Dangerman: The Incredible Mr. Goodwin is a 2013 TV series on DVD featuring stunt man Jonathan Goodwin.
The new breed of escapologist and professional danger-man.
Jonathan Goodwin is a man who combines the skill of Houdini and Superman. Emulating his childhood heroes, the great American sideshow acts and comic-book characters, Goodwin takes his unique brand of entertainment on location around the UK and the US.
Share the tension and excitement as he attempts spectacular feats of out-of-this-world bravery, agility and physical strength. These include racing to unlock himself from a rocket-launched car before it drags him off a 200-foot cliff and fighting to the surface after being buried underground – after first being bitten by a venomous snake. He also freeclimbs up a towering office block and attempts an incredible headline-making stunt hanging by a burning rope from the iconic London Eye!
But this jaw-dropping series doesn’t just show a wide- variety of stunts – it goes behind the scenes to share the emotions of his family and friends as they watch him tackle often terrifying feats. It also charts the extraordinary preparation and training Goodwin goes through before his performances, many of which have never been attempted before.
Episodes
Episode 1
Daredevil Jonathan Goodwin tackles feats of bravery and physical strength. Today
a death-defying climb up a London skyscraper, a
hazardous crawl along the belly of a speeding truck, plus the prospect of being
dragged off a 200-foot cliff, if Jonathan fails to pick the padlock that locks
him to a rocket-launched car!
Episode 2
Daredevil Jonathan Goodwin tackles feats of bravery inspired by his vaudeville
heroes. In the Californian desert, Jonathan tackles a famous stunt which
defeated Harry Houdini three times. Plus a hovering helicopter and circus
trapeze provide the most lethal way to escape
from a pair of handcuffs and a venom-laced visit to a south London ballroom ends
with a slap in the face!
Episode 3
Daredevil Jonathan Goodwin tackles extraordinary feats inspired by his
vaudeville heroes. A Californian voluntary worker finds herself at the sharp
end of his skills when he unwraps a set of throwing knives. Plus tourists in
Derbyshire are in for a shock when Jonathan takes a heart-stopping ride on their
local cable car.
Episode 4
Daredevil Jonathan Goodwin tackles extraordinary feats inspired by his
vaudeville heroes. Rescued by safety divers after his last water escape went
wrong, Jonathan is determined to crack the sport of free-diving while tied to a
heavy weight. Plus he revives a traditional fakir’s Bed of Nails feat for a
Kentish woman who is no slacker with a sledgehammer!
Episode 5
Daredevil Jonathan Goodwin has had a lifelong fascination for vaudeville showmen
and stunt artists, and he is determined to revive their amazing techniques for a
twenty-first century audience. In tonight’s final episode, and after years of
preparation and rehearsal, Jonathan pulls off the biggest and most dangerous
stunt of his entire life before the world's media. He must escape from a
strait-jacket while hanging upside-down on a burning rope from the London
Eye – and he has just 90 seconds to free himself and reach safety before the
rope snaps! Plus a Kentish woman is stunned to find herself re-enacting the
legend of William Tell, when Jonathan fires a crossbow bolt at an apple on her
head from 100 feet away. The tiniest deviation in his aim could be fatal.