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The Prisoner

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Description: The Prisoner (known only as Number Six) is a former government agent who abruptly resigns from his job and has been imprisoned in a beautiful and charming-yet-bizarre and enigmatic community -- a mysterious seaside "village" that is isolated from the mainland by mountains and the sea. Presumably wanted for the top-secret information he knows, Number Six is hunted, yet thwarts his captors at every turn. However, he's still trapped in the village by floating, glowing "rovers," mysterious, balloonlike devices that capture those who try to escape.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Year Released: 1967
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 17
First episode air date: September 5, 1967
Production Locations: MGM-British Studios, Borehamwood; Portmeirion, Wales
Writers: Patrick McGoohan

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