Wonderful series that I first saw in the 60s and was able to introduce friends to in later years who were completely blown away by it. My favorite version of the theme is that rarely heard segment during the opening titles to "Fall Out" with the Portmeirion revelation.
Bitchin' show and fantastic theme music! Remember when the theme music was one of the main reasons we looked forward to our favorite tv shows? The Man from UNCLE, the Wild Wild West, the Avengers, Hawaii Five-0, and so many more. Oh and I agree christopher, Leo McKern was a fan favorite because he was the best #2 of the whole series. Did you ever watch Rumpole of the Baily? He was great in that show. No way can they ever make a decent Prisoner movie because he cannot be duplicated.
I'm gonna try to get a box-set of this series. I already have the 2009 version. BTW, what vehicle is Patrick driving? A four-wheeler, some kind of cart?
Pat is driving a Lotus 7 Series II - still produced today as a highly modified Series III - called the Caterham 7, by Caterham Cars England, who bought the production licence from Lotus.
There are many close copies of this kit car produced all over the world - here in New Zealand, by Fraser Cars. The fastest variants are usually powered with a high performance 1.8 or 2.0 litre engine - producing anywhere up to 400 hp with 0-60 mph coming up in 2.6 seconds.
1: Depends of the engine you select and the state of tune - most common engine used here in NZ is the Toyota 4A-GE 1600cc engine from as low as 115hp all the way up to 240hp in 10hp increments, and beyond with turbos. 45 mpg to 10 mpg - you choose.
2: Here in NZ, the 7 is sold as a kit car or as a completed car, custom built by the Fraser team, or anything in-between. Expect around US$30,000 you-build to US$45,000 turn-key drive away with a 4A-GE in moderate tune.
1: Depends of the engine you select and the state of tune - most common engine used here in NZ is the Toyota 4A-GE 1600cc engine from as low as 115hp all the way up to 240hp in 10hp increments, and beyond with turbos. 45 mpg to 10 mpg - you choose.
2: Here in NZ, the 7 is sold as a kit car or as a completed car, custom built by the Fraser team, or anything in-between. Expect around US$30,000 you-build to US$45,000 turn-key drive away with a 4A-GE in moderate tune.
Hi well as a Prisoner and Mcgoohan fan,i loved even now im 29!
The Music was genius,When i left Primary School,i hummed RagMarch followed by this till i got home and Like Mcgoohan i was still a prisoner after the credits.Am i the only one who wants Prisonerluedo?The Bulter with the Gun in the lighthouse..LOL!
Awesome show. It'd be studied in the schools worldwide. If You are young, if You want to be free with Your ideals, if You do not want become a Prisoner, watch at this show (just 17 episodes). I'm an italian lawyer, 33 years old., I can declare that The Prisoner is the most educative thing I saw in television in my whole life. I suggest this show to the new generations, watch it and think about it. The Prisoner serie was created in 1967 and Mister McGoohan was a genious. Thank You, dear Patrick.
I have this on bluray and the picture quality is amazing. I love the show and i am only 13. Anyome can watch this show and love it. Rip Patrick McGoohan. Be seeing you
One of the best shows ever made. Leo McKern for sure! My kids and I were born after the series ended, but are ensnared by it! Thanks for this gem. Be seeing you
Never seen this longer version. Love it! Definitely Leo McKern. Even though my kids and I were born after the series ended, we are enthralled by it! Thanks for posting this gem. Be seeing you
This was the best show ever! I saw the remake on amc and was like.... I hate this! I loved the idea though, so I researched it and I found out there was an original an so I rented the entire series, it took me forever to finish but it was worth it! I loved it!
"I am not a number, I am a fee man!" "Ahhhahahahaahahaha"
British TV seemed to develop very fully in the 60s. By 1968 we had had The Prisoner, The Forsyte Saga, Face to Face, Play for Today, TW3 and Coronation Street. Not many more years later and you could chalk up Civilisation and The Family. Many, many good things since then but arguably nothing better.
As often as I have seen this show, I never noticed how soon the hearse starts to follow him. I only noticed it pulling up to the house, but it starts to follow him right from the ministry.
Good lawd, what a terribly dull theme. No substance at all. No wonder they rejected several others, and never could quite get it right. They wound up with some kind of hokey Hawaii 5-0 hodgepodge. Secret Agent Man was a million times better.
@themredweirdoshow Nah. Danger Man had the better theme - High Wire with the hypermanic harpsichord and snare drum. Not that Johnny Rivers yank bollocks.
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why is there nothing on tv now ..nothing but a pile of CRAP ..
a 100 channels ..& nothing on them ..no plays ..or dramas or ghost stories ..just..endless ..shit..Is there anyone in the British television companies who has an ounce of wit to produce anything intelligible ..christ if they can't make it themselves ..then record plays from the stage & put them on ..otherwise replay all the good stuff from the 60's & 70's ..god give us something..
There's actually a proper name that Ron Grainer gave this tune, but I can't recall it right now... could anyone remind me what it is? It's "The Age of.." something, but I can't remember the last word...
@TotzthePlaid The Prisoner Theme is, apparently, based upon an earlier piece by Ron Grainer, called 'The Age of Elegance', maybe that's what you have in mind?..
Notice how the black car that tails Patrick kinda looks like The Road Lord in the Midway Spyhunter game? That and the R Royce that tries to shoot your tire make Spyhunter and The Prisoner have ties.
One of my favourite memories is going to Portmeirion in Wales (where the outdoor scenes were filmed) a few years back, and listening to a brass band playing the Prisoner theme music. What a great show, shame that the re-make was so bad.
Well I am sorry to tell you all that YES Hollywood continues its Done to Death Series or We can't come up with anything new by bringing you the PRISONER..
Jim Caviezel No6
Ian McKellen No2
Yeh and someone said they were also doing Bladerunner..
Just wanted to add that "The Simpsons" did a nice parody of "The Prisoner." Saw it as a rerun the other night, never saw it before. Even had McGoohan doing a parody of his character at what was called "The Island" (instead of "The Village"). Was roaring when Homer popped the "Guardian" with a plastic fork!
@mbabist01 I agree with you absolutely! I can't say how much I detested the abysmal remake of "The Prisoner." Initially, I was excited about the prospect, but it was so horrible that I couldn't bear more than 30 min. or so. But, you are right. Hollywood's greed manifests itself in appalling re-engineerings, remakes, and "reboots." lol Which Simpson's episode is it? I have seasons 2-9 on DVD.
I visited portmeirion back in the 80's.There was a Number 6 shop in the house used in the series.Really amazing place.Many of the local people appeared as extras in the big sets.
Extraordinary. Patrick McGoohan had enormous talent. Actor, writer and director, he was a 'triple threat.' Australian Ron Grainer also had talent to burn; his music for the main and end credits (together with the graphics utilized) were essential components in the creation of a series all too rare - especially in the years since: a genuine cultural - and artistic - icon. To paraphrase a famous line from a well-known Bogart picture, "We don't need no remakes; we don't need no stinking remakes!"
Let me preface this by saying that I enjoy "Lost." It is arguably one of the best series in recent times. It has all of the elements that I particularly enjoy.... Intriguiging drama, sci-fi, mystery and a cast of characters with whom you can identify. That being said, I still believe that "The Prisoner" was the most intelligent and well-crafted enigmatic series ever created. Hmm Rover vs. the smoke monster from Lost. It's nearly a toss-up on that one. lol What do you think?
The Remake is a prime example of America trying to remake a cult classic - and failing abyssmaly.
The original is as 60's kitch as lava lamps, psychedelic light shows and sergeant pepper. That's a big part of it's charm and appeal ......any remake will always be compared with the original and will therefore be doomed to fail
btw, just for fun, who do think is the best number two? I would readily vote for Leo McKern. He actually lost his left eye in an accident. He is a brilliant Australian actor who served as the one of the several number Twos.
@mbabist01 Indeed, you are correct. Sadly, Leo McKern passed away in 2002 at the generous age of 82. Nevertheless, this series has never been equalled in my mind. It was a splendid blend of sci-fi, fantasy and spy intrigue for smart people.
@christopherm2k Wonderful program, a mind-teaser every week. It knocked all other programs (except for the Avengers) at the time into a cocked hat. In fact, it STILL does. And the actors and actresses? Superb, all of them.
@christopherm2k Yeah, Leo McKern does a fantastic number two, but I kinda like Patrick Cargill too. He was an excellent actor : the way he slowly turns crazy because of number six "deeds" is quite something ! ...
It was a tragic error in judgement to have even considered making/remaking or reengineering such a fabulous series. It is in my opinion the best series ever created. I don't offer that opinion lightly. It's quite amazing how such a series can withstand the vestige of time.
@christopherm2k Agreed there. Some things should be left alone. They made a film version of "The Avengers," that thankfully failed miserably. There are no more creative minds in Hollywood.
True... But then again it's missing everything else (who are you? I'm the new number 2. who is number 1. You are number 6... Etc). I thinkg it's just the musical theme which is pretty awesome anyway.
I've had the misfortune of seeing the remake...it drove me to find this. Now I want to sit down with my young ones and watch the whole original (dare I say only) series on Hulu! It'll be fun to see if their reaction will be like mine was when I first viewed it 40 years ago.
I've also had the misfortune of seeing the remake. I'm just so pleased I saw the original first!! It's still one of the smartest and most stimulating peaces of television to this day!! I will soon purchase the DVD's, but not the AMC version but the 40th Anniversary Edition. I can't support AMC for letting this masterpiece be butchered the way it was!
@VitricArt You can watch it on AMC's website. Yeah, I'm avoiding their 'remake' but they're showing the originals online there. I was young when I saw episodes being run on PBS in the late 80s, so most of my memories of it were only of Rover and the pennyfarthing symbol being used throughout. Oh, and I remembered a guy called Number Six. I'm very glad I rediscovered this series as an adult. It's a great series.
All must be warned, some Yank-American production company has *already* foisted on the hapless public a *re-make* of this brilliant series. With Jim Caviezel (Jesus in "Passion of Christ") in the title role, and Ian McKellen as Number Six (There are noother 6's; He's the only one! Ugh!)
To all concerned, I'd *avoid* that Televised Travesty, if I were you.
Few of my Stateside pals know of the "Secret Agent' series and *none* of them know *anyhting* of this *brilliant* series-which,I believe,was the 'follow-up' to "Secret Agent"-as in real life the Agents that retire from serving on H.M.S.S. are shipped to 'retirement camps' where they live out their Golden Years with *no* contact with civilian public..as they carry so much knowledge and info,it'd be dangerous to allow them to do so. This, then, is what happened to McGoohan's "S.A." character,IMHO.
"Secret Agent" was known as "Danger Man" in the UK. McGoohan's character John Drake was easy to translate to "No.6" who had resigned from the secret service, was kidnapped and found himself in "The Village", never knowing with any certainty whether his captors, who pressured him to disclose information, were his former employers or 'the other side'.
classic classic classic never again PM was the master
zthde 3 weeks ago
Marvellous absolutely marvellous!
floouk 1 month ago
Be seeing you!
progrockable 1 month ago
I love this show - there's nothing else like it.
kaf890890 1 month ago
wonderful
Giovanniraggi 1 month ago
penrhydeudraeth. better known as portmeirion. family lived near there. great place.
disjoinedchip2 2 months ago
imprisoned by the global village!
veorsonn 2 months ago
Wonderful series that I first saw in the 60s and was able to introduce friends to in later years who were completely blown away by it. My favorite version of the theme is that rarely heard segment during the opening titles to "Fall Out" with the Portmeirion revelation.
gtelm 2 months ago
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Number 2: You are Number 6.
Number 6: I am not a number, I am a free man.
Hahahahahahahaha!!!
ajerez99 2 months ago in playlist Kewl Thingies
best tv show ever made
todddillingham111 3 months ago
Bitchin' show and fantastic theme music! Remember when the theme music was one of the main reasons we looked forward to our favorite tv shows? The Man from UNCLE, the Wild Wild West, the Avengers, Hawaii Five-0, and so many more. Oh and I agree christopher, Leo McKern was a fan favorite because he was the best #2 of the whole series. Did you ever watch Rumpole of the Baily? He was great in that show. No way can they ever make a decent Prisoner movie because he cannot be duplicated.
lonnie93041 3 months ago
Awesome theme music and television series.
SciFiGuy1x 3 months ago
I'm gonna try to get a box-set of this series. I already have the 2009 version. BTW, what vehicle is Patrick driving? A four-wheeler, some kind of cart?
GhostPlanetFilms 5 months ago
@GhostPlanetFilms
Pat is driving a Lotus 7 Series II - still produced today as a highly modified Series III - called the Caterham 7, by Caterham Cars England, who bought the production licence from Lotus.
There are many close copies of this kit car produced all over the world - here in New Zealand, by Fraser Cars. The fastest variants are usually powered with a high performance 1.8 or 2.0 litre engine - producing anywhere up to 400 hp with 0-60 mph coming up in 2.6 seconds.
Not a toy.
Merlin2Stage2Speed 5 months ago 3
@Merlin2Stage2Speed Thank you! I have three questions, though:
1: Do they eat up a lot of gas?
2: How much do they cost (Series II or Series III)?
3: And is it automatic?
GhostPlanetFilms 5 months ago
@GhostPlanetFilms
1: Depends of the engine you select and the state of tune - most common engine used here in NZ is the Toyota 4A-GE 1600cc engine from as low as 115hp all the way up to 240hp in 10hp increments, and beyond with turbos. 45 mpg to 10 mpg - you choose.
2: Here in NZ, the 7 is sold as a kit car or as a completed car, custom built by the Fraser team, or anything in-between. Expect around US$30,000 you-build to US$45,000 turn-key drive away with a 4A-GE in moderate tune.
3: Nope.
Merlin2Stage2Speed 5 months ago
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@GhostPlanetFilms
1: Depends of the engine you select and the state of tune - most common engine used here in NZ is the Toyota 4A-GE 1600cc engine from as low as 115hp all the way up to 240hp in 10hp increments, and beyond with turbos. 45 mpg to 10 mpg - you choose.
2: Here in NZ, the 7 is sold as a kit car or as a completed car, custom built by the Fraser team, or anything in-between. Expect around US$30,000 you-build to US$45,000 turn-key drive away with a 4A-GE in moderate tune.
3: Nope.
Merlin2Stage2Speed 5 months ago
Leo Mckern was a great actor and this was one weird show!! great theme though.
swanjac11 6 months ago
Port Merion in Wales well worth a visit teh village was filmed there nd it stii looks the same
MickArcher97 6 months ago
Wonderful stuff! :-)
atgf17 6 months ago
♥ .
MrMLD72MLD 6 months ago
My kids 14 and 12 and I live in California and are hooked on the Prisoner. Leo McKern definitely is the best #2. This long version is brilliant.
SarahA1969 6 months ago
Hi well as a Prisoner and Mcgoohan fan,i loved even now im 29!
The Music was genius,When i left Primary School,i hummed RagMarch followed by this till i got home and Like Mcgoohan i was still a prisoner after the credits.Am i the only one who wants Prisonerluedo?The Bulter with the Gun in the lighthouse..LOL!
jaykthepikachu 6 months ago
Awesome show. It'd be studied in the schools worldwide. If You are young, if You want to be free with Your ideals, if You do not want become a Prisoner, watch at this show (just 17 episodes). I'm an italian lawyer, 33 years old., I can declare that The Prisoner is the most educative thing I saw in television in my whole life. I suggest this show to the new generations, watch it and think about it. The Prisoner serie was created in 1967 and Mister McGoohan was a genious. Thank You, dear Patrick.
neapolitanjoe 7 months ago 9
@neapolitanjoe You're very young indeed...I watched it in Italy in the middle of the ''70s
balzerbarn 2 months ago
You don't see this kind of intensity in actors these days. Sad, really.
kurtb8474 7 months ago 2
PRIVATE - PERSONAL - BY HAND
ryoandr 7 months ago
I have this on bluray and the picture quality is amazing. I love the show and i am only 13. Anyome can watch this show and love it. Rip Patrick McGoohan. Be seeing you
obiwanjezz 7 months ago
One of the best shows ever made. Leo McKern for sure! My kids and I were born after the series ended, but are ensnared by it! Thanks for this gem. Be seeing you
SarahA1969 7 months ago 2
Never seen this longer version. Love it! Definitely Leo McKern. Even though my kids and I were born after the series ended, we are enthralled by it! Thanks for posting this gem. Be seeing you
SarahA1969 7 months ago
HA! Try driving like that round Buckingham palace now!
jibbrabba 7 months ago
be seeing you
mercury2112 7 months ago
Why Leo McKern didn't play Number Two in every episode I'll never understand!!
altfactor 7 months ago
This was the best show ever! I saw the remake on amc and was like.... I hate this! I loved the idea though, so I researched it and I found out there was an original an so I rented the entire series, it took me forever to finish but it was worth it! I loved it!
"I am not a number, I am a fee man!" "Ahhhahahahaahahaha"
19Irishdancer 7 months ago
Saying this show was a little bit life changing seems about right...
Elephantintheroom01 8 months ago
Love the music
Cant get it outta my head.........if you know what i mean!
eggnogonthebog 8 months ago
I'm glad they didn't go with the "Big Valley" version...
tsarbomba1 9 months ago
I'm with you. Leo McKern was the best Number #2..
DanTDrac 10 months ago
I am with you on Leo McKern. He is also a great Rumpole.
WeeWyllie 10 months ago
anyone
notice
no.6:who'sno.1?
no.2:youarenumber6
reallymeans
you
are,
no
6
jaykthepikachu 11 months ago
@jaykthepikachu
Precisely.
tipwilkin 10 months ago
I think Robert Rietty did the best spoken intro as number two.
Banner1979 11 months ago
It'd take more than a giant bubble to stop Chuck Norris!
iconzero 11 months ago
British TV seemed to develop very fully in the 60s. By 1968 we had had The Prisoner, The Forsyte Saga, Face to Face, Play for Today, TW3 and Coronation Street. Not many more years later and you could chalk up Civilisation and The Family. Many, many good things since then but arguably nothing better.
inglegt 11 months ago
How come he never noticed the car following him ALL THE WAY HOME?????
masere 11 months ago
I am not a number. I AM A FREE MAN!
this tv series was so ahead of its time - and today it became reality.
RIP Patrick MacGoohan
Binford8100 1 year ago
Is it just me or is 6's Boss the guy who played the operator in the village control room
XTRAL33T 1 year ago
As often as I have seen this show, I never noticed how soon the hearse starts to follow him. I only noticed it pulling up to the house, but it starts to follow him right from the ministry.
Laceykat66 1 year ago
Good lawd, what a terribly dull theme. No substance at all. No wonder they rejected several others, and never could quite get it right. They wound up with some kind of hokey Hawaii 5-0 hodgepodge. Secret Agent Man was a million times better.
themredweirdoshow 1 year ago
@themredweirdoshow Nah. Danger Man had the better theme - High Wire with the hypermanic harpsichord and snare drum. Not that Johnny Rivers yank bollocks.
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themredweirdoshow 11 months ago
why is there nothing on tv now ..nothing but a pile of CRAP ..
a 100 channels ..& nothing on them ..no plays ..or dramas or ghost stories ..just..endless ..shit..Is there anyone in the British television companies who has an ounce of wit to produce anything intelligible ..christ if they can't make it themselves ..then record plays from the stage & put them on ..otherwise replay all the good stuff from the 60's & 70's ..god give us something..
This music is fantastic uplifting stuff btw..
mylampstand 1 year ago 2
Let this be a lesson for anyone thinking of working for NCP carparks.
You can run but you can't hide.
ryanbrownnew 1 year ago 2
I miss the thunder upon the pounding of the desk!
DoctorOblivion1 1 year ago
Reminds me of my childhood, London really was like that. Love the Lotus Seven.
MITCHWILD 1 year ago
like so many- been there got the postcard :) excellent
cosak23 1 year ago
There's actually a proper name that Ron Grainer gave this tune, but I can't recall it right now... could anyone remind me what it is? It's "The Age of.." something, but I can't remember the last word...
TotzthePlaid 1 year ago
@TotzthePlaid The Prisoner Theme is, apparently, based upon an earlier piece by Ron Grainer, called 'The Age of Elegance', maybe that's what you have in mind?..
Gramaisc 1 year ago
@Gramaisc Yes, that's exactly the name I was trying to remember!
TotzthePlaid 1 year ago
@TotzthePlaid The title I was trying to think of before: "The Age of Elegance".
TotzthePlaid 1 year ago
age of elegance
lunabase3 1 year ago
love it...still makes my spine tingle....actually visited port merrion about 10 years ago
self49 1 year ago
Notice how the black car that tails Patrick kinda looks like The Road Lord in the Midway Spyhunter game? That and the R Royce that tries to shoot your tire make Spyhunter and The Prisoner have ties.
CaptainBuckRogers 1 year ago
yes it is ....
jirizarry14 1 year ago
One of my favourite memories is going to Portmeirion in Wales (where the outdoor scenes were filmed) a few years back, and listening to a brass band playing the Prisoner theme music. What a great show, shame that the re-make was so bad.
bertfrantic 1 year ago 6
Well I am sorry to tell you all that YES Hollywood continues its Done to Death Series or We can't come up with anything new by bringing you the PRISONER..
Jim Caviezel No6
Ian McKellen No2
Yeh and someone said they were also doing Bladerunner..
TheBritishEngineer 1 year ago
cutting edge 60s technology, I loved this show!
MerleOberon 1 year ago
Just wanted to add that "The Simpsons" did a nice parody of "The Prisoner." Saw it as a rerun the other night, never saw it before. Even had McGoohan doing a parody of his character at what was called "The Island" (instead of "The Village"). Was roaring when Homer popped the "Guardian" with a plastic fork!
mbabist01 1 year ago
@mbabist01 I agree with you absolutely! I can't say how much I detested the abysmal remake of "The Prisoner." Initially, I was excited about the prospect, but it was so horrible that I couldn't bear more than 30 min. or so. But, you are right. Hollywood's greed manifests itself in appalling re-engineerings, remakes, and "reboots." lol Which Simpson's episode is it? I have seasons 2-9 on DVD.
christopherm2k 1 year ago
@christopherm2k Best I've been able to find out was that it was from 2000. Sorry I can't help you further there.
Television and films today are ROTTEN! Thankfully, we have DVDs to remind us of what real acting and real creative writing should be.
mbabist01 1 year ago
Loved this program when I was a child, have all 17 episodes on DVD. Shows the power of one resolute individual over the state.
mbabist01 1 year ago
Is it just me.....or is that the World Trade Centre at 2:03?
McGoohan was a clever man indeed....
Ropponmatsu2 1 year ago
Be a bloody miracle as it was all set in England, well Wales to be exact, and the opening credits in London.
Plus the Prisoner started filming in 1967 and the World Trade Centre was only completed in 1972/3!
A quick search on Google should stop stupid comments like the one above!
alexisantonakis 1 year ago
I've seen one episode and thought it was brilliant, it's shown too late at night though in Oz today.
mrmootheirrev 1 year ago
ATTENTION... AMC is showing all 17 episodes of the Prisoner on their website. Be Seeing You
enemyofmandacity 1 year ago
GREAT TV SHOW....
MrGeorgiebest7 1 year ago
I visited portmeirion back in the 80's.There was a Number 6 shop in the house used in the series.Really amazing place.Many of the local people appeared as extras in the big sets.
romaurie 1 year ago
a brilliant series that was intellectually challenging a bit different from todays dumbed down pap.
bradshawvincent 1 year ago
Extraordinary. Patrick McGoohan had enormous talent. Actor, writer and director, he was a 'triple threat.' Australian Ron Grainer also had talent to burn; his music for the main and end credits (together with the graphics utilized) were essential components in the creation of a series all too rare - especially in the years since: a genuine cultural - and artistic - icon. To paraphrase a famous line from a well-known Bogart picture, "We don't need no remakes; we don't need no stinking remakes!"
AJNorth 1 year ago
Let me preface this by saying that I enjoy "Lost." It is arguably one of the best series in recent times. It has all of the elements that I particularly enjoy.... Intriguiging drama, sci-fi, mystery and a cast of characters with whom you can identify. That being said, I still believe that "The Prisoner" was the most intelligent and well-crafted enigmatic series ever created. Hmm Rover vs. the smoke monster from Lost. It's nearly a toss-up on that one. lol What do you think?
christopherm2k 1 year ago
The new one is shit. I turned it off after 5 minutes. They would have done a better job airing the original...
MELONMOVIES 1 year ago
The Remake is a prime example of America trying to remake a cult classic - and failing abyssmaly.
The original is as 60's kitch as lava lamps, psychedelic light shows and sergeant pepper. That's a big part of it's charm and appeal ......any remake will always be compared with the original and will therefore be doomed to fail
funkmasterjee 1 year ago
Truly 1 of the best TV show themes ever created. A testament to the composer, Ron Grainer.
TimelordR 1 year ago
btw, just for fun, who do think is the best number two? I would readily vote for Leo McKern. He actually lost his left eye in an accident. He is a brilliant Australian actor who served as the one of the several number Twos.
christopherm2k 2 years ago 23
@christopherm2k I rather enjoyed Anton Rodger's portrayal.
neilkt 1 year ago
@christopherm2k You mean, was. Mr. McKern is dead. Too bad, he WAS Rumpole of the Bailey.
mbabist01 1 year ago
@mbabist01 Indeed, you are correct. Sadly, Leo McKern passed away in 2002 at the generous age of 82. Nevertheless, this series has never been equalled in my mind. It was a splendid blend of sci-fi, fantasy and spy intrigue for smart people.
christopherm2k 1 year ago
@christopherm2k Wonderful program, a mind-teaser every week. It knocked all other programs (except for the Avengers) at the time into a cocked hat. In fact, it STILL does. And the actors and actresses? Superb, all of them.
mbabist01 1 year ago
@christopherm2k Leo was also great in the Beatles film Help !
ITILII 1 year ago
@christopherm2k Yeah, Leo McKern does a fantastic number two, but I kinda like Patrick Cargill too. He was an excellent actor : the way he slowly turns crazy because of number six "deeds" is quite something ! ...
MartinLeMalin 1 year ago
@christopherm2k To me, Leo McKern IS Number 2. :)
SPeacock 7 months ago
@christopherm2k
I agree. Mr McKern was the best of the Number 2's...
DanTDrac 5 months ago 2
@DanTDrac the best in my book.
disjoinedchip2 2 months ago
It was a tragic error in judgement to have even considered making/remaking or reengineering such a fabulous series. It is in my opinion the best series ever created. I don't offer that opinion lightly. It's quite amazing how such a series can withstand the vestige of time.
christopherm2k 2 years ago
@christopherm2k Agreed there. Some things should be left alone. They made a film version of "The Avengers," that thankfully failed miserably. There are no more creative minds in Hollywood.
mbabist01 1 year ago
this isnt quite right...you dont hear the click of his heels as he striding along the corridor.a very important part!
bradshawvincent 2 years ago 2
yeah it is very ominous and important!
bdruckus 2 years ago
True... But then again it's missing everything else (who are you? I'm the new number 2. who is number 1. You are number 6... Etc). I thinkg it's just the musical theme which is pretty awesome anyway.
dedflwrs 2 years ago
@bradshawvincent You do in the DVD version, when the music goes so low that you can hear him walking.
mbabist01 1 year ago
I've had the misfortune of seeing the remake...it drove me to find this. Now I want to sit down with my young ones and watch the whole original (dare I say only) series on Hulu! It'll be fun to see if their reaction will be like mine was when I first viewed it 40 years ago.
VitricArt 2 years ago
I've also had the misfortune of seeing the remake. I'm just so pleased I saw the original first!! It's still one of the smartest and most stimulating peaces of television to this day!! I will soon purchase the DVD's, but not the AMC version but the 40th Anniversary Edition. I can't support AMC for letting this masterpiece be butchered the way it was!
bdruckus 2 years ago
@VitricArt You can watch it on AMC's website. Yeah, I'm avoiding their 'remake' but they're showing the originals online there. I was young when I saw episodes being run on PBS in the late 80s, so most of my memories of it were only of Rover and the pennyfarthing symbol being used throughout. Oh, and I remembered a guy called Number Six. I'm very glad I rediscovered this series as an adult. It's a great series.
Kame411 2 years ago
I used to watch this back home on WGN TV-9.
All must be warned, some Yank-American production company has *already* foisted on the hapless public a *re-make* of this brilliant series. With Jim Caviezel (Jesus in "Passion of Christ") in the title role, and Ian McKellen as Number Six (There are noother 6's; He's the only one! Ugh!)
To all concerned, I'd *avoid* that Televised Travesty, if I were you.
I'm not kidding.
BadNews88 2 years ago
Few of my Stateside pals know of the "Secret Agent' series and *none* of them know *anyhting* of this *brilliant* series-which,I believe,was the 'follow-up' to "Secret Agent"-as in real life the Agents that retire from serving on H.M.S.S. are shipped to 'retirement camps' where they live out their Golden Years with *no* contact with civilian public..as they carry so much knowledge and info,it'd be dangerous to allow them to do so. This, then, is what happened to McGoohan's "S.A." character,IMHO.
BadNews88 2 years ago 2
"Secret Agent" was known as "Danger Man" in the UK. McGoohan's character John Drake was easy to translate to "No.6" who had resigned from the secret service, was kidnapped and found himself in "The Village", never knowing with any certainty whether his captors, who pressured him to disclose information, were his former employers or 'the other side'.
Be seeing you ;-j
ELGROOVER 2 years ago
Best tv show ever.
ShaskaOcelot 2 years ago 32
@ShaskaOcelot I agree, but right after "the free man".
Alexvideoclip 1 year ago