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Before Twin Peaks and The X-Files, Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner was the definitive cult sci-fi/suspense show, and while its influence may have diminished its impact to some, many of us still find it to be one of, if not the, most enthralling televisions shows in the history of the format.

The story revolves around a man referred to only as Number Six, a former 'agent' who resigns only to wake up in a strange village somewhere on the coast where the inhabitants are referred to not by their names but by their numbers. Number Six refuses to conform and as such runs afoul of Number Two, the man in charge of the Village who wants to know why he resigned and wants to get the information out of his head. As such, Number Six wants nothing more than to escape so that he can go back to London, reclaim the identity that was taken from him, and live his life on his own terms but the Village has measures set in place to prevent that from happening and as the series unfolds it becomes obvious that there is a much larger conspiracy at work.

Full of pop art psychedelic imagery and fantastic compositions, The Prisoner was a show filled with completely surprising plot twists as one man fought against a system he couldn't see or understand to regain his identity. Number Six could trust no one while Number Two would stop at nothing to get the information out of his head.

Creator: Patrick McGoohan
Cast: Patrick McGoohan, Angelo Muscat, Peter Swanwick
Country: UK
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7 x DVD9 | PAL 4:3 | 850 minutes | 52.6 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English
Subtitles: none

Extras:

DISC ONE
• Episodes:
--- "Arrival" (48:55)
--- "The Chimes of Big Ben" (48:16)
--- "A. B. and C." (48:18)
• Audio commentary on "Arrival" by production manager Bernie Williams and film librarian Tony Sloman
• Audio commentary on "The Chimes of Big Ben" by writer Vincent Tilsley
• Picture slideshow (with movie soundtrack - 11:20)
• Trailers: "Arrival" (1:01), "The Chimes of Big Ben" (1:00), "A. B. and C." (1:00)

DISC TWO
• Episodes:
--- "Free For All" (48:17)
--- "The Schizoid Man" (48:17)
--- "The General" (48:15)
• Audio commentary on "The Schizoid Man" by director Pat Jackson
• Audio commentary on "The General" by director Graham Scott
• Picture slideshow (with movie soundtrack - 9:59)
• Trailers: "Free For All" (1:00), "The Schizoid Man" (0:59), "The General" (1:00)

DISC THREE
• Episodes:
--- "Many Happy Returns" (48:18)
--- "Dance of the Dead" (48:18)
--- "Checkmate" (48:12)
• Audio commentary on "Dance of the Dead" by production manager Bernie Williams, film librarian Tony Sloman and editor John S Smith
• Picture slideshow (with movie soundtrack - 8:50)
• Trailers: "Many Happy Returns" (1:02), "Dance of the Dead" (0:59), "Checkmate" (0:59)

DISC FOUR
• Episodes:
--- "Hammer Into Anvil" (48:21)
--- "It's Your Funeral" (47:49)
--- "A Change of Mind" (48:15)
• Audio commentary on "A Change of Mind" by writer Roger Parkes
• Picture slideshow (with movie soundtrack - 7:56)
• Trailers: "Hammer Into Anvil" (1:00), "It's Your Funeral" (0:59), "A Change of Mind" (1:01)

DISC FIVE
• Episodes:
--- "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling" (48:17)
--- "Living in Harmony" (48:48)
--- "The Girl Who Was Death" (48:35)
• Picture slideshow (with movie soundtrack - 10:47)
• Trailers: "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" (1:00), "Living in Harmony" (1:00), "The Girl Who Was Death" (1:00)

DISC SIX
• Episodes:
--- "Once Upon A Time" (48:28)
--- "Fall Out" (48:55)
• Audio commentary on "Fall Out" by music editor Eric Mival and editor Noreen Ackland
• Picture slideshow (with movie soundtrack - 11:38)
• "Exposure Strip Gallery" slideshow (10:30)
• Textless titles with Ron Grainer theme - (3:07)
• Textless titles with Wilfred Josephs theme - (3:07)
• Textless titles with Robert Farnon theme - (3:07)
• "Textless Material" featurette (4:03)
• "Foreign File Cabinet Footage" featurette (2:29)
• "Rover Footage" featurette (0:26)
• "Patrick McGoohan Photo Montage from Arrival" slideshow
• "Behind The Scenes Footage" featurette (45:43)
• "Commercial Break Bumpers" featurette (0:17)
• Trailers: "Once Upon A Time"(0:59), "Fall Out" (1:00), "Generic" trailer #1 (0:52), "Generic" trailer #2 (1:27)

DISC SEVEN
• "Don't Knock Yourself Out" documentary (94:53)
• "'Arrival' Original Edit" alternate episode (48:38)
• "'Arrival' Original Edit With Music Only" alternate episode (48:38)
• "'Arrival' Original Edit Restoration" featurette (3:49)
• "'The Chimes of Big Ben' Original Edit" alternate episode (50:38)
• "Generic/PR Image Gallery" slideshow (2:15)
• "Original Press Conference Image Gallery 1967" slideshow (2:30)
• "Jack Shampan's Production Designs Image Gallery" slideshow (3:45)

4 x BD50 + 2 x DVD | 1080p AVC, PAL | 850 minutes | 157.2 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English
Subtitles: English

Extras:

DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
• Episodes:
--- "Arrival" (50:59)
--- "The Chimes of Big Ben" (50:16)
--- "A, B & C" (50:20)
--- "Free For All" (50:19)
--- "The Schizoid Man" (50:19)
• Audio Commentary on "Arrival" by production manager Bernie Williams and film librarian Tony Sloman
• Audio Commentary on "The Chimes of Big Ben" by writer Vincent Tilsley
• Audio Commentary on "The Schizoid Man" by director Pat Jackson
• Episodic Image Gallery with Music Suite (19:24)
• Trailers: "Arrival" (1:03), "The Chimes of Big Ben" (1:02), "A. B. and C." (1:02), "Free for All" (1:03), "The Schizoid Man" (1:02)

DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
• Episodes:
--- "The General" (50:17)
--- "Many Happy Returns" (50:19)
--- "Dance of the Dead" (50:20)
--- "Checkmate" (50:12)
--- "Hammer Into Anvil" (50:22)
• Audio Commentary on "The General" by director Peter Graham Scott
• Audio Commentary on "Dance of the Dead" by production manager Bernie Williams, film librarian Tony Sloman, and editor John S. Smith
• Episodic Image Gallery with Music Suite (12:21)
• Trailers: "The General" (1:03), "Many Happy Returns" (1:04), "Dance of the Dead" (1:03), "Checkmate" (1:02), "Hammer Into Anvil" (1:03)

DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
• Episodes:
--- "It's Your Funeral" (49:49)
--- "A Change of Mind" (50:17)
--- "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling" (50:19)
--- "Living in Harmony" (50:52)
--- "The Girl Who Was Death" (50:37)
• Audio Commentary on "A Change of Mind" by director Roger Parkes
• Episodic Image Gallery with Music Suite (17:59)
• Trailers: "It's Your Funeral" (1:02), "A Change of Mind" (1:04), "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" (1:03), "Living in Harmony" (1:03), "The Girl Who Was Death" (1:04)

DISC FOUR (Blu-ray)
• Episodes:
--- "Once Upon a Time" (50:30)
--- "Fall Out" (51:00)
• Audio Commentary on "Fall Out" by music editor Eric Mival and editor Noreen Ackland
• Episodic Image Gallery with Music Suite (12:12)
• Trailers: "Once Upon a Time" (1:02), "Fall Out" (1:03), "Generic Trailer 1" (0:54), "Generic Trailer 2" (1:30)
• "Arrival" original edit (50:38)
• "Arrival" original edit with music only (50:38)
• "Arrival" original edit restoration (3:59)
• Textless Material (10:35)

DISC FIVE (DVD)
• "Don't Knock Yourself Out" documentary (94:55)
• "You Make Sure It Fits!" featurette (9:16)
• "The Pink Prisoner" featurette (9:21)
• Exposure Strip Gallery (10:30)
• Ad Bumpers (0:17)
• 3 Textless Titles (3:17)
• Filing Cabinet Footage (2:29)
• Rover Footage (0:26)
• McGoohan Montage from "Arrival" (0:50)
• Behind the Scenes Footage (45:42)

DISC SIX (DVD)
• "The Chimes of Big Ben" original edit (50:47)
• Promotional Image Gallery (2:17)
• 1967 Press Conference Gallery (2:33)
• Production Designs Gallery (0:51)
• Lava Lamp Footage (7:43)
• Televisions Greatest Hits Interview (2:47)
• Audio Interview with Patrick McGoohan (47:47)