Arrival
- Episode aired Jun 1, 1968
- 50m
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8.4/10
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After resigning, a secret agent finds himself trapped in a bizarre prison known only as The Village.After resigning, a secret agent finds himself trapped in a bizarre prison known only as The Village.After resigning, a secret agent finds himself trapped in a bizarre prison known only as The Village.
- Director
- Writers
- George Markstein
- David Tomblin
- Patrick McGoohan(uncredited)
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- TriviaNo 6 gives his birthdate and time as 4.31 am, 19th March, 1928 - which is exactly the same as Patrick McGoohan's.
- GoofsIn the two helicopter scenes, Portmeirion employees' cars can be seen behind the Green Dome.
- Quotes
The New Number Two: Good day, Number Six.
Number 6: Number what?
The New Number Two: Six. For official purposes, everyone has a number. Yours is number six.
Number 6: I am not a number. I am a person.
The New Number Two: Six of one, half a dozen of another.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Prisoner: Free for All (1967)
Featured review
Inside the gilded cage
"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!"
And so begins "the Prisoner", a pilot episode that hits the ground at full speed, the unnamed secret agent furiously slamming down his resignation and storming off - only to be gassed and awakened in a cheerily conformist seaside resort. And it never really slows down; this is bursting at the seams with plot and setup, infused with a primal energy as Number Six (Patrick McGoohan, stripped of individuality) saunters, paces and seethes with contempt. Who exactly did he work for, and why was his exit so bitter? Who runs the Village? What happens if he gives up their so-coveted information?
And what a peculiar place this is, as mystifying as it is idyllic, menacingly patrolled by a weather balloon. The world-building that goes on here is fantastic.
It's no wonder this show was a hit; it practically dares yo not to tune in next week.
9/10
And so begins "the Prisoner", a pilot episode that hits the ground at full speed, the unnamed secret agent furiously slamming down his resignation and storming off - only to be gassed and awakened in a cheerily conformist seaside resort. And it never really slows down; this is bursting at the seams with plot and setup, infused with a primal energy as Number Six (Patrick McGoohan, stripped of individuality) saunters, paces and seethes with contempt. Who exactly did he work for, and why was his exit so bitter? Who runs the Village? What happens if he gives up their so-coveted information?
And what a peculiar place this is, as mystifying as it is idyllic, menacingly patrolled by a weather balloon. The world-building that goes on here is fantastic.
It's no wonder this show was a hit; it practically dares yo not to tune in next week.
9/10
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