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6. An excellent, but long, documentary. I had no idea Patrick McGoohan was so highly strung.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:17 PM

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Wow. I made it all the way through.

According to this video, he was progressively becoming an obsessed madman as the series went on.

Count me as someone who thought the finale was excessively weird. It got lost in allegory at the expense of cohesive story.

The identity of number 1 was always there in the opening credits, but visible only in retrospect.

Prisoner: "Who is number 1?"

Number 2: "You are ... number 6."

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For fans of The Prisoner - a brilliant 95-minute documentary on the making of the series, done for British TV in 2007 [View all] highplainsdem Sunday OP

Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Sunday #1

Yvw! highplainsdem Sunday #2

😃 SheltieLover Sunday #3

I'll be interested in hearing what others think of this. highplainsdem Sunday #4

An excellent, but long, documentary. I had no idea Patrick McGoohan was so highly strung. Intractable Yesterday #6

He was very intense, and felt so responsible for that series. highplainsdem 1 hr ago #7

Why number 6? Doc_Technical Yesterday #5