So, one of the things I have been wanting to do for the last couple of years was to watch The Prisoner. It was a British show from 1967-68 that my parents watched and I had seen some of it when I was a kid. Big Finish has done some full cast audio drama continuing the story. And then some of the podcasters I listen to (think Doctor Who) did a podcast on the show so I felt I needed to do a re-watch. I didn't want to listen to the podcast or the continuing episodes until after I had watched the show.
As an FYI, here's the synopsis from Big Finish:
‘I’m not a number. I’m a free man!’
January 16th, 1967... A secret agent resigns, then wakes up to find himself imprisoned in ‘The Village’ — a bizarre community with a cheery veneer, but an underbelly of mystery and threat. All occupants of The Village have numbers instead of names, with our secret agent forced to accept the mantel of Number Six.
The authorities running this Village are intent on discovering why Number Six resigned — but it’s a secret he steadfastly refuses to divulge. As the drama unfolds, the authorities, in the guise of the sinister Number Two, try ever more ingenious and aggressive means to bend Number Six to their will. All the while, Number Six is intent on two aims: to escape and to find out ‘Who is Number One?’
Anyway, this past weekend I watched two episodes
1. Arrival
2. The Chimes of Big Ben
As long as the internet works okay, it's fun.
1 comment:
I've heard of this show, but I don't think my parents watched it. Enjoy!
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