McGoohan hated the song. I like it and yeah, Johnny Rivers did a great job.

I'd rather have had the car he drove in S1E1, an Aston-Martin DB-5.

Harpsichord, actually 👍

Yes, he didn't like the character. I'm with him there, the Saint is way better. Or Man in a Suitcase.

Patrick McGoohan was an extremely Christian man, and found the 007 character morally objectionable. McGoohan insisted his character would use brains over violence. Likewise, he refused to even kiss a woman who wasn't his wife, let alone, suggest he was bedding women, left and right, like Flemming's James Bond.

@@suereeves5994 McGoohan didn't do the Saint or Man in a Suitcase

@@suereeves5994 He turned the saint down too .

There's actually (one that I counted) totally different (spoken) line in the U.S. version of this broadcast as opposed to the UK version I own on disk. Why on earth, I don't know.

I'm watching the entire set, just starting episode 57, having not seen them since i was a kid in the 60s. The first series uses a smaller combo, bass and flute for the suspense type bits, bass and trumpet for the action, etc. When the 1964 series started the new fad instrument, soon to become the archetypal psychedelic must-have ( along with sitar of course ) was introduced. That intro phrase just wipes me out. A comment on another episode somewhere kindly pointed out that Edwin Astley was Pete Townsend's father in law.

The music was by Edwin Astley, an extremely good composer. Father of Pete Townshend's ex-wife, Karen. The U.S. release of this show of course, had a different theme song than "High Wire" the UK version. Same show, different themes. McGoohan hated Secret Agent Man; I love it. High Wire is just as good.

Same harpsichord as on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. when Thrush was nearby...

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I was 17, about to graduate from Hy-Skool.

I'd steal Pops' whiskey and sell to others in Kirkland, WA. That is, what I didn't drink, myself. Eventually Pops and my mother put a magic marker line o the bottle so they could confirm if I was back to stealing. 😆

I remember Galaxy as a cut-rate brand. Red label.

@@allancerf9038 when I filched Pop's liquor, I would put water in the jug to make up what I stole. He never noticed, or at least he didn't let on like he did.

@@chrisanderson5317 My parents first blamed the "cleaning lady" (I think they fired her but she was stealing, not liquor but other stuff) and then they finall nailed me, putting lines with markers, on the bottles. They were not pleased.

At least 4 of them did. Whilst filming in the desert he noticed none of the bigwigs on set where smoking (Unusual for that time). Enquiring about this to one of them, he was told "We wouldn't touch them, we leave them to the bIacks and the poor".

Yes.

Edwin Astley wrote the original "DANGER MAN" theme (you can hear it at 4:40).

@@fromthesidelines Yea that's my favourite one.

It's a different experience watching the UK version. You have to first know that the ad breaks on British commercial channels were restricted, so that there are none at the beginning. "Danger Man" begins with a short burst of Edwin Astley's harpsichord music with John Drake moving menacingly towards the camera. Then straight to the teaser where there was one, then to the opening credits with Astley's exquisite High Wire theme over them. You can see the effect here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aL2noJWQr7CwiY0.html. The Johnny Rivers song is fun though.

@@fromthesidelines Was Edwin kin to Rick Astley?

Loved the prisoner but i think danger man was a load of boring rubbish .i bought the boxed set of 50 minute shows watched about 8 episodes,got bored love most itc shows but not this sorry patrick.

They were the best part for me lol. Had a young Candice Bergen for Palmolive Gold soap.

William Conrad spoke for Pontiac.

It started as a 30 minute show and then went to one hour. I like most of the 1 hour scripts.

Isn't it "Merrow?"