The Prisoner

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BBC Radio 4 Extra

Drama: Psychological

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

Dramatisation for radio of the iconic 1960s television mystery series.

The Prisoner: Series 1: 1. The Chimes of Big Ben - Part 1/2

1. The Chimes of Big Ben - Part 1/2

Series 1

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Number 6 realises that Number 9 is no more. The new Number 2 pairs him with a new arrival.

Number 6 realises that Number 9 is no more. The new Number 2 distracts him with an attractive new arrival. Stars Mark Elstob.

A new prisoner, Nadia, arrives in The Village. She is strong-minded, independent, and refuses to become Number 8. Number 6 becomes convinced that she’s his ticket out of The Village...

The original seventeen episode TV series of The Prisoner created intrigue and controversy in equal measure when it first aired in the UK in 1967. In a taut psychological spy thriller the main character, dehumanised as ‘Number 6’, has committed no crime, save for having resigned from some unspecified branch of the British Secret Service. His prison is a heavily guarded coastal village.

Under constant surveillance, Number 6 can trust no-one and relentlessly works to establish who his captors are, a seemingly impossible task when the most senior figure he encounters – Number 2 – changes frequently.

Number 6 …. Mark Elstob
Number 2 …. Michael Cochrane
Nadia/Number 8 …. Kristina Buikaite
The Village Voice …. Helen Goldwyn
Danvers …. Barnaby Edwards
The Conductor …. Nicholas Briggs

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Music: Jamie Robertson 

Script Editor: Jamie Anderson

Written and directed by Nicholas Briggs.

A Big Finish Production - based on the classic ITV series.

The Prisoner: Series 1

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Mark Elstob stars in a radio dramatisation of the 1960s television mystery series.

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