I saw this episode of this truly great series when I was only seven years of age in 1967. I never forgot when he realized the chimes of Big Ben matched his wrist watch and discovers the tape recorder in the closet. I felt badly for him when he walks out and sees he is back in The Village. Leo McKern was one of the best No. 2s the series had. "I feel a new man!" By the way, Rover gave me nightmares as a child. Especially when he suffocated the Villager in the first episode. Nightmares. Be seeing you! No. 122
Despite Mcgoohan's insistence that The Prisoner 'No6' wasn't Danger Man John Drake who do we see in this episode? Fotheringay, John Drake's handler in Danger Man. So many inconsistencies in his argument, it was all down to having too give credit if the obvious was said. It just added to the intrigue of the whole thing even more. My channel is based on the series. Be seeing you..................
Read most think it was more of a copyright issue, as calling him by Drake etc… would’ve possibly meant creators of Danger Man May receive royalties for its use. Clearly 6 is Drake to the viewer in 1967. Adds the Mystery for sure
In this episode we discover the answer to No. 6's question "Whose side are you on?", since in the end we see that his old boss is working with 'them'. So why does he continue to ask this question at the beginning of all the following episodes?
Quazgaa Seeso Nope. Throughout the series it is implied and even said at certain points, that the Village is not run by one side or another, but all together.
Sorry, you are wrong. As you can see here th-cam.com/video/rkzm49pt7kY/w-d-xo.html in this clip from the same episode: #2: It doesn't matter which side runs the Village. #6: It's run by one side or the other. #2: Oh, certainly... So both #6 and #2 (here played by Leo McKern) agree that it is one side or the other. And from what I can remember, it is never implied that the 2 sides run it together. It is only implied that either side could be running it. Of course, if you have some clips you can show me where "_it is implied and even said at certain points, that the Village is not run by one side or another, but all together._", then I might be willing to concede you are right. But in the universe of this episode, no.
"Several of the Number Twos in the course of the show appear to be unclear as to whom they are actually working for, and one explicitly says, "It doesn't matter 'who' Number One is. It doesn't matter which 'side' runs the Village [...] both sides are becoming identical. What in fact has been created [here]? An international community." Another Number Two implies that both East and West are covertly operating the Village together for unknown reasons. The overall impression given by the series is that some kind of nebulous organisation is manipulating all the Cold War powers for its own ends". Quazgaa, to look for definitive answers is to not understand the point of the series. It's allegorical, after all.
I saw this episode of this truly great series when I was only seven years of age in 1967. I never forgot when he realized the chimes of Big Ben matched his wrist watch and discovers the tape recorder in the closet. I felt badly for him when he walks out and sees he is back in The Village.
Leo McKern was one of the best No. 2s the series had. "I feel a new man!"
By the way, Rover gave me nightmares as a child. Especially when he suffocated the Villager in the first episode. Nightmares.
Be seeing you!
No. 122
And you
Brilliant. One of the best series ever made
Wrong. The Best tv series 'Ever Made'. Be seeing you.........
One of the deepest and most bitter betrayals ever seen in film
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The whole world as the Village. Free thinkers are hard to come by. As we attend our group support meetings. I'll be seeing you.
This seems to be a mirror image of the original footage. Symbolic.
A way of getting around copyright issues.
@@billcame6991 AHA! Yes, his hair is parted on the wrong side.
At the end, when the door opens, you can see the guy behind the door opening it and shutting it.
The Chimes of Fartering Gaye would be a better Name for the broadcast of this Prisoner episode . Right Number 6 ?
Stonewall, MA is the Village.
"Isnt it different?" No.
"It is... Isn't IT?" :)
The guy with the mustache has a certain David Wayne (Batman's "Mad Hatter") thing going here...
Chilling
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It's weird. I don't remember this scene
Despite Mcgoohan's insistence that The Prisoner 'No6' wasn't Danger Man John Drake who do we see in this episode? Fotheringay, John Drake's handler in Danger Man.
So many inconsistencies in his argument, it was all down to having too give credit if the obvious was said. It just added to the intrigue of the whole thing even more.
My channel is based on the series. Be seeing you..................
Read most think it was more of a copyright issue, as calling him by Drake etc… would’ve possibly meant creators of Danger Man May receive royalties for its use. Clearly 6 is Drake to the viewer in 1967. Adds the Mystery for sure
❤ Patrick McGoohan 🙏
In this episode we discover the answer to No. 6's question "Whose side are you on?", since in the end we see that his old boss is working with 'them'. So why does he continue to ask this question at the beginning of all the following episodes?
Quazgaa Seeso Nope. Throughout the series it is implied and even said at certain points, that the Village is not run by one side or another, but all together.
Sorry, you are wrong. As you can see here th-cam.com/video/rkzm49pt7kY/w-d-xo.html in this clip from the same episode:
#2: It doesn't matter which side runs the Village.
#6: It's run by one side or the other.
#2: Oh, certainly...
So both #6 and #2 (here played by Leo McKern) agree that it is one side or the other. And from what I can remember, it is never implied that the 2 sides run it together. It is only implied that either side could be running it. Of course, if you have some clips you can show me where "_it is implied and even said at certain points, that the Village is not run by one side or another, but all together._", then I might be willing to concede you are right. But in the universe of this episode, no.
"Several of the Number Twos in the course of the show appear to be unclear as to whom they are actually working for, and one explicitly says, "It doesn't matter 'who' Number One is. It doesn't matter which 'side' runs the Village [...] both sides are becoming identical. What in fact has been created [here]? An international community." Another Number Two implies that both East and West are covertly operating the Village together for unknown reasons. The overall impression given by the series is that some kind of nebulous organisation is manipulating all the Cold War powers for its own ends".
Quazgaa, to look for definitive answers is to not understand the point of the series. It's allegorical, after all.
Unless his boss is a double agent, and that runs on the assumption that there is only two sides.
It means what it is..................
"Maybe he was slow?
Who is number 1
I am number 1. If you tell anyone, I will have you brought to the village and force you to live a long and happy life. Yes, I am a real bastard!
Everybody is No.1
You are, Number Six.