Danger Man (Secret Agent Man) John Drake played by Patrick McGoohan (alias the Prisoner) poses as a DJ to uncover the secret of the pirate radio station operating at sea. (c.1964)Danger Man was a British television series that aired between 1960 and 1962 and again between 1964 and 1968. It starred Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. The series was created by Ralph Smart (some sources erroneously credit McGoohan with creating it), and it was produced by ITC Entertainment. In the United States, the second and third seasons of the series were aired under the title Secret Agent.