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3/4. Paul Jackson continues his exploration of television programmes that became part of television history. A Still Tongue Makes for a Quiet Life. "So crazy it just might work. With these words Lew Grade gave Patrick McGoohan the go-ahead to replace the massively successful but ultimately exhausted Danger Man. Although it ran for only 17 episodes The Prisoner so entranced its audience that it has grown from a 1960s curiosity into a worldwide cult. Producer Paul Kobrak

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Paul Jackson
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Lew Grade
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Patrick McGoohan
Producer:
Paul Kobrak
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