The Prisoner

I am not a number, I am a free man!

THE PRISONER

The Prisoner was a groundbreaking series in the UK in the 1960's.

The show inspired many filmmakers including the creators of Lost.
Christopher Nolan has also been wanting to do a film version.

Patrick McGoohan starred as the legendary Number Six

McGoohan had actually turned down the role of James Bond due to moral differences. As a married man, he objected to kissing other women- now that's a gentleman.

WHO IS NUMBER SIX?

Before he became Number Six, he was a secret agent for the British Government.

...Then he RESIGNED

His last whereabouts were Britain- his flat, before being knocked out by sleeping gas.

THE VILLAGE

There is only THE VILLAGE

Imagine a utopia as if run by Willy Wonka. Everyone has a number, everyone knows each other, and everyone is happy.

But something is not right...

WE WANT INFORMATION

The Village Leader Number Two
wants to know why Six resigned

Number Six replies "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own. I resign."

But they have ways of making him talk...

By hook...

Or by crook

"He's an individual, and they're always trying"

The monster a.k.a. "The Rover," is a roaring menace that pins down potential escapees.

Production used a weather balloon on a cable, but it still looks cool, especially when emerging from water.

THERE IS ONLY THE VILLAGE

Is it a dream? Is he insane? Has he always lived in the Village? Is escape possible?
And above all... who is Number One?

IN CONCLUSION

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The Prisoner is my favorite television show of all time.

Each episode, Number Two tries either to assimilate Number Six or break him down with experimental mind tricks.

AMC made a remake a couple years ago

The initial episodes of the remake are weak but it builds momentum and creates a pretty awesome ending. Overall, definitely worth your time.

But by far, the original The Prisoner is one of the most surreal and well written series ever broadcast on television

"Be seeing you"

Comments

I watched this show when I was younger also. great show and well written, and was it just me...or did the "monster" disturb anyone else as well?!? Good article if a bit short, thumbs up.

Number 6: "Who is Number 1?"

Number 2: "You are, Number 6."

Say what now?!

I cant agree with you more, The Prisoner is one of my all time favorites too. Number 6 is such a great Protagonist and the episodes always kept you thinking and engaged.

My Dad showed me many episodes of The Prisoner several years ago. I love this show, and I intend to order it myself so I can watch it.

there's an episode of The Invisable Man where Fawks and Hobbs end up at The Villiage, they even see number 6 there lol

Okay article, but I would add paragraphs rather than sentences.

Not the best article, but it brings back memories of The Prisoner. I learned and watched The Prisoner in 6th grade. My teacher was out for about a month and our sub showed an episode or half an episode almost every day. Most of the kids I think were bored with it, but I loved it. Thanks for bringing back that memory.

You did a good job of piquing my interest! I'll see if I can watch the first episode and see if it's something I could get into.

Sorry but I'm afraid Benjanime is right and I can't give a thumbs up on this one. I can, however, say that The Prisoner was one of my mom's favorites when she was in nursing school and she now owns the show on DVD. She has also let me watch it (though I still have yet to finish it), along with Fawlty Towers with John Cleese. What I have seen is pretty good, though also a bit frustrating. It was spoofed once on Pinky And The Brain in part one of the three part season four episode "Brainwashed", although that time the prisoners were named for hats instead of numbers (ie Brain was "Porkpei" and Pinky was "Fez"

. Number 6 made a camio as well though I don't remember what kind of hat he was waring. Any way, this was an interesting topic but the article could have had more body.

"That would be telling"- Number Two

Sorry, I intentionally tried to keep it enigmatic for those unfamiliar with the series

But you're right, once I submitted it I was like damn I could perhaps talked about some of my favorite episodes without giving stuff away

The definitive Prisoner article it is not, but I hope that I've at least raised people's curiosity more than any pitch that I could've delivered

c'mon, put some thought into this! where's the paragraphs? don't you have more to say about this subject? when you write an article you branch with what you have to say about a certain something, not make a short blurb. thumbs down