The Prisoner

S01E02: The Chimes of Big Ben

A new Number 8 named Nadia arrives in The Village, and together Number 6 and she plot their escape.

Overview

After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.

Episodes

Arrival

S01E01 Arrival

September 29, 1967 7.7 50 min
After resigning, a secret agent finds himself trapped in a bizarre prison known only as The Village.
The Chimes of Big Ben

S01E02 The Chimes of Big Ben

October 6, 1967 8.2 50 min
A new Number 8 named Nadia arrives in The Village, and together Number 6 and she plot their escape.
A., B. and C.

S01E03 A., B. and C.

October 13, 1967 7.7 50 min
Number 2 believes that Number 6 resigned because he was going to sell out. Using dream manipulation, Number 2 tries to determine which one of three possible candidates Number 6 was dealing with.
Free for All

S01E04 Free for All

October 20, 1967 7.8 50 min
Number 6 runs for the office of Number 2.
The Schizoid Man

S01E05 The Schizoid Man

October 27, 1967 8.7 50 min
Number Six wakes up with a new identity. Now he's Number Twelve. Worse, Number Two asks him to impersonate someone--Number Six. But the new Number Six is more like him than he is.
The General

S01E06 The General

November 3, 1967 7.3 50 min
An instant learning process becomes the Village's latest fad, but Number 6 is sure that Number 2 is using it as a brain washing tool.
Many Happy Returns

S01E07 Many Happy Returns

November 10, 1967 6.8 50 min
Number 6 wakes up to find the Village totally deserted.
Dance of the Dead

S01E08 Dance of the Dead

November 17, 1967 7.5 50 min
Number 6 comes across a body that has washed ashore with a radio. After sending the body back out to sea, he tries to use the radio to get rescued.
Checkmate

S01E09 Checkmate

November 24, 1967 7.8 50 min
Inspired by a large chess game with people taking the place of the game pieces, Number 6 formulates a new escape plan with some compatriots.
Hammer into Anvil

S01E10 Hammer into Anvil

December 1, 1967 8.5 50 min
Number 6 vows revenge and goes after a sadistic Number 2 after he drives a fellow village resident to her death.
It's Your Funeral

S01E11 It's Your Funeral

December 8, 1967 7.3 50 min
Number Six hears of an assassination plot against Number Two, but it's the new Number Two doing all the plotting against the retiring Number Two.
A Change of Mind

S01E12 A Change of Mind

December 15, 1967 8.0 50 min
After a brawl Number 6 is declared "unmutual" and is made to think that he has undergone "instant social treatment."
Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling

S01E13 Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling

December 22, 1967 6.2 50 min
With his mind transferred to another body, Number 6 wakes up in his London flat and can't convince his colleagues who he is. He takes off to Austria to find the one man who can...
Living in Harmony

S01E14 Living in Harmony

December 29, 1967 6.2 50 min
Number 6 finds himself in the middle of a wild west version of his imprisonment.
The Girl Who Was Death

S01E15 The Girl Who Was Death

January 19, 1968 6.8 50 min
Back in London, Number 6 is trying to track down a crazed scientist who is protected by his homicidal daughter.
Once Upon a Time

S01E16 Once Upon a Time

January 26, 1968 8.0 50 min
Because all other attempts to break Number 6 have failed, Number 2 decides to engage him in a game where one of them will end up dead.
Fall Out

S01E17 Fall Out

February 2, 1968 7.3 51 min
After witnessing the trials of Number 2 and Number 48 and meeting the President of the Assembly, Number 6 escapes during the chaos that follows.

Cast

Patrick McGoohan
Patrick McGoohan
Number Six

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