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04 July 2011

Shooting "The Prisoner": a fantastic set of behind-the-scenes photos from the classic 1960s TV series.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 07:45 | 11 comments

Portmeirion is really a beautiful place. When I walked on the beach I kept looking round for the big white balloon.

posted by Senyar 04 July | 11:45

That is a great set of pics. They reminded me of how large a role the village mob played.

posted by Ardiril 04 July | 13:18

I need to give that show another chance.

posted by JanetLand 04 July | 14:14

I loved/love that show so much I was delighted to see my first MeFi member number was 2-0-SIX.

posted by oneswellfoop 04 July | 15:40

I recommend anyone who already likes or is considering watching The Prisoner check out its prequel, Danger Man aka Secret Agent). It's my favorite TV series ever.

posted by Hugh Janus 04 July | 22:13

I lucked into Danger Man when I first moved to Atlanta back in '88. Pretty good stuff for that era of British TV.

posted by Ardiril 05 July | 00:19

Thanks for the rec, Hugh! I'll check it out.

posted by Elsa 05 July | 10:11

I used to frequent the BBC America forum before they shut it down a long time ago. On those forums I had an internet friend who is a huge Prisoner fan and went to Portmeirion every year for The Prisoner convention. I think she even wrote a book on Portmeiron and The Prisoner, if I recall.

posted by LoriFLA 05 July | 11:25

That is too cool, Lori... if you happen to know what book it is, let me know.

posted by BoringPostcards 05 July | 12:38

http://www.flickr.com/groups/portmeirion/

Yeah, I know, the rest of your afternoon is now shot to hell.

posted by Ardiril 05 July | 13:14

That what-is-really-going-on miasma of the show's content is so pervasive that I can't help but look at those pictures and think "wait, which was the episode where they convinced Number 6 that he was actually the producer of a show about The Village?"

Such a wonderful chunk of unlikely TV history, that.

posted by cortex 05 July | 13:54

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