Drake, John Drake. Patrick McGoohan's distinct, clipped delivery, intensity, charm, coolness and physicality was a winning combination for his American television debut in 1960. Drake utilizes intelligence and quick thinking instead of a gun. Series strove for realism with inventive plots and exotic locales during the Cold War. Edwin Astley's jazz themes add era coolness. The short-lived but popular thirty-nine-episode series set the stage for the longer-running US revival as Secret Agent. My full assessment at FORGOTTEN CINEMA.
