Details

Release year: 1967

Storyline

An ex-secret agent is taken to a bizarre prison disguised as an idyllic village, from which he attempts to escape while trying not to divulge the information his captors seek to obtain.

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Cast

Patrick McGoohan — Number Six, Number Twelve
Angelo Muscat — The Butler
Peter Swanwick — Supervisor, The Supervisor
Peter Brace — 1st Guardian, 1st Mechanic, Village Thug, Villager, Zick

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Did you know

• 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.

• The building in Portmeirion shown as Number Six's house in the series became a gift shop selling Prisoner-related merchandise.

• At the end of the run of Secret Agent, there was a party, and some members of Parliament attended. Someone said to McGoohan, "So, what does a secret agent do when he retires?" meaning McGoohan. McGoohan took it literally and asked the question to some Parliament members. "Oh, we take care of them. We give them a house, a car, some pocket money, and that way they don't defect." This inspired McGoohan to create the show.