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Title: Spooky?
Post by: andy120t on June 22, 2021, 07:51:31 PM
I read a post earlier today in Anoraks Corner...about a 'replacement swing arm for a 400'

Nurse Julie referenced a Dresda swing arm....

I searched Dresda to see if they advertised them and got lots of results including the website below, an interview either Dave Degens ( it's quite a good read)....

https://www.aahorsham.co.uk/content/davedegens (https://www.aahorsham.co.uk/content/davedegens)

He talks about being in a programme called Dangerman with Patrick McGoohan...never heard of it..I must be too young....

I'm now trying to avoid the evenings football, scroll down to London Live/ channel 8 where there is a black and white programme on....checked the listings...its Danger Man with Patrick McGoohan.  How spooky.

Only spookier thing would be if I spot Mr Degens!
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: K2-K6 on June 22, 2021, 08:57:19 PM
 ;D definitely spooky.

They're all out to get you you know  :D

Used to go into Dresda shop when he had that on Putney bridge road, think I'd probably still recognise him.
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: Bryanj on June 22, 2021, 09:20:45 PM
Then the program became The Prisoner.
He has a Lotus 7 in the Dangerman series.

YES i am that old!!!
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: Nurse Julie on June 22, 2021, 09:33:09 PM
I got confused, I was visualising Danger Mouse 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: K2-K6 on June 22, 2021, 09:34:47 PM
I got confused, I was visualising Danger Mouse 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 ;D

Is that the one that has Morocco Mole as sidekick?
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: philward on June 22, 2021, 10:43:24 PM
I searched Dresda to see if they advertised them and got lots of results including the website below, an interview either Dave Degens ( it's quite a good read)....

https://www.aahorsham.co.uk/content/davedegens (https://www.aahorsham.co.uk/content/davedegens)

Great read - just read a short 'bookazine' on Colin Seeley. Great to read of these characters from the past
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on June 23, 2021, 07:22:38 AM
Then the program became The Prisoner.
He has a Lotus 7 in the Dangerman series.

YES i am that old!!!

A few years back we visited the village where the prisoner was filmed - it was an interesting day but the village needed some money spent on it as it was quite shabby. Interesting background to how the village was originally built a Victorian excentric who collected buildings from all over the world rebuilding them on site- Portmeirion.

https://portmeirion.wales/about/the-prisoner
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: Bryanj on June 23, 2021, 07:31:36 AM
I seem to rememer Dave Degens place was at one end of a row of shops with the place you got Sunbeam bike spares at the other, but this was 76 driving a transit for Neal Frazer when he was banned(again) also visiting Slocombes of Neasen and a wholesaler called Mobyke importers of the rotary engined bikes
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: andy120t on June 23, 2021, 07:54:40 AM
http://danger-man.co.uk/gadgets.asp (http://danger-man.co.uk/gadgets.asp)

I didn't realise it was the forerunner to The Prisoner. Looks good though and later series are in colour too..lots of gadgets!!

Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: Spitfire on June 23, 2021, 09:35:56 AM
Got to confess, Dangerman and the prisoner were favourites of mine, we went to Portmeirion in 2016 and it has been "done up" and is a nice day out.

Cheers

Dennis
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on June 23, 2021, 10:46:13 AM
http://danger-man.co.uk/gadgets.asp (http://danger-man.co.uk/gadgets.asp)

I didn't realise it was the forerunner to The Prisoner. Looks good though and later series are in colour too..lots of gadgets!!

Great link.
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: taysidedragon on June 23, 2021, 11:59:55 AM
Got to confess, Dangerman and the prisoner were favourites of mine, we went to Portmeirion in 2016 and it has been "done up" and is a nice day out.

Cheers

Dennis

I've been to Portmeirion several times and really like it. You can stay there in the accommodation (for a price!)
and they have a Prisoner festival every year if you're a fan of the series.
There was a TV series all about Portmeirion recently.  ITV The Village.
Title: Re: Spooky?
Post by: adespin on June 24, 2021, 04:56:16 PM

 I well remember "Dangerman", it was one of two programes i made sure i was at home for, the other was "The Fugitive" with David Janssen, good memories. Patrick McGoohan would have made a great James Bond.
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