"Be Seeing You!" - The Influence of Patrick McGoohan on Doctor Who

"Now, you're not to worry. I never carry a gun. They're noisy, and they hurt people. Besides, I manage very well without."

-- Quote from the Doctor... right?

Wrong! It's from John Drake, played by Patrick McGoohan!

He was the star of Danger Man, The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, creator of The Prisoner. Did his views of a hero – whose brain was the main weapon, never carried firearms, had a strong sense of morality – influence the development of the Doctor? He worked with writers, future producer Derrick Sherwin, actors later involved in Doctor Who including Patrick Troughton, Roger Delgado, even set locations like Portmeirion.
"Never ignore a coincidence..." Now that's a Doctor quote (11)

View as many of these as you can prior to our event and we'll talk about:

Danger Man -
The Lonely Chair (25 min, with Patrick Troughton)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BwmEIZzVk0
Bury the Dead (25 min, with Troughton)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0duV_BDFye4
Under the Lake (26 min, with Roger Delgado)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlPpxozpqqU
The Galloping Major (51 min, with Earl Cameron)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLgqCSmhhjE
Not So Jolly Roger (51 min, with Edwin Richfield)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69NKH4DwlVM

The Prisoner -
The Arrival (50 min, with George Baker, Christopher Benjamin and theme by Ron Grainer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osNmf_zmSyE

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