Manning the director's chair for the first time, Pat is hamstrung by poor material that doesn't fit with the "Danger Man" series format, and a lousy supporting cast. Given the wealth of British film and TV talent of the time, it's quite disappointing.
Though hardly avant-garde as his "The Prisoner" series became, the narrative seems made up as it goes along, substituting surprise for suspense, and heavily dependent on Pat's voice-over to explain what's going on. The quickie wrap-up at the end, in which mere seconds rather than minutes are devoted to mopping up and tying loose ends after the show's climax, is often used in this series, but very slapdash in the way it treats the leading lady's character.
Though hardly avant-garde as his "The Prisoner" series became, the narrative seems made up as it goes along, substituting surprise for suspense, and heavily dependent on Pat's voice-over to explain what's going on. The quickie wrap-up at the end, in which mere seconds rather than minutes are devoted to mopping up and tying loose ends after the show's climax, is often used in this series, but very slapdash in the way it treats the leading lady's character.
