for you.

DVD Episodes Include:

View From the Villa / Time to Kill / Josetta / The Blue Veil / The Lovers / The Girl in the Pink Pyjamas / Position of Trust / The Lonely Chair / The Sanctuary / An Affair of State / The Key / The Sisters / The Prisoner / The Traitor / Colonel Rodriguez / The Island / Find and Return / The Girl Who Liked G.I.s / Name, Date and Place / Vacation / The Conspirators / The Honeymooners / The Gallows Tree / The Relaxed Informer / The Brothers / The Journey Ends Halfway / Bury the Dead / Sabotage / The Contessa / The Leak / The Trap / The Actor / Hired Assassin / The Deputy Coyannis Story / Find and Destroy / Under the Lake / The Nurse / Dead Man Walks / Deadline / The Battle of the Cameras / A Room in the Basement / Fair Exchange / Fish on the Hook / No Marks for Servility / Yesterday's Enemies / The Professionals / A Date With Doris / The Mirror's New / Colony Three / It's up to the Lady / Whatever Happened to George Foster? / The Galloping Major / The Colonel's Daughter / That's Two of Us Sorry / Such Men Are Dangerous / A Man to Be Trusted / The Affair at Castelevara / Don't Nail Him Yet / The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove / Have a Glass of Wine / You're Not in Any Trouble, Are You? / Sting in the Tail / The Black Book / English Lady Takes Lodgers / Loyalty Always Pays / Are You Going to Be More Permanent? / Parallel Lines Sometimes Meet / A Very Dangerous Game / The Mercenaries / The Outcast / Judgement Day / To Our Best Friend / Say It With Flowers / The Man on the Beach / The Man Who Wouldn't Talk / Someone Is Liable to Get Hurt / Dangerous Secret / I Can Only Offer You Sherry / The Hunting Party / Two Birds With One Bullet / I'm Afraid You Have the Wrong Number / The Man With the Foot / The Paper Chase / Not So Jolly Roger / Koroshi / Shinda Shima /

DVD Features Include:

* Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
* All 86 episodes in original broadcast order on 18 discs in Thinpaks, including: the original season that aired only in the U.K. as Danger Man, the 47 episodes of Secret Agent that aired internationally, and the two color series-finale episodes
* Patrick McGoohan biography/filmography
* Complete full-length original U.S. opening featuring "Secret Agent Man" sung by Johnny Rivers
* Photo gallery

The series first came out as a half hour series and then later on as a hour series. These are the original productions,featured here just as they were on TV. Ed Astley composed the music for both the half hour and hour series. The half hour and hour themes and soundtracks were quite different. I enjoy them both. Both the half hour and hour series soundtracks are now available on CD. The original half hour series was called Dangerman. The hour long series was called Dangerman in England and here in Canada. In the USA the series was called Secret Agent with the added Johnny Rivers song,'Secret Agent.' A&E has done us a fantastic service by releasing this excellent series. In my opinion the Dangerman series is one of the best TV productions ever. The Saint was also released on two occasions.In the early 1960's the first Saint series was released in black and white. In the mid sixties the series again returned with colour productions. A&E has released the entire colour series but only part of the black and white series. I hope they release the whole black and white series. It would make an excellent addition to this successful period in British television