The Prisoner: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Prisoner (1967): Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
A British secret agent retires from his position... and is whisked away to a mysterious Village where people who know too much but can't be killed are kept for the security of the State. Which State? No one knows. The unnamed agent, dubbed "Number Six" since everyone in the Village, is only known by a number, defies the Village authorities and alternates between trying to escape and undermining his captors.
Series details
- Title: The Prisoner
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery
- Premiere date: 1967-10-01
- Final broadcast date listed: 1968-02-04
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 8/10
- TVMaze ID: 470
Cast and credited roles
- Patrick McGoohan — Number Six
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1967-10-01; final listed air date 1968-02-04; episode order: 17.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Prisoner on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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