The Prisoner (TV series)

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Name:	The Prisoner
Abbreviation(s):
Creator:	Patrick McGoohan, George Markstein
Date(s):	1967-1968, 2009 (remake)
Medium:	tv
Country of Origin:	UK, USA (2009 remake)
External Links:	wikipedia
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The Prisoner is a British 1960s TV series. It is a mix of spy fiction and SF, and is sometimes considered to be an example of the spy-fi genre. It was remade in 2009.

The original series has cult status, with a devoted following among fans of British sf. Fans enjoy the series' surrealism & dystopian worldview. Questions such as Who is Number 1? have achieved catchphrase status. It had a fan club named "The Prisoner Foundation" ran by Glenn Magee.

A follow-up to Patrick McGoohan's earlier series Danger Man (shown in the US as Secret Agent, featuring the popular song of the era by Johnny Rivers as a theme song, which ironically featured the line "They've given you a number and taken way your name")

The store revolves around a secret agent know only known as Number 6, who after resigning from his job wakes up in a mysterious place called "The Village". Where everyone is only identified by numbers instead of actual names. 17 episodes were made and it has gained a cult following.

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An example of a US television station tantalizing fan interest in the show:

On January 17th, KQED Channel 9, will once again air "The Prisoner" starring Patrick McGoohan. This 17 episode program will run on thursday nights at 10pm and will repeat the same episode on Sunday nights at 11:30pm. At the end of each episode on Thursday night KQED will present a "Prisoner Rap Session", where fans discuss the many themes and possible hidden meanings of each episode.

Fan Clubs

• Once Upon a Time...
• The Prisoner Foundation
• Six of One: The Prisoner Appreciation Society

Fanzines

Gen

• The Green Dome
• Once Upon a Time
• The Tally Ho
• Who is No.1?

Gen, multimedia (some crossovers)

• A-Team Through Time
• The Clipper Trade Ship
• Compadres
• Cosmoconnection (1976-1980)
• Crazy Quilt
• CrosSignals
• Eleventh Sector
• The Karenina Continuity Chronicles
• The Laughing Mutoid
• The Man from UNCLE Special Gen Collection
• Of Dreams and Schemes
• Rerun
• Robots, Rebels, and Renegades
• Syzygy
• in the village

Slash, multimedia

• Guilty Pleasures - Media Cannibals
• Overtures

Non-fiction

• En Garde
• Number Six
• The Prisoner, a non-fiction zine
• The Prisoner, a newsletter
• The Prisoner Companion
• Windmills

Sample Art

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  cover of Windmills #1 (1968)

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  cover of the zine The Prisoner (1977)

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  cover of an issue of The Green Dome (1980)

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  cover of Once Upon a Time #20