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)
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
References
Fast Facts
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Network
ITV
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Episodes
17
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First aired
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Creators
Patrick McGoohan and George Markstein
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Producer
David Tomblin
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Fact:
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
