Patrick McGoohan (Number six) the creator and star of the cult 1960s series ” The Prisoner ” died yesterday aged 80 after a short illness.
The series tells the story of a man who finds himself trapped with no past memory in a place called the Village. As he explores he finds other inhabitants who are only identified by a number and have the same memory loss as he. Not knowing who to trust, The Prisoner seeks the truth behind the village and it’s controller Number Two.
I can remember watching the series and being only 10 at the time found it strange to see a man being chased by a large rubber balloon around a fantasy place. Which turned out to be Portmerrion in Wales.
