Once Upon a Time (The Prisoner)
16th episode of the 1st series of The Prisoner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Once Upon a Time" is the penultimate episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series, The Prisoner. It was written and directed by Patrick McGoohan and sixth to be produced. It was first broadcast in the UK on ITV (Scottish Television) on Thursday 25 January 1968 (it appeared on ATV Midlands and Grampian the day after) and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 14 September 1968.[1][2]
"Once Upon a Time" | |||
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The Prisoner episode | |||
Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 16 | ||
Directed by | Patrick McGoohan | ||
Written by | Patrick McGoohan | ||
Production code | 6 | ||
Original air date | 25 January 1968 (1968-01-25) | ||
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Number Two: Leo McKern | |||
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The episode starred Patrick McGoohan as Number Six and re-introduced Leo McKern as Number Two. McKern's Number Two had previously appeared in "The Chimes of Big Ben" and would also appear in the last episode "Fall Out".[3] The main theme of the episode is the use of regressive therapy to break Number Six's will.