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THE PRISONER, the influential science-fiction television series, chronicles the adventures of a former government operative--known only as "Number 6" (Patrick McGoohan)--after he is imprisoned in an idyllic settlement filled with cameras following his every move. Number 6 is faced with the challenge of fighting to retain his .. Read more

Starring	Patrick McGoohan
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television

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  Bizarre and brilliant.
  
  The prisoner first shown in 1968 and again in it’s entirety at the end of 1982 by channel 4 in the U.K was one of the most talked about and controversial ... read more »
  
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  The Prisoner - My Review
  
  For me The Prisoner was a mysterious concept that I was introduced to by the mighty Iron Maiden. To my great shame I have never seen it sequentially or ... read more »
  
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  Classic
  
  Classic from its era. Slick and stylish. Has not lost its charm
  
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  - 22 Jan 2010 at 16:36
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  Why I like it ........ I really don't know!
  
  Brilliantly written a classic mix of suspense and conspiracy. This made way for many current fav's. Bourne series certainly have taken ideas from this ... read more »
  
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  - Margate
  - 13 Oct 2008 at 13:53
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  Free Number 6
  
  After three months of watching 'The Prisoner', I must say it's been a remarkable journey. It started out as a spy thriller and ended as a social ... read more »
  
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  - Bangor
  - 05 Aug 2008 at 00:23
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  A dip...
  
  ... I think the Prisoner, as many do, is one of the highlights of British television- if not the world. Bizaare yet somehow believable the earlier series' ... read more »
  
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  - 22 Nov 2006 at 00:03
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  Excellent
  
  The Schizoid Man has the best split screen effect I have ever seen, The General is a Star Trek episode, Many Happy Returns is a cruel cruel joke, and Dance of ... read more »
  
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- - Jonathan Rubeck
  - Enfield, England
  - 22 Jul 2006 at 16:09
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  Pure nostalgia
  
  settle down with a cuppa...travel back in time.what a classic !
  
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  - 11 Jun 2006 at 11:09
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  Bizarre and brilliant.
  
  The prisoner first shown in 1968 and again in it’s entirety at the end of 1982 by channel 4 in the U.K was one of the most talked about and controversial ... read more »
  
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  - 06 Aug 2005 at 12:37
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  In a category of its own
  
  The Prisoner retains its mystique after all these years, with one of the first experiments in TV of blurring the line between the setting and the lead character... read more »
  
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  - 19 Jul 2005 at 13:36
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  This is a really good TV series, it has a quirky rather surreal air to it and a stiff upper lip Britishness about it (like the Avengers). Patrick Magoohan ... read more »
  
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  - 25 Jun 2005 at 16:55
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  Bizarre and brilliant.
  
  The prisoner first shown in 1968 and again in it’s entirety at the end of 1982 by channel 4 in the U.K was one of the most talked about and controversial ... read more »
  
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  The Prisoner Vol 1
  
  I was too young to really appreciate this series when it was first shown. It was regarded as pioneering in its day, and was innovative. There is nothing else ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Oct 2003 at 21:25
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  The Prisoner Volume 4
  
  Whether you are a Prisoner fan or not I would challenge anyone to take a look at the whole Prisoner series to enjoy and possibly try to understand the 1960s ... read more »
  
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- - QueB
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  - 11 Dec 2003 at 12:09
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  60's Classic
  
  Patrick McGoohan's classic TV series, blends 60's chic, an anti-hero James Bond, healthy dollops of cold war paranioa, and pseudo sci fi psychadelic ... read more »
  
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- - D Wilson
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  - 12 Dec 2004 at 17:47
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  Still as good
  
  I have only seen Episodes 5 to 8 so far.The picture quality was stunning for something this old, unlike some of the transfers to DVD that are about. A must for ... read more »
  
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  - 21 May 2005 at 12:20
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  This is a really good TV series, it has a quirky rather surreal air to it and a stiff upper lip Britishness about it (like the Avengers). Patrick Magoohan ... read more »
  
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- - Cheekybeef
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  - 25 Jun 2005 at 16:55
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  Shows the value of brevity
  
  According to the doc included on the final DVD, McGoohan originally envisaged this as a 7 episode series - explaining the repetition and sense of deja vu caused... read more »
  
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- - PeaceNick
  - Hampshire
  - 18 Apr 2004 at 22:21
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  We're all rooting for him to escape!
  
  Ultra-bizarre stuff in this final episode of The Prisoner, serving as quaint nostalgia or a warning against taking hallucinogens (all depending upon whether you... read more »
  
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- - Vengeful Hedgehog
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  - 25 Jul 2004 at 13:21
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  Mind-games and trickery
  
  The 4 episodes here do well to introduce the main elements of the story, whilst leaving much of ‘6's back story up to our imagination.
  
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- - Bezman
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  - 21 Feb 2005 at 16:43
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  Why I like it ........ I really don't know!
  
  Brilliantly written a classic mix of suspense and conspiracy. This made way for many current fav's. Bourne series certainly have taken ideas from this ... read more »
  
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  Though it ran for a mere 17 episodes, the sci-fi spy drama THE PRISONER is one of television's biggest cult hits. The brainchild of star Patrick McGoohan, the series followed the adventures of No. 6 (McGoohan), a former secret agent who is being held captive in a highly secured village, the ...

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  THE PRISONER, the influential science-fiction television series, chronicles the adventures of a former government operative--known only as "Number 6" (Patrick McGoohan)--after he is imprisoned in an idyllic settlement filled with cameras following his every move. Number 6 is faced with the ...