After a driving accident, Drake finds he has a £500 gambling debt at a club he has no knowledge of, yet the staff seem to know him, and the club's manager, Mr. Alexander knows all about Drak... Read allAfter a driving accident, Drake finds he has a £500 gambling debt at a club he has no knowledge of, yet the staff seem to know him, and the club's manager, Mr. Alexander knows all about Drake's career with M9, and plans to blackmail him.After a driving accident, Drake finds he has a £500 gambling debt at a club he has no knowledge of, yet the staff seem to know him, and the club's manager, Mr. Alexander knows all about Drake's career with M9, and plans to blackmail him.
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- TriviaA copy of the James Bond novel "From Russia with Love" is clearly shown as part of Drake's library. The edition used is the movie tie-in paperback featuring a photo of Sean Connery on the cover. Bond regular Desmond Llewelyn also appears in this episode.
- GoofsWhen the doctor is examining John Drake (at around 18 minutes), the clapper board is visible in the doctor's head mirror.
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Mr. Lovegrove: [after taking up Elaine Peasson's off of coming in for a nightcap, he's surprised to find it isn't Ms. Person's home, nor is she the reason for Drake being asked in. Sitting in the den is Mr. Lovegrove, who's now out to raise his bet against John Drake] Now to business.
John Drake: The day I do business with you, Mr. Alexander, is, uh, a long way off.
Mr. Lovegrove: [Mr. Alexander's sitting on a setee facing Drake] I admire you, Mr. Drake - professionally, of course.
John Drake: [Calmly lighting his cigarillo] I can't imagine our businesses have very much in common.
Mr. Lovegrove: Of course not. My word, I am enjoying myself. Now I feel that you could be a very dangerous enemy, Mr Drake, so I'm so very delighted that you're on my side.
John Drake: [Barely looking up from lighting his cigarillo] I think you ought to see someone about your fantasies.
Mr. Lovegrove: [Mr. Alexander chckles] Mr. Drake, you should talk about fantasies. I beg you
[laughing]
Mr. Lovegrove: not too much my doctors assure me that my heart is in the right place. It hangs there rather precariously.
John Drake: [the clock next to Drake starts to toll] It's late. I have a hard day tomorrow.
Mr. Lovegrove: [Drake sees Alexander's reflection, as he gets ready to leave] Of course you have. That's one of the things I admire about you - your restless energy, your constant drive.You chose an interesting profession.
John Drake: [Slightly nervous] The travel business Is as good as any of earning a living.
Mr. Lovegrove: I know. But there's one thing that has puzzled me though.
John Drake: [Still speaking to Alexander's reflection] What's that?
Mr. Lovegrove: How it is that the impeccable John Drake of Chelsea Mews, South, often travels under an assumed name, and indulges in... what shall we call them... 'unusual activities.'
[Drake walks up next to Alexander]
Mr. Lovegrove: [Close up of Alexander's hand, holding a deck of cards, he starts to deal] what were you doing in Cannes now, as Mr. Simons?
[Drake sits opposite Alexander and looks down at his picture on the card just dealt. Alexander continues]
Mr. Lovegrove: Cairo as Mr. Ryder? Maxwell Ryder? And in Africa as Major Sullivan?
[Drake's 3 fingers are nervously tapping]
Mr. Lovegrove: I've followed your career for more than a year now.
[Drake's staring at Alwxander, his usually calm, detached face showing a hint of uncalm]
Mr. Lovegrove: I just wanted to make sure my original hunch was correct.
John Drake: [Drake lowers the cigarillo, and says in a voice rarely heard; nervous] Which was?
Mr. Lovegrove: [Drake's now standing, facing a mirror] You work for the government, Mr. Drake. Oh, not by selling stamps over a post office counter. 'Spy' is a melodramatic word. 'Agent' is nicer.
John Drake: [Looking down at Alexander] Travel agent.
Mr. Lovegrove: No, Mr. Drake. Shall we say an 'agent who travels.
John Drake: You're out of your mind.
- ConnectionsReferences The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- SoundtracksSymphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74: I. Adagio - Allegro Non Troppo
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
This episode certainly has elements that remind one of the future "The Prisoner" short series. This isn't quite unique, in the episode "Don't Nail Him Yet", Mr. Drake tries to get in the head of the culprit and wear him down as he does to one or more of the many "Number Two" characters in "The Prisoner".
There is sometimes speculation that the theme song "Secret Agent Man" was written with the follow on series "The Prisoner" in mind. The sentence in the chorus, "They've given you a number, and taken away your name", would seem to lead one in that direction. However the songwriters P.F. Sloan / Steve Barri composed a quick lead in when several studios were approached by CBS TV, and this short version with the famous guitar riff was expanded into the full length song "Secret Agent Man". It became the series theme song in the United States only, as by that time the series Danger Man in England had already run its course. At the time several James Bond movies had been released and "spy" themed TV shows were quite the rage in the United States and in England by ITC, and the phrase "giving you a number" is thought to refer to Agents being assigned numbers to hide identity, such as 007. There isn't any evidence or statements by the late Mr Sloan that the future "The Prisoner" had even been raised at the time they wrote the intro for "Secret Agent".
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- Nov 22, 2018
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- Runtime51 minutes
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