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Premiered

Friday, September 29, 1967

Ended: Friday, February 2, 1968

When does The Prisoner Season 1 come out?

The Prisoner Season 1 premiered Friday, September 29, 1967 on ITV1 and ended Friday, February 2, 1968. The season has 17 episodes.

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The Prisoner Season 1 release schedule

The Prisoner Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Arrival

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

Friday · 59 years ago

2. The Chimes of Big Ben

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

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3. 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.

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4. Free for All

Number 6 runs for the office of Number 2.

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5. 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.

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6. 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.

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7. Many Happy Returns

Number 6 wakes up to find the Village totally deserted.

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8. 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.

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9. 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.

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10. Hammer into Anvil

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

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11. 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.

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12. A Change of Mind

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

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13. 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.

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14. Living in Harmony

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

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15. 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.

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16. 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.

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17. Fall Out Finale

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.

Friday · 58 years ago

The Prisoner Season 1 guest stars

  • Peter Swanwick

    Peter Swanwick

    The Supervisor

  • Fenella Fielding

    Loudspeaker Announcer

  • Colin Gordon

    Colin Gordon

    Number Two

  • Kenneth Griffith

    Kenneth Griffith

    The President

  • Leo McKern

    Leo McKern

    Former Number Two

  • Derren Nesbitt

    Derren Nesbitt

    New Number Two

  • Eric Portman

    Eric Portman

    Number Two

  • Ronald Radd

    Ronald Radd

    Rook

  • David Bauer

    David Bauer

    The Judge / Number Two

  • Paul Eddington

    Paul Eddington

    Cobb

  • John Sharp

    Number Two

  • Mary Morris

    Mary Morris

    Number Two

  • Anton Rodgers

    Anton Rodgers

    Number Two

  • Donald Sinden

    Donald Sinden

    The Colonel

  • Nigel Stock

    Nigel Stock

    The Colonel / Number Six / Seltzman

  • Alexis Kanner

    Alexis Kanner

    Number Forty Eight / The Kid

The Prisoner Season 1 FAQ

When does The Prisoner Season 1 come out?

The Prisoner Season 1 premiered Friday, September 29, 1967 on ITV1.

How many episodes are in The Prisoner Season 1?

The Prisoner Season 1 has 17 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Prisoner Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Prisoner Season 1 finale?

The The Prisoner Season 1 finale (Episode 17) aired Friday, February 2, 1968.

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