In Search of the Prisoner - part 3 (of 3)

Sci-Fi Channel production first shown in 2001, this documentary preceded the channels premiere of The Prisoner.

Presented by James Hyman and featuring clips and interviews, In Search Of The Prisoner examines the phenomena of one of the most influential cult TV series of all time.

Amongst those interviewed are Stephen Fry, Dave Barrie (Founder of Six of One), Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), Ian Broudie (The Lightning Seeds), Ian Rakoff (Assistant Editor/Writer) and Alexis Kanner.

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• portmeirion
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• dickinson
• stephen
• fry
• sci-fi

[SonoVox100]

"The Prisoner has influenced a whole genre of risk taking surreal programming. For example, Twin Peaks, the X Files, and the Outer Limits."

Uh...... I adore The Prisoner, but The Outer Limits aired in 1963 to 1965. Way before the Prisoner.

Also, "...the enigmatic Number 1 never appears in the program..."

Uh, did the host of this special even watch the last episode???

[radiooctaves]

Warning, there are SPOILERS in this vid.

[LaSeuleEtoile]

Nawwww. Wish i could watch the prisoner now :( haha.

thanks for posting this, was most interesting :D

[eameece]

Great neo-prisoner theme music at the end!

[juliejazz]

Alexis Kanner looked great, especially considering he died not long after this was made.

[Elric33239]

Nicely done! I'm sorry I didn't subscribe to SciFi at the time this special was on the air. I would have recorded it myself! Particularly liked the Stephen Fry interview! Playing Number 2 must have been a childhood dream of his for years! If so, I'm glad he was able to live it albeit on a comedy special that probably wasn't aired in the States. Maybe there's a DVD somewhere...?

Thanks for posting this!