The Prisoner (1967)
- Directed by
- Pat Jackson, Don Chaffey
- Genre
- espionage television series, science fiction television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 17 episodes
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 213 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A British intelligence agent resigns from his job and is kidnapped, waking up in a strange coastal village. He is held prisoner there by a system that tries to break his will, but he refuses to give up his identity. Each episode explores his attempts to escape and uncover the truth about his captors.
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What happens
The Prisoner is a British television series created by Patrick McGoohan, who stars as Number Six, a nameless British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village after resigning from his position. The allegorical plotlines of the series contain elements of science fiction, psychological drama, and spy fiction. It was produced by Everyman Films for distribution by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. A single series of 17 episodes was filmed between September 1966 and January 1968, with exterior location filming primarily taking place in the Welsh seaside village of Portmeirion. Interiors were filmed at MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The series was first broadcast in Canada beginning on 5 September 1967, in the UK on 29 September 1967, and in the United States on 1 June 1968. Although the show was sold as a thriller in the mould of Danger Man (McGoohan's previous series), The Prisoner's surreal and Kafkaesque setting and reflection of concerns of the 1960s counterculture have had a far-reaching influence on popular culture and the series ultimately developed a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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