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: The Schizoid Man

The Schizoid Man

Series 1

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Number 6’s only ally, Number 9, sees double as Number 2 employs extreme measures.

Number 6’s only ally, Number 9, sees double as Number 2 employs extreme measures to break the rogue agent. Stars Mark Elstob.

Number 6 finds himself fascinated by a strange bond which has suddenly developed between himself and Number 9. But the next morning, he wakes to find himself changed. A moustache, different hair, and... a new designation - Number 12.

The original 17 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... 

CAST:

Number 6 …. Mark Elstob
Number 2 …. Celia Imrie
Number 9 …. Sara Powell
The Village Voice …. Helen Goldwyn
Cobb …. Jim Barclay
Number 17 …. Jez Fielder
The Butler …. Barnaby Edwards 

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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