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23 Episodes 1965 - 1966
Episode 1
Sat, Sep 4, 196560 mins
Drake 's sent to Rome to investigate the death of an agent who'd been sent to look into a murder -for-hire. To find the killers, Drake sets a trap, and hires the organisation, to kill someone; 'John Drake '.
Episode 2
Sat, Dec 4, 196552 mins
Drake's ordered by a general to help his brother-in-law who's being blackmailed. Reluctant at first, Drake 'discovers the man's not the only one being blackmailed, by a young couple with a black book.

Episode 3
Sat, Jan 8, 196652 mins
Drake impersonates a low-level clerk who was going to work for the Chinese upon arriving in Singapore, where he was to teach Singaporeans English culture
Episode 4
Sat, Sep 11, 196551 mins
After assassin, Noureddine kills the Shah of Assimi in Paris, Drake's brought in to get him to leave Beirut and travel to where he can be arrested. He does this by impersonating a struggling artist and befriending Noureddine's girlfriend, Marie. The ruse works and Noureddine becomes very jealous. Drake now has to convince him that his Marie's left and gone to Paris.

Episode 5
Sat, Dec 11, 196551 mins
An unknown spy ring's selling stolen secrets in Portugal. Drake's sent in as an indigent writer. He makes contact with the wife of a smuggler who disappeared, and who's believed to be involved in the spy ring.

Episode 6
Sat, Dec 18, 196551 mins
After M9 received an urgent report that an African country, which has itself aligned with the west, has assembly been secretly negotiating a treaty with the Chinese. Drake's task is to obtain a copy of the treaty if it exists.
Episode 7
Sat, Jan 15, 196660 mins
An M9 agent who's infiltrated a group of mercenaries is killed Drake's sent to join the same group, and to find out what happened to the agent. Drake suspects there's a plot to assassinate the prime minister, something he's determined to stop from happening.
Episode 8
Sat, Jan 29, 196651 mins
Returning to London, Drake receives a garbled message diverting him to the Middle East. He's to pick up a scientist, and accompany the man back to London. That's all Drake understood. When Drake meets the doctor, he's a very nervous man, who's hosting something,, and people want to kill him.
Episode 9
Sat, Jan 22, 196660 mins
A WREN is murdered and Drake is sent to investigate. Her body is found with some top secret signals and he's to find out how and why she has the secrets. The only clue is a radio operator who disappeared just after she was killed. Drake will try to befriend him and get him to open up about his role in the affair. Drake tracks him down and finds him working in a hotel. Things become complicated when an attempt is made on the suspect's life so Drake must work quickly to get him to confess.

Episode 10
Sat, Dec 25, 196560 mins
An M9 controller in Geneva vanishes and is replaced. The replacement also disappears so Drake is assigned to fill in and discover which of the controller's three contacts is a traitor.

Episode 11
Sat, Feb 5, 196652 mins
Drake is sent to Bagdad as there appears to be a leak coming from one of his best friends. He sets a trap for his friend, which is sprung. When his friend vehemently denies his involvement, Drake must go looking for somebody else.
Episode 12
Sat, Feb 19, 196651 mins
Claiming he's investigating CIT, Drake refuses to be sent back to London by Howes, whose orders London has temporarily put him under. Howes disbelieves Drake. Soon, Drake is seen taking money from someone and is accused by Howes of having changed allegiance. Drake now tells Howes that he's been told to find a double agent by Sir Grose, who unfortunately can't be found to confirm this; in fact, the owner of the place where Grose is meant to be staying claims she doesn't even know him! Having spoken to Sir Grose in person, Drake is considerably startled by this news and with no support for his story, finds himself forced to play a lone hand to find out what has happened to Sir Grose and who the double agent is.

Episode 13
Sat, Feb 12, 196660 mins
An agent that is sometimes used by M9 has disappeared and Drake is sent to Switzerland to find out what has happened. He finds that he is supposed to have died 3 months, ago but someone has withdrawn money out of his account recently.
Episode 14
Sat, Feb 26, 196660 mins
An M9 station controller's been captured in Sofia and is being tortured to make him identify his network. With the help of a local agent, Drake manages to break him out of captivity, but he's still being affected by the torture, which makes it difficult for Drake to safely leave.

Episode 15
Sat, Mar 5, 196651 mins
In the Caribbean, an M9 agent's murdered whilst investigating illegal arms deals. Drake's sent to take his place, and investigate and stop the dealings. The chief suspect; an opposition leader. To get closer to the plotters, Drake takes on the role of an arms dealer.
Episode 16
Sat, Mar 12, 196651 mins
2 children enter a military biochemical research facility, and end up in hospital. This troubles scientist, Colin Ashby, and he flees to France. Drake's sent to bring him back to England, but when he arrives at the tiny hotel Ashby's staying, he finds there's other parties who seem to be interested in Ashby's work as well.
Episode 17
Sat, Mar 19, 196651 mins
In a Middle Eastern country rich in oil, Drake investigates a British secretary who's seduced her with stories of his aiding the destitute and now intimidates her into giving him sensitive information.
Episode 18
Sat, Mar 26, 196652 mins
Investigating several seemingly random leaks, Drake finds they've one thing in common; the wealthy Jordan's - Claudia and Basil. Drake becomes manservant to the very disparate couple, at their chateau in the Loire Valley of France, in order to find our what's so fascinating about the pair..
Episode 19
Sat, Apr 2, 196651 mins
Drake steps into a trap set for him by a double agent, and is accused of the killing the Communist candidate who's about to win an election.
Episode 20
Sat, Apr 9, 196652 mins
In Switzerland, agent Standfast's death is faked and he's kidnapped by foreign agents. Drake task is to find him. He's not being helped by the local police captain who's not happy with the presence of foreign agents. It appears Standfast was betrayed by a double agent. Drake goes through his contacts to find out who it is. Even after finding the traitor, he still has to find Standfast.
Episode 21
Sat, Apr 16, 196651 mins
After his cover is blown in an operation, Drake heads for "sunny Spain" to hide out for a while. With an apparent enemy arriving and Drake's friend telling the hotelier he intends to shoot Drake, it becomes a puzzle as to who can be trusted and who is really up to what. One of the lighter-hearted episodes yet still intriguing.
Episode 22
Sat, Apr 23, 196651 mins
A British diplomat in Rome leaves some secret papers in his briefcase in his car. While he is having a drink with a woman, a man steals the briefcase. He calls in Drake who is an old friend. Drake then goes on a chase and finds that the briefcase has been on-sold to a high-stakes poker player. Drake plays him at poker and wins convincingly. In exchange for the debt, Drake wants the briefcase, only to find it has again been sold, this time to a high-powered criminal. Time is running out for Drake before the papers are again sold, this time to a foreign power.
Episode 23
Sat, Apr 30, 196651 mins
An abandoned war-time sea installation over three miles from shore has been taken over under maritime law by a man who now uses it to run a pirate radio station. Being outside the three-mile limit prevents the authorities from shutting the station down or prosecuting for unlicensed broadcasting. However, the pirate radio station is only a front for other, more nefarious activities.
