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Liamond, a rebel jailed several years ago for a bombing incident, is being released and is on his way to a new job in Scotland. Secret agent John Drake suspects Liamond's future employer, Crawford, is up to no good, and takes his place as the new employee. Drake discovers that Crawford has been running a base for Irish rebels from what appears to be a highly-guarded bird sanctuary. Things go awry when Crawford announces an old friend of Liamond's will be arriving, and John Drake, fearing his cover will be blown, takes a drastic step to salvage the mission.

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    • Author: Jieylau
    This is a decent episode. The acting by all the players is superb. In particular I would draw your attention to the luncheon conversation between John Drake and his adversary Robert Crawford. I loved the way the tension builds as Drake confesses to Crawford's wife that her husband is trying to kill him. Drake is trying to enroll her help in escaping a dicey situation, and her husband is sitting right there witnessing this and is unable to act because he doesn't want his wife to know he's a killer. It's a bold, unusually played scene, and you really don't know how it's going to play out. Crawford is without his gun for a moment, and normally that would have been Drake's cue to rush him. But they took a more creative route here, and I liked the twist.

    Secondly, take a good look at Crawford's wife, played by actress Wendy Williams. Her acting is great, but she has the face of an angel to boot. You can just see an 'old soul' living under that skin. She has a gentle Audrey Hepburn look and feel, although Wendy never achieved Audrey's fame.
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    • Author: Darkshaper
    John Drake's Mission: Drake takes the place of an Irish rebel upon release from prison whom the government feels is being recruited by a terrorist organization.

    The Sanctuary is just good, not great. The problem I had with it was the lack of believability in the finale. As is often the case, Drake gets himself into a jam. Are we supposed to go along with the notion that a woman whom Drake has just met decides to help him out of his predicament rather than siding with her husband? I didn't buy it. It felt a bit too contrived and convenient for my liking.

    Despite this issue I have with The Sanctuary, fans will certainly find something to enjoy. One particularly good moment filled with tension involves Drake's meeting an old friend of the rebel he's impersonating. Drake's handling of the situation and plan to get out of it are very entertaining.

    I'll give this one a 6/10.
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    • Author: Soustil
    a bit fake looking train scene The idea for "Danger Man" was great--he's a secret agent working for NATO who can be called anywhere in the world to do just about anything in order to keep the help these allied nations. Patrick McGoohan was quite good in the lead and the episodes were generally pretty exciting. There was one serious problem, though. The show was only half an hour long--far too short for stories like these. "The Sanctuary" is yet another episode that was exciting but rushed. It's actually amazing how much they crammed into this one!

    The show begins with an Irish terrorist being released from prison. John Drake (McGoohan) approaches him. Why? Because the man who has just offered the ex-con a job apparently is also a suspected source of funding for the terrorists. Fortunatley, the ex-con is tired of the violence and just wants to live out his life, so he agrees to let Drake go in his place and determine if the rumors are true.

    At first, things go well. The employer believes he is who he says he is and he begins to tell Drake all about this terrorism network. However, when someone arrives who knows the ex-con, Drake is forced to try to escape to save his life.

    All in all, exciting and worth seeing. There is enough material in this one for a movie, actually, and despite this it works pretty well.
  • Episode complete credited cast:
    Patrick McGoohan Patrick McGoohan - John Drake
    Kieron Moore Kieron Moore - Robert Crawford
    Wendy Williams Wendy Williams - Kathy Crawford
    Barry Keegan Barry Keegan - Michael Liamond
    Charles Farrell Charles Farrell - Anders
    Shay Gorman Shay Gorman - Tim Brannigan
    John Rae John Rae - Neil
    Ewan MacDuff Ewan MacDuff - Hamish (as Ewen MacDuff)
    Peter Murray Peter Murray - Mullins
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