Thoughts On the TV Show The Prisoner

[BAYLOR]

The Prisoner which ran from 1967 to 1968. for a total of 17 episodes Created by and staring Patrick McGoohan as number 6. a spymaster who resigned from his agency job, was gassed and knocked unconscious by persons unknown and taken a place called the island . In each episode , they tried to get hm to tell them why he resigned and He refused cooperate and managed to outwit them . The opening each hd him asking the same question" Who is number 1? The series finale was say the least , quite interesting and left far more questions than answers and left unanswered the equation of number 1's identity .


Thoughts ? And who do you think was number 1?

 

[Pyan]

I thought Number One was revealed in the series finale, Fall Out.

Caution: Spoilers

 

[farntfar]

Not the Island. The Village.
But that's not really important.

Some terrific imagery. The blazers, the badges and the bicycles, as well as Rover, of course and the control room.
All very quiet, and sinister. As well as the magnificent setting of Port Merion.
And I loved the opening sequence.

There seem to be several people who drive Lotus Sevens at weekends near where I live, although none of them is yellow.
As good Frenchmen, they are probably completely confused when I say "Be Seeing you!" and give the little salute whenever I see them.

Everyone assumed that number 6 was John Drake from Dangerman, which he apparently was not.

 

[Dave]

I visited Portmeirion, which guide books will tell you is "the enchanting Italianate-style village on the coast of North Wales," about 10-years ago. I was surprised, but pleased, that it is still exactly as shown in The Prisoner. Since the village is central to the The Prisoner, then Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who created it, should share credit for the popularity of the TV programme, and the TV programme has in turn, helped to preserve the village as it was envisaged.

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[beccabear67]

My boyfriend is a huge fan for this series whereas I just really like it. I think it's one of those rare programs that you had to bring something to, there was space for interpretations along with the strong theme of individual identity and freedom that many of course will find of vital interest. I followed them all on an independent U.S. station which ran such series late at night (got an early night when they had The Avengers, not my cuppa, but a Seattle group wrote a song to Emma peel around that same time).

The Prisoner fan club put out a special DVD with the alternate first episode and some other goodies and I joined just to buy that (once I had a Region 2 player anyway). I also got the last couple Danger Man/Secret Agent Man episodes with McGoohan, the ones in colour. I can enjoy a single Prisoner episode again every now and then, and still have new thoughts about that trippy finale!

Portmeirion was used in a few other programs afterwards, a Tom Baker Doctor Who was one, and the sitcom 2.4 Children did a fun episode where the family visits (cameo by 'Rover').