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The Prisoner is a 1967 UK allegorical science fiction television series, starring Patrick McGoohan. It was a combination of two concepts. One was devised by McGoohan years earlier, in reaction to the surreal appearance of the Welsh resort Hotel Portmeirion where location filming for three episodes of the first Danger Man TV series was done. He felt that something Kafkaesque and meaningful should be done with the place. The other came from George Markstein when the actor began complaining that the revival of that programme, on which the other was script editor, was becoming stale and uninteresting to him. Markstein remembered that during World War II some people were incarcerated in a resort-like prison and suggested that the lead character John Drake could suddenly resign, and find himself kidnapped to such a locale, having to identify his captors without giving them any information and escape. McGoohan grafted this onto the material he had developed in the intervening years, and pitched it to Lew Grade of ITC Entertainment (McGoohan invariably denies that The Prisoner and John Drake are the same character, and the latter's creator, Ralph Smart, has never received credit or payments).
As the above indicates, the series deals with the predicament of a top-level government agent who resigns his job and is kidnapped and imprisoned in a mysterious place called "The Village", the exteriors for which were filmed in Portmeirion, Wales. His captors attempt to break him, while he resists and tries to escape. Although sold as a spy thriller in the mould of McGoohan's previous series, Danger Man, the show's combination of 1960s countercultural themes and its surreal setting had a far-reaching effect upon science fiction-fantasy-genre television and also popular culture in general. In 2006, Granada Productions revealed plans for a remake for the Sky One channel, which will take "liberties" with the original.[1] Image:PrisonerPaperback.jpg Patrick McGoohan as Number 6, in a scene from the episode "Free for All", appears on the cover of the first continuation novel based upon the series (see Spin-offs and continuations, below).
Premise
The authorities in control of the Village (whose identity and allegiance are never made clear) call him Number Six and attempt to find out, "by hook or by crook", why he resigned (despite the fact that this is already known to them[1]). Throughout the series, Number 6 attempts to escape while defying all attempts to break his will. He also tries to discover "which side" his captors work for, and the identity of the mysterious "Number 1", who presumably runs the Village. Towards the end of its run, the show deviated quite considerably from this template. Format and settingThe series features striking and often surreal storylines, and themes include hypnosis, hallucinogenic drug experiences, identity theft, mind control, dream manipulation, and various forms of societal indoctrination. McGoohan originally intended to shoot just seven episodes. The channel wanted a full series of 26, and they compromised on 17. There is debate as to whether the series ended by mutual agreement or cancellation. According to The Prisoner: The Official Companion to the Classic TV Series by Robert Fairclough, the series was indeed cancelled, forcing McGoohan to write the concluding episode "Fall Out" in only a few days. Like Twin Peaks, the viewer sees much of the story from the point of view of a protagonist who often does not comprehend what is going on. In their attempts to understand, some people started watching it compulsively. In the original U.K. run, the final episode caused so much confusion that the television network was besieged by phone calls and McGoohan was even hounded at home by baffled viewers demanding explanations. He later claimed to have gone into hiding. The opening and closing sequenceIntroThe opening main series title sequence (seen in all but 2 episodes, but it has several extra shots scattered throughout in the opener "Arrival") begins with a visual of a clouded sky and the sound of thunder, the latter incongruously becoming that of a jet plane engine. As the theme music begins, the view pans down to reveal an angry man, the future Number 6, driving in his Lotus Seven, registration number KAR 120C, past the Houses of Parliament in London, into an underground car park. He is then seen striding forcefully down a corridor which seems to end in the office of a superior. The man mounts a fierce (but inaudible) argument before this superior, delivers a letter (presumably his resignation), and smashes his fist onto the desk, breaking a teacup saucer. He then drives home. A hearse follows him. Returning to his flat, he quickly packs his possessions, including photographs of a tropical white sand beach (possibly a clue to his intended destination). The hearse pulls up and a tall pallbearer approaches the front door. A white gas then floods the room through the keyhole, which renders our hero unconscious. He awakens in what appears to be his apartment, but is in fact a recreation of his home in the Village, where the decor and the residents' clothes are of brightly coloured and peculiarly nautical style. The following dialogue exchange runs over the opening titles (that is, the title of the episode, guest star lists, and credits for line producer, writer, and director) of most episodes. It it not heard in "Arrival", as it is a condensation of much of what that first episode establishes, "Living In Harmony" or "Fall Out" as none of the standard opening is present, or "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling", for no known reason. The questioner is Number 6 and the respondent is Number 2, the Village chairman, a role occupied by a different man or woman in almost every episode (as indicated by the reference to the "new Number 2"):
In most cases, the voice of Number 2 in the above exchange is provided by the actor playing the character in that particular episode. In a few episodes, Number 2 is not shown at all in order to not spoil the surprise as to the true identity of the character (such as the episodes "Many Happy Returns" and "The Girl Who Was Death") -- in these episodes a different voice (specifically that of Robert Rietty) is used without the image of the actor playing the role being shown. In "Checkmate", while Peter Wyngarde plays Number Two and is seen here, his first several lines of this are actually spoken by Colin Gordon, presumably lifted from one of his two episodes in the role. In a couple of intros, Number 2 says simply, "I am Number Two". This was used on "A. B. and C.", originally intended to be screened after "The General", which featured Colin Gordon as the character for the second time — therefore, he was not the new Number 2. It is worth noting that in one episode, the opening response from Number 2 has an odd pause in his delivery. The Prisoner questions, "Who is Number One?" Number 2 replies with an inset pause, "You are...Number Six." OutroAt the close of each episode (except, arguably significantly, for the finale), the face of The Prisoner rises up from a birds-eye view of The Village (both clearly still photographs), advancing toward the camera until it all but fills the screen, but is stopped at the last second by clanging bars that slam shut, serving as the episode's outro. (According to The Prisoner: The Complete Scripts Volume 1, this sequence is all that remains of a rejected, early realisation of the series' opening credits.) Closing creditsThe closing credits appear over a slowly assembling drawing of the penny-farthing bicycle logo of the Village. After the bicycle is fully assembled, footage of Rover, the large white balloon-like device that chases and pacifies or kills would-be escapees (see below), rising through water and bursting above the surface is shown, and Rover then bounces into the distance. In the originally planned version of the closing credits, seen in the alternate version of "Chimes of Big Ben," Rover is not shown. Instead, the image of the bicycle frame fades out to leave only the wheels. The wheels then begin to spin faster and faster transforming into the Earth (little wheel) and the Universe (big wheel). The camera then zooms in towards the Earth which explodes into the word "POP". (This is an acronym for "Protect Other People" which is referenced in the episode "Once Upon a Time", and also in the show's occasional use of the song "Pop Goes the Weasel" in the soundtrack.) In the tramsmission prints, there is no consistency as to when the cut to replace these graphics with the clip of Rover occurs. In a couple of episodes, the last piece of the bicycle has yet to appear, and in another, its entire framework has faded away from the wheels. The finale is even more different, as neither is seen, but the completed bicycle simply maintains its presence during the closing strains of the theme. The VillageMain article: The Village (The Prisoner) Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Image:PennyFarthing.svg The Village's penny-farthing logo The Village has a logo in the form of a canopied penny-farthing bicycle which appears on almost everything, including the daily newspaper called the Tally Ho. The place is under the control of Number 2 (see below). "Work units" or "credits" serve as currency in its shops, and are kept track of with a hole-punched credit card. Throughout the Village, music plays in the background, nearly all of it alternating between rousing marching band music and lullabies, periodically interrupted by public announcements. The media and signage consistently incorporate sailing and resort themes. The exact size of the environs of The Village is never established on screen. Besides the townsite, which is known to include a hospital building, there are forested, mountainous, and coastal areas. The Village is large enough that one episode ("Living in Harmony") established that an entire Old West town was built somewhere in the vicinity. In "Arrival" (and other episodes) Number 6 views The Village from the air, yet is apparently unable to spot any surrounding towns or cities. In other episodes (depending upon the camera angle), buildings can clearly be seen on the far side of the bay. Nevertheless, all maps of The Village seen in the series display little beyond the central townsite. Scenes of The Village were filmed on the grounds of the Hotel Portmeirion, a resort near the village of Penrhyndeudraeth in North Wales. Sections of the resort (such as No. 6's residence interior with exterior) were replicated at MGM Borehamwood Studios in England. Later episodeswere shot utilizing only the sets on MGM's sound stages and backlot, (for example, in "It's Your Funeral", "A Change of Mind", "Living in Harmony", and "The Girl Who Was Death"), the production company was able to save a great deal of money that further principal photography at Portmeirion would have cost. Security and surveillance in the Village (Rover)Image:Unmutual moke3.jpg Two Mini Mokes painted to look like the taxis in the The Prisoner An underground control centre monitors closed-circuit television cameras located throughout the Village. Regular observers continually spy on Villagers and foil Number 6's escape attempts with the aid of Rover, a large white balloon-like device that chases and pacifies or kills would-be escapees. Rover was originally intended to be a robotic machine, rather like a Dalek [2] (see Doctor Who), but when the prototype failed to work during the first episode's shoot (supposedly entering a body of water but failing to reemerge), the crew (this is usually attributed to Patrick McGoohan himself) noticed a weather balloon in the sky and used this out of inspiration. One book on the series, The Official Prisoner Companion by Matthew White and Jaffer Ali (Warner Books, 1988), reported that research had cast some doubt on this story. It had been proven, they wrote, that there had never been an appropriate installation located anywhere that could have launched weather balloons to be seen over Portmeirion (official production history having filming beginning with the big location shoot there, although some London-based scenes for the opening credit sequence had been filmed the week before). The authors further stated that at the time of their writing--twenty years after the event (1966)--no direct evidence proving that the original Rover had ever been built was known to exist. However, in the mid 1990s, TV historian Steven Ricks located home-movie footage taken in 1966 which showed that the original version of Rover had existed, and had been taken to Portmeirion; the device seen there did broadly fit the descriptions, being a domed shell (with a flashing blue light on top) fitted over a go-kart chassis and completely hiding the driver. This footage has been included as an extra in the 2001 Australian DVD release of the series by Umbrella Entertainment. This original Rover is shown in front of the Portmeirion Hotel, apparently being prepared for use in the scenes following Number Six and Number Two's helicopter ride in "Arrival", which were originally scripted to be filmed in this part of the village. Its failure - a combination of the driver being unable to see, fumes from the engine, and the inability of the small-diameter wheels to cope with the rough terrain of Portmeirion's steep cobbled streets, led to the filming of this scene being re-scheduled for a later date, by which time Guy Doleman had left Portmeirion and his part as Number Two (in the scene as finally shot in Portmeirion's Piazza) was played by an extra, his face concealed by a megaphone, with close-ups of Doleman filmed in the studios at Borehamwood. Despite White and Ali's claims, at the time of filming RAF Llanbedr, about six miles south west of Portmeirion, was still active and used weather balloons for meteorological monitoring. Citizens use the phrase "Be seeing you" as a farewell, accompanied by a waving gesture consisting of thumb and forefinger forming a circle over the eye, then tipped forward in a salute. This may be a reminder that in the Village you are under constant surveillance; anyone may be a Warder, a stooge working for Number Two. Most (but not all) guards wear the same style of resort clothing and numbered badges as the prisoners, and mingle seamlessly among the general population. Thus, it's nearly impossible for prisoners to determine which Villagers can be trusted and which ones can't. Number 6Number 6 typically wears a very deep brown (often mistaken for black, and usually appearing in the episodes as such) jacket with white piping trim, a dark blue or black mock-turtleneck shirt, tan slacks, black boating shoes with white soles, and forsakes his "6" ID badge. There were at least two dark jackets, with slight differences in the white piping. Little is known about Number 6's background other than that he fought in a war and was born on March 19, 1928 (which is also McGoohan's birthday). The flashback setup in "Once Upon a Time" suggests that Number 6 was a bomber crewman, most likely with RAF Bomber Command. His seated position relative to the pilot (portrayed in illusion by Number 2) indicates that he was a bombardier/navigator. He refuses to cooperate, despite constant efforts by Number 2 to get information from him. Number 6 initially spends his energy seeking ways to escape, and later in the series turns his attention to finding out more about the Village and its unseen rulers. His attempts are easily rebuffed; however, their efforts to extract information necessitate increasingly drastic measures through the course of the series. The later episodes feature fewer escape bids and more psychological themes such as the nature of power and authority, and their relationship with liberty. His cunning and defiance only increase while in captivity: in Hammer Into Anvil he reduces Number 2 to a mad, paranoid wreck through deception. As the Number 2s become more coercive and desperate, Number 6's behaviour becomes progressively sharp, uncompromising, and eccentric. While the reason for choosing six as the designated number of the main character is unknown (although Patrick McGoohan himself has been quoted as saying he chose it because it is the only number that becomes another number when turned upside down), reviewer Alden Loveshade has suggested that it may be a reference to the Christian Old Testament/Jewish scripture. At the beginning of almost every episode, the main character insists "I am not a number. I am a free man!" In Hebrew numerology, the number six represents the sixth day of creation when God created Man, and is thus recognized as "the number of man." "Number 6," then, may represent "Everyman," which is a common theme of the series and the name of McGoohan's production company. This could explain why the main character insists he is not a number, and even though in "Many Happy Returns he tells the woman living in his former home, that his name is Peter Smith, we are never sure that he is giving his true name as later, even his friend calls him only Number 6, in jest. Thus, nameless, he may represent us all.[3] Number 1Number Six always assumed that someone designated "Number One" was in charge of the Village, but only twice do any of the Village's visible authorities directly acknowledge the existence of such a person. In the final scene of "Once Upon A Time", Number Six, having trounced Number Two, is asked by the Supervisor, "What do you desire?" When Six answers, "Number One," the Supervisor responds, "I'll take you." At the end of "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling," the character of the Colonel implores of Number Two, "You must contact Number One and tell him I did my duty."[4] It is unclear if the Colonel is simply assuming that Number Two's superior is Number One or if he has actually met Number One. The Colonel is certainly not part of the Village's usual operating staff and does not have a number himself (Perhaps significantly, The Prisoner does not appear to hear his statement, but this is open to interpretation). In the final episode, Number 1 appears as a masked, hooded figure. When unmasked, he is wearing a mask of an ape, but when this mask is removed, the face of Number 6 is revealed. He then climbs up a ladder and seals a hatch behind him, laughing madly all the while. A clear, direct statement regarding Number One is never forthcoming even when it is the subject of discussion in the series, with Number Two in "The Chimes of Big Ben" declaring, "It doesn't matter who Number One is." In "Free For All", when The Prisoner and Number Two are discussing the consequences of being elected Number Two, the older man states, "Number One will no longer be a mystery to you, if you know what I mean." Both statements clearly concede the existence of a Number One, but the latter's additional phrase can be interpreted as meaning that the nature of Number One may well be analogous to that of The General. In their official functions, Number Two and the Village operations staff even avoid referring to him by title. Some have interpreted this as indicating that there actually is no "Number One" in the personal sense, much like the non-existent Big Brother in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. It is evident, however, that there is someone who certainly seems to give direct orders to Number 2, because in several episodes, Number 2 appears intimidated by telephone calls from a person addressed only as "Sir". Number 2The Village is openly administered by an official designated as "Number 2". The person assigned to the position is changed on a regular basis.[2] There are two Number 2s with repeat appearances: Leo McKern appeared in three episodes, and Colin Gordon in two. With the exception of "Fall Out", this was the result of the actors performing their roles in two consecutive episodes filmed back to back. Colin Gordon was filmed in "The General" followed immediately with "A. B. and C." McKern was featured in the series' second transmitted episode, "The Chimes of Big Ben," and then featured in the next production episode to be filmed "Once Upon a Time." The various Number 2s seem to make use of several symbols of their authority. One of the most striking is the Seal, a large golden medallion, somewhat in the style of a mayoral chain, with the penny-farthing logo and the official title "Chief Administrator". This is only seen in one episode, "It's Your Funeral". The two more visible signs are a multicoloured scarf and a colourful umbrella stick (used as a cane). Most, though not all, of the Number 2s seem to use these symbolic objects. Throughout the series, Number 2 tries to break Number 6 th their will. A variety of interrogation, intimidation, drugs, and mind control techniques are used by sequential Number 2s. Number 6's importance usually prevents the use of brutal methods — routinely employed on other prisoners — against him (this policy was ignored by the female Number 2 at the end of "Free for All"). The first episode, "Arrival", established that the people holding the position of Number 2 were rotated on a regular basis. Some fans have interpreted the removal of a Number 2 exclusively as a punishment for failure, but there were only two individuals who actually fit this categorization. The episode "Free for All" suggests that Number 2s are "democratically elected by the people." However, this was part of the attempt used by the Number 2 of that episode to break Number 6. One of these Number 2s was recalled to the Village as the final Number 2 (as played by McKern). This Number 2 appears to hold a position of some distinction. In the final episode, "Fall Out", McKern's character uses the Lord's Entrance in the Palace of Westminster, indicating that he is a Member of Parliament, having either inherited a title through birth or received a title from the Crown. An alternative interpretation is that the Palace of Westminster is a symbol of democracy, in contrast to the theme of totalitarianism and the suppression of the individual. Cast
The above list includes only actors who each played the same role in more than one episode. A number of other actors played Number Two in one-off appearances, while several actors including Alexis Kanner, Christopher Benjamin, Georgina Cookson, and Patrick Cargill, and appeared in more than one episode, playing different characters each time. McGoohan was the only actor credited in the opening sequence, with Muscat the only actor considered a "co-star" of the series. Kenneth Griffith appeared in "The Girl Who Was Death" and "Fall Out." He was cast as Number 2 in the former episode; some people argue that as the assignment of Number 2 was always changing, he could have been portraying the same person. There is also the theory that Cargill played the same character in his two episodes: The Prisoner recognized this Number Two ("Hammer Into Anvil") as his former superior's aide Thorpe ("Many Happy Returns") due to the failure of a memory block technique, and hides this fact by laying the motivation of his assault on the other to the death of the young woman seen in the episode's opening minutes, a motivation which in fact does not hold up under close scrutiny of the sequence (he could not possibly have heard any of the interrogation and his intrusion does indeed seem to have caused a distraction that allowed her to jump out the room's window to her death). See also: List of The Prisoner cast members EpisodesUnproduced episodesUnproduced storylines and scripts for the series are known to exist, several of which were published in a two-volume collection of Prisoner scripts edited by Robert Fairclough and published by Reynolds and Hearn in 2005 and 2006.
Spin-offs and continuationsNovelsAce Books in the United States published three novels based upon the television series. The first of these, titled initially The Prisoner by Thomas M. Disch (later republished as I Am Not a Number!), was issued in 1969 (some editions carry a 1967 copyright date but this refers to the series, not the book). Considered non-canonical, it details the recapture of the Prisoner after he had been been brainwashed to forget his original experience in The Village, and his struggles to remember what was taken from him and to escape again from The Village (or another Village). Some sources erroneously list Disch as the creator of the TV series, as he is the writer of the first novel based upon the show. Also in 1969-70 Ace published two additional original novels based upon the series. These books, belived by some to be set after the events of "Fall Out," are notable for stating explicitly that Number 6 is John Drake from Danger Man. The two books are also not considered canonical.
All three novels have been reprinted numerous times over the years; most recently the Disch and Stine books were republished in 2002. Additionally, all three books were republished in omnibus form. The reference work The Whole Story: 3000 Years of Sequels & Sequences 2nd edition by John E. Simkin erroneously lists an additional volume by McDaniel entitled Prisoner 3 being released in 1981, but no such book was ever published. In the 1980s, Roger Langley of the Prisoner Appreciation Society wrote three novellas based upon the series:
These books were made available through the fan club, and at the Prisoner Shop in Portmeirion and are long out of print. In 2004, Powys Media announced plans for a new series of novels based upon the series. As of March 2005 only the first volume, The Prisoner's Dilemma, has been released. Six novels have been announced, all to be published in trade paperback format. According to Powys Media, at least six books are planned (a seventh novel, from Robert Sheckley, was never written due to the passing of the author). Although officially licensed, it has not yet been determined whether the books are considered canonical.
Comic booksThe premise of the television series fascinated comic book artist Jack Kirby, who created a four-issue homage in 1969 in Fantastic Four #82-85, in which the superhero team finds itself in Doctor Doom's Latveria, a city like the Village in many respects. In the early 1970s, Marvel Comics considered launching a comic book based on The Prisoner, to be written by Steve Englehart and drawn by Gil Kane. When Jack Kirby returned to Marvel in the mid-70s after a run at DC Comics, the property was transferred to him. A test issue was put together but never completed (all 17 pages were scripted and pencilled by Kirby, but only parts were lettered and inked, by Mike Royer). Original artwork from this comic still exists and occasionally turns up for auction. Some of it has been published in the comic book fanzine Jack Kirby Collector. The surviving artwork suggests that the first issue, at least, would have been an adaptation of "Arrival." [5] Shattered VisageImage:Prisoner2.JPG Motter's Number One Set twenty years after the final episode of the television series, Shattered Visage begins with a woman named Alice Drake being shipwrecked on the shores of the Village and encountering an aged, psychologically scarred Number Six. While the decades-old conflict unfolds between Six and Number Two (as played by Leo McKern in the TV series), secret agents in London have their own plans regarding the intelligence mine that is the Village as well as the secret lying at its very core. In a nod to both the idea of "I am not a number!" and the episode, "A, B and C", the four issues were not numbered, but were rather Issue A, B, C, and D. The trade paperback included a two-page text piece that rationalized the events of the last episode, Fall Out as drug-enhanced psychodrama designed to break Number Six. However, the story itself regards the surreal final episode of the series as a pivotal point of characterization, as opposed to dismissing it entirely. While the story leaves most of the mysteries of the Village as unexplained as ever, many views and suggestions as to the nature of the Village are implied and theorized. Most notably, the comic presents a number of implied explanations for Fall Out, the surreal and confusing final episode of the series, claiming it contains psychological relevance for the character of Number Six. The actual locations of the final episode are revisited in the climax of the comic, and the true purpose of the facility uncovered by Number Six is explained. These explanations do not significantly contradict Fall Out but offer a more literal, rational view. The references to the TV show are also quite prominent in the comic, with reiterated lines of memorable dialogue and scenes reminiscent of the title sequences and recreations of images in the episodes. Several guest-characters from the TV series make cameo appearances. Patrick McGoohan and ITC Entertainment subjected the story and art to a thorough evaluation. The likenesses of McGoohan and Leo McKern were featured for their characters’ return and it is rumored that while the notoriously critical McGoohan "didn’t hate" the series, McKern was flattered to be a "comic book villain" for the first time. Computer games
In the early 1980s, Edu-Ware produced two computer games based upon the series for the Apple II computer. The first, titled simply, The Prisoner, was released in 1980, followed by a remake, Prisoner 2 in 1982. The first game in Cyan's "Myst" series featured a location called "Stoneship," that resembles the Stone Boat at Portmeirion. Role-playing gamesSteve Jackson Games' popular role-playing game system GURPS released a (now out of print) world book for The Prisoner. It included maps, episode synopses, details of the Village and its inhabitants, and much other material. For instance, it has suggestions for game scenarios with the premise interpretation for outer space, heroic fantasy, horror and even complete inversion into something akin to Hogan's Heroes. The return of The PrisonerA movie version of The Prisoner has been in development hell for many years at Universal Pictures. At one point Simon West was attached as director with Patrick McGoohan on board as an executive producer, script consultant, and possible cameo appearance. Many A-list actors have been rumoured to play Number 6, with Russell Crowe believed to be the favourite. Patrick McGoohan also mentioned in a 1997 interview with French TV that he would like to see Mel Gibson play the lead role. It was announced in late 2005 that Granada will be reviving the series for Sky One, beginning in Spring 2007.[6] Christopher Eccleston has been linked with the role, but these rumours were strongly denied by Eccleston's agent in the 30 May 2006 issue of Radio Times, and Eccleston has since joined the cast of NBC Drama Heroes. According to the 3 June - 9 June issue of the magazine, the new series re-make will be entitled Number Six and not The Prisoner. American cable network AMC is co-producing. As of August 2006, Universal Pictures is near a deal for Christopher Nolan to direct a feature version of TV series. Janet and David Peoples are set to write the script. Scott Stuber, Mary Parent, Barry Mendel and Emma Thomas will produce. In December 2006, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the American cable TV channel AMC is co-producing The Prisoner with Sky One, and that it will run at least six to eight episodes, beginning in January 2008 (both in the UK and USA). AMC plans to re-air the original series at about the same time. [7] MusicThe Prisoner has inspired many musicians and in the UK, The Sledge Dogs recorded a track in 2007 called "Six of One" and most famously "the prisoner" by Iron Maiden who got personal permission from Patrick McGoohan. during a phone call, and later on a more ambigious sequel-of-sorts 'Back in the Village'. References in popular cultureSee: References to The Prisoner in popular culture AwardsThe final episode, "Fall Out" received a Hugo Award nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1969, but lost out to 2001: A Space Odyssey. In 2002, the series won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. In 2005, readers of SFX magazine awarded the series fifth place in a poll of fantasy television programmes. A 2006 survey of leading rock and film stars by Uncut magazine ranking films, books, music or TV shows that changed the world, placed The Prisoner at #10, the highest for a TV show. Trivia
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