SECRET AGENT: THE BLACK BOOK (TV)
Summary
One in this series of spy dramas concerning the adventures of John Drake, special security agent for the British government. In this episode, Drake is ordered to investigate a case of blackmail involving Sir Noel Blanchard, a diplomat stationed in Paris. With the aid of a small, strategically placed microphone, Drake follows Blanchard to the rendezvous point, where the payoff is picked up by a mysterious young woman, Simone. Drake follows Simone home and introduces himself as a fellow crook looking to break into the lucrative blackmail racket. By gaining Simone's confidence, Drake uncovers the extortion ring masterminded by her boyfriend Serge, an ambitious Russian defector, who in turn is being sought by operatives from his native country for having stolen an invaluable intelligence file, "The Black Book." Commercials deleted. (This series is an expanded version of "Danger Man," which ran on CBS in 1961.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Broadcast Music, Inc., in honor of Johnny Rivers, 1997.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: December 4, 1965 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:50:00
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T:06227
- GENRE: Drama, spy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, spy
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1965-1966
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Ralph Smart … Executive Producer, Created by
- Sidney Cole … Producer
- Michael Truman … Director
- Philip Broadley … Writer
- Phil Sloan … Theme Music by, Theme song "Secret Agent Man" written by
- Steve Barri … Theme Music by, Theme song "Secret Agent Man" written by
- Johnny Rivers … Theme Music by, Theme song "Secret Agent Man" sung by
- Patrick McGoohan … Cast, John Drake
- Georgina Ward … Cast, Simone
- Griffith Jones … Cast, Sir Noel Blanchard
- Jack Gwillim … Cast, General Carteret
- Patricia Haines … Cast, Lady Blanchard
- Mike Pratt … Cast, Serge
- Richard Owens … Cast, James
- Frederic Abbott … Cast, the 1st Counter Agent
- Ray Roberts … Cast, the 2nd Counter Agent
- Edward Sinclair … Cast, the Businessman
- Beresford Williams … Cast, the Politician