Rent The Prisoner: Series (1967)
4.1 of 5 from 96 ratings
14h 10min
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- Synopsis:
The collected legendary cult TV series starring Patrick McGoohan. 'The Prisoner' centres on a British Intelligence agent (Patrick McGoohan) who is kidnapped from his London home and taken to a strange island village, where he's subjected to a brainwashing programme by an unseen foe. His new identity as 'Number Six' is confusing at first, giving way to anger and frustration along with a great desire to get away. Various agents of the mysterious regime that run this island, invariably called 'Number Two' seem intent on finding out why he resigned his covert post in the intelligence service. Number Six gamely attempts to resist the brainwashing of the omnipresent yet unseen 'Number One' whose voice booms at him from every corner of the village and whose eye appears to see all. Number Six's futile attempts at escape only intensify the sensory barrage (including hypnosis, hallucinogenic drug experiences, identity theft, mind control and dream manipulation) of Number One. The series was filmed on location in the rather spooky grounds of Clough Williams-Ellis' Italianate Hotel Portmeirion in North Wales. - Actors:
- Patrick McGoohan, Angelo Muscat, Peter Swanwick, Peter Brace, Leo McKern, Christopher Benjamin, Michael Miller, Alexis Kanner, Bill Cummings, Frank Maher, Patrick Cargill, Colin Gordon, Kenneth Griffith, Georgina Cookson, Harold Berens, John Cazabon, Bee Duffell, John Maxim, Larry Taylor, Max Faulkner
- Directors:
- Don Chaffey, Pat Jackson, David Tomblin, Patrick McGoohan, Peter Graham Scott, Robert Asher
- Producers:
- David Tomblin, Patrick McGoohan
- Creators:
- Patrick McGoohan
- Writers:
- Vincent Tilsley, David Tomblin, Frank Maher, Terence Feely, Patrick McGoohan, George Markstein, Anthony Skene, Lewis Greifer, Gerald Kelsey, Roger Woddis, Michael Cramoy, Roger Parkes, Ian Rakoff
- Studio:
- Carlton Video
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Classics, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/09/2009
- Run Time:
- 850 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Don't Knock Yourself Out - This feature-length documentary is the definitive look at the production of 'The Prisoner', told by those involved in its creation
- Newly restored original edit of 'Arrival' with an optional music-only soundtrack featuring Wilfred Josephs' complete and abandoned score
- Production Crew audio commentaries on seven episodes
- Archive text-less material, including the title sequence with clean themes by Ron Grainer, Wilfred Josephs and Robert Farnon
- Behind-the-Scenes footage including much previously unseen
- Trailers for all episodes
- Commercial Break Bumpers
- 'Television's Greatest Hits' interview from 1983
- Patrick McGoohan/Roger Goodman Interview (audio)
- Script and Production Documentation PDF's
- High Definition Image Galleries with Music Suites
- And much, much more
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. Arrival
2. The Chimes of Big Ben
3. A.B. and C.
4. Free for All
5. The Schizoid Man
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
6. The General
7. Many Happy Returns
8. Dance of the Dead
9. Checkmate
10. Hammer Into Anvil
- Special Features - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
11. It's Your Funeral
12. A Change of Mind
13. Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling
14. Living in Harmony
15. The Girl Who Was Death
- Special Features - Disc 4:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
16. Once Upon a Time
17. Fall Out
- Special Features - Disc 5:
- This disc includes special features (DVD)
- Disc 6:
- This disc includes special features (DVD)
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Reviews (1) of The Prisoner: Series
I am not a number. I am a free man! - The Prisoner: Series review by CP Customer
Great series from the late 60s. Every episode it looks like he's going to escape. Who is holding him prisoner? Why did he resign? I haven't watched the last episode yet so I can't spill the beans. All set in Portmeirion in Wales which is well worth a visit if only for the hilarious pet cemetery with 'Roger the Dog'. This was the precursor for series such as The Man from Uncle. Patrick McGoohan hams it up well.
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