Keywords:
	Surrealism Paranoia Cult classic

STARRING:
Patrick McGoohan -	Number 6

Season

1

Transmitted:	October 1967 - February 1968	Seasons:	1
Overall Rating:		Last Updated:	26th April 2010

"Where am I?" "In the Village." "What do you want?" "Information." "Whose side are you on?" "That would be telling.... We want information. Information! INFORMATION!" "You won't get it." "By hook or by crook, we will." "Who are you?" "The new Number Two." "Who is Number One?" "You are Number Six." "I am not a number — I am a free man!"

Ground breaking and highly influential series from the 60's that is surreal, thought provoking and innovative. Patrick McGoohan plays a character referred to only as Number 6 who, judging by the opening title sequence, is some sort of government agent. He wakes up at the start of the first episode in a strange village, where everyone dresses alike, is awfully polite, and seems to be run as a cross between a holiday camp and a communist township. Problem is, he can't find a way out of the damn place. As time progresses, Number 6 gets to meet a succession of people referred to simply as Number 2, and he is determined to find out who is running the show, who is Number 1. The village is guarded by bizarre, large, white balloons, which roll towards you and smother if an attempt to escape is made, and Number 6 encounters them frequently. Distinctly surreal in places, with a paranoid edge that was most unusual for the day, this really was well ahead of its time. Still gripping today, and still much loved, this has become something of a British institution. Excellent.

Season 1	Season Rating:
Arrival	Day 1 in The Village, and Number 6 awakens, mystified by his whereabouts, though someone on the inside may have an escape plan.
The Chimes of Big Ben	Another day, another escape plan is hatched.
A. B. and C.	Number 2 affects Number 6's dreams to discover his true thoughts.
Free for All	Number 6 decides to become the new Number 2.
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The Schizoid Man	There's a replica of Number 6 knocking about Portmeirion.
The General	Number 6 is alarmed by a machine that speed-teaches those that use it, worrying about possible brain washing.
Many Happy Returns	Number 6 escapes The Village and heads to England.
Dance of the Dead	Number 6 tries to prevent an old friend suffering as he has.
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Checkmate	Number 6 thinks he can spot the difference between the guards and the prisoners. The fool.
Hammer into Anvil	Things get messy when Number 2 gets more brutal and sadistic than usual.
It's Your Funeral	Number 2 must fight his instincts and prevent the new Number 2 being assassinated.
A Change of Mind	The Village turn against Number 6 in their entirety.
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Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling	Body swap shenanigans as Number 6 escapes The Village, but in another persons body.
Living in Harmony	The Prisoner goes Wild West.
The Girl Who Was Death	A beautiful woman, Sonia, may be the Death of Number 6.
Once Upon A Time	Number 2 invokes his most desperate measure yet to break Number 6: Degree Absolute.
Fall Out	Number 1's identity is revealed and Number 6 makes good his escape. Allegedly....
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