The Making of the Prisoner 2007

The story of the making of cult television favorite 'The Prisoner' is told by the people who were there. Patrick McGoohan's perplexing masterpiece caused a sensation when it burst onto British television screens in 1967 and, despite running for only 17 episodes, has left audiences debating its meaning for almost sixty years. Amongst this documentary's interviewees are; Wanda Ventham (UFO), Peter Wyngarde (Department S, Jason King), Derren Nesbitt (Where Eagles Dare, Special Branch), Fennella Fielding (Carry on Screaming), Annette Andre (Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)), Earl Cameron (The Power Game, Doctor Who, Inception), Mark Eden (Coronation Street) and Peter Bowles (To the Manor Born). Appearing via archive materials are; Lord Lew Grade, Leo McKern (Rumpole of the Bailey), David Tomblin (The Protectors, Space: 1999), and Patrick McGoohan (Danger Man, Ice Station Zebra, Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow).