After he resigns, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Series Cast Summary
| Patrick McGoohan | ... |
Number Six
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(17 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Angelo Muscat | ... |
The Butler
(14 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Peter Swanwick | ... |
Supervisor
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(8 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Peter Brace | ... |
1st Guardian
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(5 episodes, 1967)
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| Leo McKern | ... |
Number Two
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(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Christopher Benjamin | ... |
Labour Exchange Manager
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(4 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Michael Miller | ... |
Man in Buggy
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(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Alexis Kanner | ... |
Chief's voice
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(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Bill Cummings | ... |
Henchman
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(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
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Frank Maher | ... |
Number Six
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(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Patrick Cargill | ... |
Number Two
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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| Colin Gordon | ... |
Number Two
(2 episodes, 1967)
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| Kenneth Griffith | ... |
Number Two
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(2 episodes, 1968)
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| Georgina Cookson | ... |
Blonde Lady
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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Harold Berens | ... |
Boxing M.C.
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(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| John Cazabon | ... |
Man in Cave
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(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
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Bee Duffell | ... |
2nd Psychiatrist
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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John Maxim | ... |
Number Eighty Six
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(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Larry Taylor | ... |
Gypsy Man
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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| Max Faulkner | ... |
First Horseman
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(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Denis Shaw | ... |
Shopkeeper
(2 episodes, 1967)
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| Grace Arnold | ... |
Maid
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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| Gerry Crampton | ... |
1st Guardian
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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| Patsy Smart | ... |
Night Maid
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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| Michael Danvers-Walker | ... |
First New Man
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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Lucy Griffiths | ... |
Lady in Corridor
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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Jack Cooper | ... |
1st Guardian
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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| George Leech | ... |
4th Guardian
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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Terry Yorke | ... |
Horseman
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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| Alf Joint | ... |
2nd Mechanic
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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Frederick Piper | ... |
Ex-Admiral
(2 episodes, 1967)
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Ann Barrass | ... |
Party Guest
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(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Jane Merrow | ... |
Alison
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(1 episode, 1967)
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| Derren Nesbitt | ... |
New Number Two
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Donald Sinden | ... |
The Colonel
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Mary Morris | ... |
Number Two
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Virginia Maskell | ... |
The Woman
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Zena Walker | ... |
Janet Portland
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Eric Portman | ... |
Number Two
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Angela Browne | ... |
Number Eighty-Six
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Ronald Radd | ... |
Rook
(1 episode, 1967)
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Katherine Kath | ... |
Engadine
(1 episode, 1967)
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| John Castle | ... |
Number Twelve
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Annette Andre | ... |
Watchmaker's Daughter
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Victor Maddern | ... |
Bandmaster
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Nadia Gray | ... |
Nadia Rokovsky, Number 8
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Anton Rodgers | ... |
Number Two
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Guy Doleman | ... |
Number Two
(1 episode, 1967)
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| John Sharp | ... |
Number Two
(1 episode, 1967)
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Sheila Allen | ... |
Number Fourteen
(1 episode, 1967)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- ITV - Independent Television (1967) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- 2ème chaîne ORTF (1968) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- 1ère chaîne ORTF (1972) (France) (tv) (dubbed version) (monochrome broadcast)
- A&E Home Video (United States) (DVD)
- A&E Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- ARTE (2010) (France) (tv)
- Atlantic Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD)
- CBS (1968) (United States)
- Canal+ (2010) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2000) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- ITC Entertainment Group
- Image Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
- M6 (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- NHK (1969) (Japan) (tv)
- NRJ12 (2008) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Paris Première (2011) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2020) (France) (tv) (16/9 cropped) (dubbed version)
- Pidax Film (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- PolyGram Music (1990) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Pulp Video (2009) (Italy) (DVD)
- Super Channel (2004) (Japan) (tv)
- Syme Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
- Série Club (1993) (France) (tv)
- Série Club (1997) (France) (tv)
- TF1 Vidéo (2004) (France) (DVD)
- TF1 (1977) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- TF1 (1983) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2002) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (video)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
After he has resigned, a British secret agent is abducted by a mysterious organisation and relocated to a town known simply as The Village. The aim is to get him to provide secret information but he refuses. What follows is a battle of wits and wills as the agent seeks to escape and his captors try all sorts of means to obtain the information they want. Written by grantss |
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| Taglines | No Man Is Just A Number. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Prisoner was filmed in the North Wales resort village of Portmeirion over the course of a year. Patrick McGoohan was inspired to film his series there after filming a couple of Danger Man (1960) episodes in the village. See more » |
| Goofs | In the opening sequence, the letter X is typed across the prisoner's photograph, but the typewriter typebar for the letter H is moving. The typebar for the letter X is at the far right of the frame. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Derrick contre Superman (1992). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Portmeirion, Wales is not identified as the location for filming in all but the final episode. Instead the closing credits in these episodes simply say "Filmed on location." See more » |
| Quotes |
Number 6:
I will not make any deals with you. I've resigned. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own. See more » |