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The Prisoner

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Arrival
Episode 150 min1967-09-29

Arrival

After resigning, a secret agent finds himself trapped in a bizarre prison known only as The Village.

The Chimes of Big Ben
Episode 250 min1967-10-06

The Chimes of Big Ben

A new Number 8 named Nadia arrives in The Village, and together Number 6 and she plot their escape.

A., B. and C.
Episode 350 min1967-10-13

A., B. and C.

Number 2 believes that Number 6 resigned because he was going to sell out. Using dream manipulation, Number 2 tries to determine which one of three possible candidates Number 6 was dealing with.

Free for All
Episode 450 min1967-10-20

Free for All

Number 6 runs for the office of Number 2.

The Schizoid Man
Episode 550 min1967-10-27

The Schizoid Man

Number Six wakes up with a new identity. Now he's Number Twelve. Worse, Number Two asks him to impersonate someone--Number Six. But the new Number Six is more like him than he is.

The General
Episode 650 min1967-11-03

The General

An instant learning process becomes the Village's latest fad, but Number 6 is sure that Number 2 is using it as a brain washing tool.

Many Happy Returns
Episode 750 min1967-11-10

Many Happy Returns

Number 6 wakes up to find the Village totally deserted.

Dance of the Dead
Episode 850 min1967-11-17

Dance of the Dead

Number 6 comes across a body that has washed ashore with a radio. After sending the body back out to sea, he tries to use the radio to get rescued.

Checkmate
Episode 950 min1967-11-24

Checkmate

Inspired by a large chess game with people taking the place of the game pieces, Number 6 formulates a new escape plan with some compatriots.

Hammer into Anvil
Episode 1050 min1967-12-01

Hammer into Anvil

Number 6 vows revenge and goes after a sadistic Number 2 after he drives a fellow village resident to her death.

It's Your Funeral
Episode 1150 min1967-12-08

It's Your Funeral

Number Six hears of an assassination plot against Number Two, but it's the new Number Two doing all the plotting against the retiring Number Two.

A Change of Mind
Episode 1250 min1967-12-15

A Change of Mind

After a brawl Number 6 is declared "unmutual" and is made to think that he has undergone "instant social conversion."

Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling
Episode 1350 min1967-12-22

Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling

With his mind transferred to another body, Number 6 wakes up in his London flat and can't convince his colleagues who he is. He takes off to Austria to find the one man who can help him, the person Number 2 wants him to find.

Living in Harmony
Episode 1450 min1967-12-29

Living in Harmony

Number 6 finds himself in the middle of a wild west version of his imprisonment.

The Girl Who Was Death
Episode 1550 min1968-01-19

The Girl Who Was Death

Back in London, Number 6 is trying to track down a crazed scientist who is protected by his homicidal daughter.

Once Upon a Time
Episode 1650 min1968-01-26

Once Upon a Time

Because all other attempts to break Number 6 have failed, Number 2 decides to engage him in a game where one of them will end up dead.

Fall Out
Episode 1751 min1968-02-02

Fall Out

After witnessing the trials of Number 2 and Number 48 and meeting the President of the Assembly, Number 6 escapes during the chaos that follows.

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