"Danger Man" The Contessa (TV Episode 1961) Poster

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(1961)

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6/10
What do you do when you find a white powder? Yup, you taste it!!
planktonrules21 November 2013
When the show begins, there is an accident at the docks and a man is injured. At the hospital, they discover that his jacket is stuffed with cocaine! So, Drake is called in to investigate.

When snooping around the dock doesn't work, he sees another courier wearing the same jacket--so he dons the jacket and sees where it takes him. Not surprisingly, bad things happen to him, so Drake has to think fast or he won't survive this mission.

This is a fair episode of "Danger Man"--fair in that it is worth seeing and mildly diverting but it also lacks some of the nice twists I like in the shows. Actually, it's pretty ordinary and I couldn't believe how often he fell for the mickey finn.

By the way, there was a 10000% stupid scene early in the show. After discovering the padded jacket is filled with little white packets, the doctor rips open one and tastes it!!! What if it was filled with Strychnine or Cyanide?!?! I hate it when TV and movies use this cliché. Cops, doctors and FBI men do NOT routinely taste a suspicious powder to see what it is--this is really dangerous and stupid!
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5/10
Drake tackles drug smugglers
bensonmum221 July 2015
Warning: Spoilers
John Drake's Mission: After a drug smuggling ring is discovered in New York, Drake sets off for Italy to find the source and those ultimately responsible.

At best, The Contessa is an average episode. The biggest problem is that the plot isn't all that special. It's too straight forward without the twists and turns that make the better Danger Man episode so good. Plus, as I've stated before, I never care for McGoohan playing a drunk. It's about the only thing I can think of that he does not excel at as an actor. On the plus side, The Contessa features two actresses worth noting. First, Hazel Court is simply amazing. Whether its Devil Girl from Mars or The Masque of the Red Death, she's good. Second, I've only known Jackie Collins as Joan's sister. Never thought much about her. All I can say about her appearance in The Contessa is wow - what a looker!
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