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Danger Man
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The Hired Assassin

Sunday, 30th April 1961
 7:30 pm ITV


Charles Frend
Director


Drake impersonates an killer for hire in order to prevent a revolutionary group from assassinating their nation's leader.

Enjoyable inversion of the usual formula, where Drake is helping good people fight their corrupt leaders. Shaps' talkative explosives expert and Frith's crochety antiquarian are the standouts in this one.

-Dave W.

Patrick McGoohan
John Drake
Alan Wheatley
Alexis
Cyril Shaps
Luis
Norman Florence
Edouardo
(as Nyall Florenz)
Judy Carne
Juanita
Wensley Pithey
Senor Lazar
Bill Nagy
Colonel Fernandez
Harry Lockart
Pietro
J. Leslie Frith
Papa Viccenti
Charles Hill
Kovac
Frank Thornton
Pepe (scenes deleted?)
Camilla Hasse
Girl in Florists (scenes deleted)
Charles Vance
Club Doorman (uncredited)
Unknown
Elevator Operator
Ray Marioni
Policeman (uncredited)
Unknown
Policeman
Gerry Judge
Club Patron
(uncredited)
John Lynn
Club Patron
(uncredited)
Unknown
Club Barman
Unknown
Revolutionary
Unknown
President Velesco

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