A British general orders Drake to help his brother-in-law in Paris, who's being blackmailed.A British general orders Drake to help his brother-in-law in Paris, who's being blackmailed.A British general orders Drake to help his brother-in-law in Paris, who's being blackmailed.
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- TriviaThis series has been noted for many aspects of it. Amongst them are its charismatic lead, Patrick McGoohan], the tight well-written scripts, which are both adventurous and sombre, the excellent music (by Mr Edwin Astley) Another aspect of the series which was only picked up on after the series' had ended its run, is its coolness (in fact, it was extensively written about in the paperback, The Catalog of Cool, by Gene Sculatti (1982). Amongst the many items punted pointed out, were the trilby hat(s) John Drake wears (he wears a very cool one in this; black leather), the big, dark sunglasses. One item is found in this episode; the very rare, very expensive (now) gorgeous Citroen DS Convertible - series 2.
- GoofsThe side-view mirror on the Corvair is missing when Blanchard first enters the car upon seeing the three chalk circles. It later reappears as he drives down a small lane to pick up the third message.
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This guy ain't James Bond...
When you first see John Drake in this episode, he zips off to a meeting- -in a Mini (perhaps an Austin or Morris Mini--a precursor for the modern Mini Cooper)! As I've noticed in many other shows, this character is no James Bond! Normally, it's because he doesn't usually kill people, rarely uses a gun and NEVER makes out with women--but driving a Mini is amazingly surreal!
A man is being blackmailed and has already made several payments. However, his brother-in-law (the General) knows about Drake and has requested that he be put on the case--and Drake realizes he has no choice but take this seemingly unimportant case. Oddly, however, it DOES end up being a Drake sort of case, as a Soviet defector, Sergei, it behind all this. What's next? See the show.
This is a decent though VERY talky episode. It's very low on action and it not among the better shows in the series. Not bad, really--just not one that will stand out for you.
A man is being blackmailed and has already made several payments. However, his brother-in-law (the General) knows about Drake and has requested that he be put on the case--and Drake realizes he has no choice but take this seemingly unimportant case. Oddly, however, it DOES end up being a Drake sort of case, as a Soviet defector, Sergei, it behind all this. What's next? See the show.
This is a decent though VERY talky episode. It's very low on action and it not among the better shows in the series. Not bad, really--just not one that will stand out for you.
- planktonrules
- Jun 5, 2014
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- Runtime52 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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