In addition, each disc has a mini-quiz for those serious about trivia. Each disc has a brief discussion of the broadcast order of episodes and mentions oddities, quirks and mistakes. All commercials have been edited out. There is an interactive Map of The Village for following locations.


Disc  1       Arrival
                 The Chimes Of Big Ben (alternate version)
                 Bonus: Original broadcast trailer, the original textless Intro and Exit

Disc  2       Free For All
                 Dance Of The Dead

Disc  3       Checkmate
                 The Chimes Of Big Ben

Disc  4       A, B and C
                 The General

Disc  5       The Schizoid Man
                 Bonus: Interview with Bernie Williams

Disc  6       Many Happy Returns
                 It's Your Funeral

Disc  7       A Change of Mind
                 Hammer into Anvil

Disc  8       Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
                 Living In Harmony

Disc  9       The Girl Who Was Death
                 Once Upon A Time

Disc 10      Fall Out
                 Bonus: New interview with series production manager Bernie Williams
                 Bonus: The Video Companion



Prior to release in DVD format, the series was available on VHS tapes. This set consisted of five boxes of three tapes each. This VHS set does not have the bonus materials mentioned above.


For those not familiar with the premise of the series, The Prisoner chronicles a former British government agent known as "Number 6" after he is imprisoned in an idyllic setting called "The Village" that is filled with cameras tracking his every move. McGoohan is faced with the challenge of maintaining his own identity along with his physical and mental strength while trying to find where he is, who he can trust and if escape is possible. The antagonist is a person called "Number 2" who continually tries to break down The Prisoner using subtrefuge, psychology, drugs and spies. Truly, one of the most cerebral series made for television. To this day, most viewers still don't "get it". Even forty years after the original release the message of "big brother" government is still fresh and timely.

Besides the basic plot of the series, it was a puzzle to many Brits to even know where it was filmed. It is not an elaborate set; it does exist as pictured.

Friends and guests will make surprising comments to you when they see this set on your shelf. Comments will range from "Are you out of your mind" to "I never you were this cool!".

If nothing else, buy it for the opening footage of the Lotus Super 7.

First quality packaging with informative, well-written reviews and summaries.

I am not a dealer and I do not sell.

Ralph Vaughan