\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Prisoner is one of those sixties enigmas, a series that just won\u2019t go away. It has a following equalled by few others, every atom of it\u2019s meaning has been analysed and investigated, from every possible and conceivable angle. Where is the village? Who is number 6? Who is number 1? etc., etc. Apparently even a\u00a0\u00a0psychology course has used the series as a basis. As for me, I really don\u2019t care. This is it in a nutshell, no annulus, just the basics.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An unnamed secret agent resigns. He is then abducted and taken to the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 village. No one has a name, only a number, he is number 6. \u201cI am not a number, I am a free man\u201d. The following episodes concern No 6\u2019s various escape attempts, and his desire to discover more about his captors and surroundings.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The series was made to the hour-long format, with 17 episodes being produced. It was created by the series star, Patrick McGoohan, though the script\u00a0\u00a0 editor George Markstein, should also be credited for his contribution. Much speculation has always been made as to the identity of number 6, many including George Markstein maintain that he was John Drake, the character McGoohan had played in Dangerman. Though McGoohan himself has always denied this (I personally think No 6 was John Drake). Arguments like this are in reality pointless.<\/p>\n
Ultimately the series was made as entertainment, and it should be regarded as such. Confusing, it may be, and it may challenge ways of thinking and even bring up psychological questions, but don\u2019t lose sight of its entertainment value.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cBe seeing you!\u201d<\/p>\n