Lake Neuron

“Where am I?”
“In the Village.”
“What do you want?”
“Information.”
“Whose side are you on?”
“That would be telling. We want information. Information. Information!”
“You won’t get it.”
“By hook or by crook, we will!”
“Who are you?”
“I am Number Two.”
“Who is Number One?”
“You are Number Six.”
“I am not a number … I am a free man!”

In all honesty, I’d only seen a few individual episodes of “The Prisoner” before buying my complete series DVD mega-set. And I remember as a child seeing the big white balloon and being both fascinated and frightened by it. But I knew from everything I’d read and seen that I would enjoy it — and I am enjoying it.

I’m now passing the discs I’ve already watched along to my father, who was a fan of the show from the beginning.

It’s a great, creative idea, combined with good storytelling and a great lead performance by Patrick McGoohan. And all of the various people who play Number Two are great, including Leo McKern, who was so wonderful as “Rumpole of the Bailey.”

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