Season 1
1967 | 18 Episodes
The Prisoner
Drama, Mystery
- ITV - Independent Television
United Kingdom
English- 1 Season (17 Episodes)
- 1967 - 1968
- Ended
After he resigns, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.
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Storyline
After he has resigned, a British secret agent is abducted by a mysterious organisation and relocated to a town known simply as The Village. The aim is to get him to provide secret information but he refuses. What follows is a battle of wits and wills as the agent seeks to escape and his captors try all sorts of means to obtain the information they want.
Country: United Kingdom
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 1967
Also Known As: De gevangene, PrisonerFylakismenos, プリズナーNo.6, Φυλακισμένος, El prisionero, Заключённый, Заключенный, Nummer 6, The Prisoner, Palma Real, Il prigioniero, Le prisonnier, В'язень, Prisoner No.6, 密諜, Saarroksissa | See more »
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Company Credits
Production Co: Everyman Films, Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
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Hugo 1969
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