The Prisoner

Original version

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Drama: Psychological

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

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

The Prisoner: Series 2: 1. I Met a Man Today Part 1/2

1. I Met a Man Today Part 1/2

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Prisoner, Series 2, 1. I Met a Man Today Part 1/2

Number 6 escapes from The Village and finds his car and house are now owned by an author.

Number 6 has escaped from The Village and finds his car and house are now owned by author Kate Butterworth. Stars Mark Elstob.

After escaping from The Village, Number 6 discovers his car and house are now owned by author Kate Butterworth...

The original 17 episode television 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 was a heavily guarded ornate coastal village.

Under constant surveillance, Number 6 can trust no-one and relentlessly works to establish the identity of his. As the audio re-imagining continues, we discover more about the enigma of the personal life of Number 6.

Number 6 …. Mark Elstob
Kate Butterworth …. Lucy Briggs-Owen
Brenda …. Susan Earnshaw
Barmaid …. Helen Goldwyn
Control …. Jim Barclay
Danvers …. Barnaby Edwards
Thorpe …. John Heffernan 

Original music by Jamie Robertson. 

Script Editor: Jamie Anderson

Written and directed by Nicholas Briggs.

A 2017 Big Finish Production adapted from the cult ITV series.

The Prisoner: Series 2

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Mark Elstob stars in a dramatisation of the cult 1960s TV mystery series.

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