In the mid-1980s, the CBC re-ran The Prisoner on Sundays at midnight. At the time, I was studying Physics in university. Everyone in the faculty was mad about the show. We'd come in Monday mornings and theorise wildly about how to accomplish some of the tricks or traps of the show. James Bond was fun, but The Prisoner made you think and feel cool just by watching.
I saw this episode when I was only seven years of age. That song still is in my head (as well as The Village band's version of the Radetsky March). The woman that Mme. Engadine introduces No. 6 to was also Mrs. Butterworth (Georgia Cookson) in "Many Happy Returns" (Episode 7) in this amazing series. I have used that line, "This is a DREAMY party!" in the same manner as the late, great Patrick McGoohan literally hundreds of times as a guest at parties over the past four decades. Only twice has someone recognized the line. And we ended the party by saying "Be seeing you" with the hand sign used in The Village. By the way, Rover gave me nightmares as a child. Especially when he suffocated the Villager in the first episode. Nightmares. Be seeing you! No. 122
This is what happens when you mix alcohol and benzos. Lol But I remember the first time I saw this episode, 1994. Had the song running through my head for days after. Fast forward to New Years Eve 2011, and I had this played by the DJ, just as everyone reached their peak of being wasted. I remember there was a co-worker of mine at the time so drunk he was dancing in the corner of the room, facing the wall! The scene that night pretty much captured the spirit of this scene out of the episode.
I sort of think of Ice Station Zebra as a prequel to The Prisoner. You can see why he was so fed up that he resigned. The way McGoohan played the character was so Number Six/John Drake it isn't hard to imagine this could be why he resigned.
The actual title for the music is 'Bienvenue Mr. Jones (welcome, Mr. Jones). It was written as an incidental piece by Jack Arel and Pierre Dutour (incidentally, a lot of their background music is used today. It's a heavily sampled catalogue).
"This is a dreamy party"...I love that line because he knows it isn't real.
"Haven't they killed you yet?" A line delivered to perfection!
I just love how the drugs not exactly working causes the party to get rowdy and raunchy
In the mid-1980s, the CBC re-ran The Prisoner on Sundays at midnight. At the time, I was studying Physics in university. Everyone in the faculty was mad about the show. We'd come in Monday mornings and theorise wildly about how to accomplish some of the tricks or traps of the show. James Bond was fun, but The Prisoner made you think and feel cool just by watching.
Such a brilliant episode! Patrick McGoohan just OWNS this entire sequence.
My favorite segment from one of my favorite episodes.
Crazy brillant !!! The ever best science fiction épisode for ever ...
I saw this episode when I was only seven years of age. That song still is in my head (as well as The Village band's version of the Radetsky March). The woman that Mme. Engadine introduces No. 6 to was also Mrs. Butterworth (Georgia Cookson) in "Many Happy Returns" (Episode 7) in this amazing series.
I have used that line, "This is a DREAMY party!" in the same manner as the late, great Patrick McGoohan literally hundreds of times as a guest at parties over the past four decades. Only twice has someone recognized the line. And we ended the party by saying "Be seeing you" with the hand sign used in The Village.
By the way, Rover gave me nightmares as a child. Especially when he suffocated the Villager in the first episode. Nightmares.
Be seeing you!
No. 122
D'ja ever notice there were 3 different FEMALE Number Twos, and all 3 were among the most devious? (My favorite was Mary Morris... heeheehee.)
That shrill "terrible!" cracks me up.
My FAVOURITE EPISODE and the music.. is sublime..
I cannot watch this enough!
"Haven't they killed you yet?" Priceless! :)
- Meaning you are free...
- Possible...
- I know something and the pay is very good...
- I AM FREE...
This series is so personal and packs so many ideas in each episode. One can’t predict the ending.
Yes. I know *exactly* how he feels. 🐯
This is what happens when you mix alcohol and benzos. Lol But I remember the first time I saw this episode, 1994. Had the song running through my head for days after. Fast forward to New Years Eve 2011, and I had this played by the DJ, just as everyone reached their peak of being wasted. I remember there was a co-worker of mine at the time so drunk he was dancing in the corner of the room, facing the wall! The scene that night pretty much captured the spirit of this scene out of the episode.
The ladies in this are Brit beauties!
"Haven't they killed you yet?" Should have been a massive hint to Number 2 that Number 6 was in control of the dream.
I sort of think of Ice Station Zebra as a prequel to The Prisoner. You can see why he was so fed up that he resigned. The way McGoohan played the character was so Number Six/John Drake it isn't hard to imagine this could be why he resigned.
@keaneperson Thanks!
@keaneperson Having just watched Yesterday's Enemies, I could not agree more with your assessment.
Inception of the 60s. There is even a character named Cobb in the 1st episode!
Excellent!!
It seems like this was the same place as the Professor's house in The General.
The actual title for the music is 'Bienvenue Mr. Jones (welcome, Mr. Jones). It was written as an incidental piece by Jack Arel and Pierre Dutour (incidentally, a lot of their background music is used today. It's a heavily sampled catalogue).
Possibly coincidental, but John Drake frequently was presented as 'Mr. Jones' in some Danger Man episodes.
It would have been cool if he said: "Bond. James Bond."
Or even better if he said: "Drake, John Drake".
He was offered it before Connery. He turned it down.
me at any social gathering
You are number 6
The music remembers to The american breeds
Kind of reminds me of Soul Finger by the Bar-kEys
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Terrible? It's dreamy!
can anyone tell me the name of the music played in the garden when B is talking to number six and number six is doubting she is really her?
+Lêê Hïlsïgg See what I wrote - 3 years ago - only 2 comments below yours.
Is this the one? ruclips.net/video/CgcMADdCL1I/видео.html
cia lsd