I show my age by remembering the premier of this TV show in 1967.
In this video, Patrick McGoohan's daughter Catherine recounts her father's struggles with creativity and the world around him.
The Prisoner is perhaps more relevant today than in 1967.
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The Prisoner Was Personal For My Dad - Catherine McGoohan
"The Prisoner Was Personal For My Dad, features Catherine McGoohan, daughter of the show's creator. Catherine tells us how personal the show and character of Number 6, was to her father. Patrick McGoohan's message was to never lose one's identity and individuality. The Prisoner showed us that we create our own prisons and become our own jailers. The show was created to be a spy show for the masses and allegorical for the deeper thinkers. Throughout the episodes, we see masonic symbolism, media mind control, face visors for the infirm, people as chess pieces in a game, the illusion of voting, constant camera monitoring, a social-credit system, and psychological techniques designed to break the individual. Like Orwell's 1984, The Prisoner really was a warning to the masses. Be seeing you..." from the video introduction
Patrick McGoohan Explains The Meaning Of The Prisoner, A TV Cult Classic
A Rare Television Interview With Patrick McGoohan
McGoohan Answers Many Questions About One Of The Most Enigmatic and Brilliant Shows In The History Of Television – The Prisoner
Yes, Patrick McGoohan has been dead for nine years. But this long format television interview with Warner Troyer originally broadcast in Canada circa 1977 has rarely been seen.
If you are a fan of the The Prisoner, this interview will be a revelation. McGoohan was the creator, writer and star, and details the making and the meaning of The Prisoner.
During the interview McGoohan admits The Prisoner was intended for a very small audience- intelligent people. It was meant to provoke and have people question its meaning. The show succeeded.
50 years later, The Prisoner has as much cultural relevance today as it did when it was first broadcast in 1967. It is still debated and analyzed and considered as being WAY ahead of its time. Many of McGoohan’s concerns about mankind are currently and unfortunately playing out..." from the article: Patrick McGoohan Explains The Meaning Of The Prisoner, A TV Cult Classic
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