The Prisoner

[Potato]

Has anyone here seen the series? I'm on episode 7 now. It seems like it was a bit ahead of its time, but this is coming from someone who was born 17 years after it aired.

It's a pretty interesting show from the 1960's.

The Prisoner is an allegorical British 1960s science fiction television series starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan.

It follows a former British secret agent who, after abruptly resigning from his position, is held captive in a small village by the sea by an unidentified power that wishes to establish the reason for his resignation. Episodes typically feature the unnamed prisoner, labelled "Number Six" by his captors, unsuccessfully attempting to escape from or change the authority of "the Village." However, Number Six has numerous victories of his own, successfully thwarting the various individuals serving as the Village's chief administrator, "Number Two" in their attempts to break him or control the Village, causing a disconcertingly rapid turnover of personnel in the position. Eventually as the series reaches its surreal climax, Number Six's indomitable resistance and his mounting blows against the administration eventually threaten the viability of the Village itself, which forces its desperate warders to take drastic action.

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[YWD67]

Has anyone here seen the series? I'm on episode 7 now. It seems like it was a bit ahead of its time, but this is coming from someone who was born 17 years after it aired.

It's a pretty interesting show from the 1960's.



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It was way ahead of it's time and an international classic. It ranks in my top ten Sci-Fi TV shows of all time.
I watched the original airing here in the U.S. when it was run on Saturday night on CBS.

I managed to get the complete series on tape a few years ago, and I am sure it is on DVD.

Patrick McGoohan is great in the role as #6.

There was only 17 episodes made but it was still great.
Here is a link the one of the longest and best websites about the show.

http://prisoner.gigacorp.net/

While looking for it to post here, found another site by accident. It appears that there is a remake of the series and it is near completion.
http://theprisoneronline.com/

Hell this is even a better site and even better news. I just found this better site and it is done and it is going to be on the AMC network in 2009.
http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner/

If you had not posted this I would have never even have found out. Thank you.:icon_thum:icon_thum

[Potato]

Here's the production blog for the remake:
http://blogs.amctv.com/the-prisoner/

I'm trying to get through the series but I'm in a long chain of people borrowing them from one person at work. My progress is dependent on so many others right now!

[RACKnRAIL]

I use to love this show when I was quite a bit younger. It was very well done. I wouldn't mind watching it again, actually. A remake maybe a good thing.

[StormNinja]

I have seen every broadcast episode except the 'lost' "Penny Farthing" episode which I understand explained significance of that weird bicycle(that is what a PF is)used to represent the series in some promotionals.

I like the series so much I taped it from the local PBS station and it's still in good shape on handy dandy VHS :D