To Trap a Rat

Plot
Junkie Jane Purcell crashes her car and nearly dies after getting a fix, which would have made her the twelfth drug addict in London to shuffle off their mortal coil in the wake of being fed a lethal new drug. Sharron poses as an addict and locates the main dealer, shadowing him to the zoo, where he meets up with a peanut seller. The drugs are actually hidden in the peanuts. Craig, realizing that this is the Mr. Big, gets to meet him but he is walking into a trap, involving a foreign embassy. As ever a Champion must be rescued by colleagues.

Trivia
The episode was originally written for the never-produced fourth season of "Danger Man" (1964).

Guest Cast

 * Guy Rolfe as Walter Pelham
 * Edina Ronay as Sandra Hurst
 * Michael Standing as Frank Edwards
 * Toke Townley as Peanut Vendor
 * Kate O'Mara as Jane Purcell
 * John Lee as Ambulance Doctor
 * Michael Guest as Ambulanceman

Crew

 * Casting by Judith Jourd
 * Art Direction by Charles Bishop
 * Makeup supervisor: Gerry Fletcher
 * Hair stylist: Mike Jones
 * Post-production supervisor: Philip Aizlewood
 * Production manager: Malcolm Christopher
 * Second unit director: John Hough
 * Assistant director: Pat Kelly
 * Associate art director: John Graysmark
 * Construction manager: Bill Greene
 * Production buyer: Sid Palmer
 * Scenic artist: A.J. Van Montagu
 * Sound recordists: Len Abbott and David Bowen
 * Sound editor: Alan Corder
 * Special effects: Sydney Pearson
 * Stunt arranger: Bill Sawyer
 * Camera operator: second unit: James Allen
 * Supervising electrician: Ted Hallows
 * Camera operator: John Winbolt
 * Wardrobe supervisor: Laura Nightingale
 * Musical director: Edwin Astley
 * Music editor: Deveril Goodman
 * Composer: theme music: Tony Hatch
 * Continuity: Isabelle Byers
 * Script supervisor: Dennis Spooner