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{{quote| '''Prisoner:''' Where am I?<br />
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'''No.2:''' [[You Are Number Six|You are Number Six.]]<br />
'''Prisoner:''' I am not a number, I am a free man!<br />
'''No. 2:''' <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Evil Laugh]]] }}
A celebrated 1967 British [[Science Fiction]] drama with [[Spy Drama]] elements, filmed in [[Wales|Portmeirion, Wales]] and produced by and starring Patrick McGoohan. The series deals with the conflict between individuality and authority, told through an unnamed man's attempts to escape from a surreal [[Dystopia|Dystopian]] penal colony. Almost uniquely (for a series of that era not based upon a novel), it had a distinct [[Story Arc]]. The episodes had no clear progression, but the series did have a distinct beginning, middle and end, capped off by the [[Grand Finale]] "Fall Out".
''[[The Prisoner]]'' is known for its obscure, confusing, yet intricate subtexts and plot twists, which culminated in the most notorious (and most beloved) [[Gainax Ending]] in British television history. Patrick McGoohan had almost complete creative control, a budget 40% larger than that of most other series, and ''no idea'' where the show was going from episode to episode. After what was broadcast as episode 11, the script editor, George Markstein, quit the series and was not replaced. Scripts and story ideas from that point on came from random people and places: a Western-themed episode was suggested by a video editor, and the infamous episode "The Girl Who Was Death" was an unused script from ''[[Danger Man (TV)|Danger Man]]'' (featuring characters, props and locations from said series). Finally, the series' infamous ending takes a turn for the surreal, fueled by McGoohan's wish to have "controversy, arguments, fights, discussions, people in anger waving fists in my face saying, ''how dare you?''". Let's just say the [[Gainax Ending]] could easily have been called the "Prisoner Ending" and leave it at that.
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