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• The Prisoner is a sci-fi spy drama that originally aired in England on ITV in 1967. Co-creator Patrick McGoohan stars as the unnamed "Number 6," a spy who is captured and brought to a mysterious place known as "the Village," from which he repeatedly tries to escape. Patrick McGoohan died on January 13, 2009, at the age of 80.Los Angeles Times: Patrick McGoohan dies at 80; TV's 'Secret Agent' and 'Prisoner'(January 15, 2009) The allegorical and enigmatic series remains a cult classic, and is currently being remade by AMC and ITV, set to premiere in 2009.Wired: AMC Lifts the Veil on Prisoner Remake Miniseries(January 6, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Network: ITV
  2. Episodes: 17
  3. First aired: October 1, 1967
  4. Creators: Patrick McGoohan and George Markstein
  5. Producer: David Tomblin
  6. Parodied by The Simpsons in "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes," a 2000 episode in which Patrick McGoohan reprises his role as Number 6 and Homer plays Number 5, another captive, after becoming "Mr. X."The Simpsons Archive: The Computer Wore Menace Shoes

• Cast Information

  • Patrick McGoohan as Number 6

• Quotes

  • Prisoner: Where am I?
  • Number Two: In The Village.
  • Prisoner: What do you want?
  • Number Two: Information.
  • Prisoner: Which side are you on?
  • Number Two: That would be telling. We want information, information, information...
  • Prisoner: You won't get it.
  • Number Two: By hook or by crook we will.
  • Prisoner: Who are you?
  • Number Two: The new Number Two.
  • Prisoner: Who is Number One?
  • Number Two: You are Number Six.
  • Prisoner: I am not a number. I am a free man.
  • Number Two: Ha, ha, ha, ha....Museum of Broadcast Communications: The Prisoner

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