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Friday, 29 September 2017

THE PRISONER 50 YEARS OLD


This is a series I watched in reruns  and like it's weird and quirky look .I AM NOT A NUMBER I AM A FREE MAN.
The Prisoner

This article is about the 1967 British TV series. For other uses, see Prisoner (disambiguation).

The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television series[2] first broadcast in Canada beginning on 6 September 1967 then in the United Kingdom on 29 September 1967 and in the United States on 1 June 1968.[3] It stars and was co-created by Patrick McGoohan, and combines spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama.[2]

The PrisonerCreated byPatrick McGoohan
George MarksteinWritten by

Patrick McGoohanDavid TomblinAnthony SkeneTerence FeelyVincent TilsleyGeorge Markstein

Directed by

Patrick McGoohanPat JacksonDon ChaffeyDavid Tomblin

StarringPatrick McGoohanTheme music composerRon GrainerComposer(s)

Albert ElmsWilfred JosephsRobert FarnonPaul Bonneau etc.[1]

Country of originUnited KingdomOriginal language(s)EnglishNo. of series1No. of episodes17 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producer(s)Patrick McGoohanProducer(s)David TomblinLocation(s)PortmeirionNorth WalesRunning time50 minutesReleaseOriginal networkITVPicture format4:3 35 mm filmAudio formatMonoOriginal release29 September 1967 – 1 February 1968

The series follows a British former secret agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village resort, where his captors try to find out why he abruptly resigned from his job. Although the show was sold as a thriller in the mould of the previous series starring McGoohan, Danger Man(1960–68; retitled as Secret Agent in the US), its combination of 1960s counterculturalthemes and surrealistic setting had a far-reaching influence on science fiction and fantasy TV programming, and on narrative popular culture in general.[4]

Least said about  rubbish aMexican minight series of  same name is better not said.

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