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The Prisoner Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
17 Episodes 1967 - 1968
Episode 1
Arrival
Fri, Sep 29, 1967 60 mins
A government agent (Patrick McGoohan) resigns his job and is placed in an apparently serene locale called the Village, where escape is impossible and all identities are mysteries. Number 2: Guy Doleman. Woman: Virginia Maskell.
Episode 2
The Chimes of Big Ben
Fri, Oct 6, 1967 52 mins
The Prisoner becomes involved with a new captive, and an important clue is provided. Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan. Nadia: Nadia Gray. Number 2: Leo McKern. Fotheringay: Richard Wattis. General: Finlay Currie.
Episode 3
A. B. and C.
Fri, Oct 13, 1967 30 mins
Dream manipulation is used in an attempt to learn why the Prisoner quit his top-secret job. Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan. Number 2: Colin Gordon. Number 14: Sheila Allen. Mme. Endgadine: Katherine Kath.
Episode 4
Free for All
Fri, Oct 20, 1967 50 mins
The Prisoner is running for election in the Village and Number 2 is cheering him on. Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan. Number 2: Eric Portman.
Episode 5
The Schizoid Man
Fri, Oct 27, 1967 30 mins
Will the Prisoner crack when he's introduced to himself? Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan. Alison: Jane Merrow. Number 2: Anton Rodgers.
Episode 6
The General
Fri, Nov 3, 1967 55 mins
The Prisoner (Patrick McGoohan) opposes a scheme that would grant villagers a university degree in three minutes. Number 2: Colin Gordon. Number 12: John Castle.
Episode 7
Many Happy Returns
Fri, Nov 10, 1967 50 mins
The Prisoner escapes from the Village---too easily. Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan. Thorpe: Patrick Cargill. Colonel: Donald Sinden. Mrs. Butterworth: Georgina Cookson.
Episode 8
Dance of the Dead
Fri, Nov 17, 1967 50 mins
Women provide deadly problems for the Prisoner amid the gaiety of the Village carnival. Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan. Number 2: Mary Morris. Supervisor: Camilla Hasse.
Episode 9
Checkmate
Fri, Nov 24, 1967 50 mins
The Prisoner is thrust into a chess game in which the pieces are people. Number 2: Peter Wyngarde. Queen: Rosalie Crutchley. Butler: Angelo Muscat.
Episode 10
Hammer into Anvil
Fri, Dec 1, 1967 50 mins
Out to avenge the death of a fellow captive, the Prisoner attempts to mentally break Number 2 (Patrick Cargill). The Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan. Number 14: Basil Hoskins.
Episode 11
It's Your Funeral
Fri, Dec 8, 1967 50 mins
The Prisoner (Patrick McGoohan) discovers that someone is going to be killed. What he doesn't know is who. Number 2: Derren Nesbitt. Number 100: Mark Eden. Watchmaker's Daughter: Annette Andre.
Episode 12
A Change of Mind
Fri, Dec 15, 1967 55 mins
The Prisoner (Patrick McGoohan) tests his resistance against mind-bending drugs, ultrasonic waves and a woman conditioned to betray him. Number 86: Angela Browne. Number 2: John Sharpe. Doctor: George Pravda.
Episode 13
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
Fri, Dec 22, 1967 52 mins
The Prisoner's mind is transferred to another man's body, as Number 2 tries to capture a scientist. Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan. Number 2: Clifford Evans. Seltzman: Hugo Schuster.
Episode 14
Living in Harmony
Fri, Dec 29, 1967 50 mins
The Prisoner (Patrick McGoohan) is on the brink of a breakdown in a Western town built by his captors. Kathy: Valerie French. The Kid: Alex Kanner.
Episode 15
The Girl Who Was Death
Fri, Jan 19, 1968 52 mins
The Prisoner (Patrick McGoohan) falls for the diabolical charms of a woman called Death. Sonia: Justine Lord.
Episode 16
Once Upon a Time
Thu, Jan 25, 1968 52 mins
Number 2 (Leo McKern) must force the Prisoner to say why he resigned---or else forfeit his own life. The Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan.
Episode 17
Fall Out
Thu, Feb 1, 1968 52 mins
The Prisoner has beaten the system and must either lead the Village or claim his freedom. The Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan. Number 2: Leo McKern. President: Kenneth Griffith. Young Man: Alex Kanner.
