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The Prisoner - Vol. 5 - Episodes 9 And 10 - Checkmate / Hammer Unto Anvil [1963]
VHS ~ Patrick McGoohan
4.7 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Patrick McGoohan, Alan Badel
  • Format: PAL
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: ITV DVD
  • VHS Release Date: 14 Aug 2000
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004W0VD
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,387 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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The Prisoner becomes a human chess piece...

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 34 years on The Prisoner's arrival still entertains, 21 Jun 2001
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This review is from: The Prisoner - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1 And 2 - Arrival / The Chimes Of Big Ben [1963] (VHS Tape)
34 years ago Patrick Mcgoohan woke up in the picturesque, but slightly odd, Village. A place that still captures the imagination today, a self contained "nanny state" where retired spies are sent because of what they know. The dramatic opening sequence of "Arrival" sets the tone of the series, a pacy, witty and sometimes sinister account of No.6's constant bid to escape from his new home. The brainchild of McGoohan, the series keeps the watcher guessing all the way through, with weired and wonderful characters such as the ever changing face and personalities of No.2, the Village Chairman, to the outright ludicrous "Rover" balloon that patrols the beach to stop No.6's many attempts at escape. Discussions about the dark political undertones that run under the colourful and exciting surface of the programmes continue today (summed up in the defiant catchphrase of the series: "I am not a number - I'm a free man!!"), but political undertone or not the show is a fresh idea that has yet to be matched for originallity and style. That is why, 34 years on, the filming, stories and characters still entertain, and McGoohan's broody hero still stirs the imagination of a million big kids who wish they had their own "Rover" balloon and a convertible Lotus kit-car to scream around the streets of London in.

I loved the series when I first saw it, many years ago. I recently got visit The Villiage in North Wales. The trip rekindled the memories of watching the show as a kid and I was encouraged to purchase the videos. The fact that there are only 17 episodes makes the programme even more special. The idea was not spoiled by countless seasons, which is one of the reasons it still seems so fresh and inspired today.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Final Episode - shame about the companion, 8 Nov 2001
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This review is from: The Prisoner - Vol. 9 - Episode 17 - Fall Out / The Prisoner Companion [1963] (VHS Tape)

Fallout is, of course, the final payoff to the series, and one which completely baffled many viewers when it was first shown. (It seems that very few people realised that the identity of No. 1 had been announced at the start of every episode, brilliantly concealed by a slight shift in vocal tone).

Although the series - first intended to run for just 7 episodes, then 26 - was finally cut short at 17, this does not mean that Fallout is so