The Prisoner

[nivrip]

I imagine most members are too young to remember The Prisoner from the 1960s. It was weird and wonderful in its day, if difficult to understand and VERY different.

However, I'm sure I'm not the only one to recall it. It became cult viewing back then and on the night of the final episode, which supposedly was to explain all, we had a power cut and I missed it. No repeats then and certainly no iPlayer. It was eventually repeated years later and I still never understood the ending.

It's been remade and was on ITV on Saturday night. Not a patch on the original but remakes seldom are. Still, it brought back memories.

 

[muckshifter]

Patrick Joseph McGoohan

 

[Taffycat]

Number Six! "I am not a number!"

 

[Rush]

Well Well Nivrip, i work for Portmeirion..who`s founder Sir Clough Ellis owns the village afformentioned where the series was set and who`s eldest child Susan met her husband Ewan Cooper-Willis and started Portmeirion potteries in stoke on trent in the 60`s . Agent 6 etc
lol met all the ellis family m8

 

[floppybootstomp]

I remember it well, whoever dreamed it up was probably a 60's acid casualty

Loved that Lotus 7 he drove in the opening scene.

I don't think I've seen them all, can't remember if I've seen the last one or not, but they're all available on DVD I believe.

My Mum used to fancy Patrick McGoohan, who later turned up as a thoroughly nasty villain in Braveheart along with Mel Gibson.

Now then, looking at the plot/premise of The Prisoner, does this not give credence to my political suspicions?

 

[nivrip]

whoever dreamed it up was probably a 60's acid casualty

It was patrick McGoohan who dreamed it up. I think he helped write it and certainly directed some of the episodes.

Now then, looking at the plot/premise of The Prisoner, does this not give credence to my political suspicions?

Tee hee,good point.

 

[Anon_F]

Be seeing you.

 

[Abarbarian]

Nice village but a bit difficult to leave. I escaped but I have to protect my identity at all times now.

 

[captain zed]

Too much time on yer hands matey. Lol....made me laugh though.

 

[Abarbarian]

Thems is real pics of me from a holiday I took there in 2005.

You can actually hire the various cottages as holiday lets.

 

[nivrip]

And here is the real place where this new version of The Prisoner was shot.

It is Swakopmund in Namibia. Look out for this building which is often in shot.

 

[TriplexDread]

I watched the remake the other day 4half hours worth in one night.

It was very, very good, however, Very,very strange

I went to bed not really understanding what happened

Jim Caviezel was fantastic as '6' and so was Ian McKellen as '2'

 

[Abarbarian]

I watched the remake the other day 4half hours worth in one night.

It was very, very good, however, Very,very strange

I went to bed not really understanding what happened

Jim Caviezel was fantastic as '6' and so was Ian McKellen as '2'

This should help,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Prisoner_episodes

Scroll to the bottom of the page and read the detailed walkthrough of every episode and it will soon all become clear to you.

 

[captain zed]

When i was growning up tv didnt need manuals lol.