The Prisoner Appreciation Society
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USA Blu-Ray (High Definition) release of The Prisoner will be October 27th.
Pictured at left is the
cover of our current issue of Contact Imminent magazine.
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A sudden flurry of emails asking about the phones (right) used in The Prisoner by No.2 has started up an interesting debate among fans.
Does anyone know if these were ever on sale commercially in the 1960s and the name of the manufacturer and model? We think that they might have been corded communications devices at one time. The other much larger, curved red phone was a prop and the ones shown here might also be props, but they look 'real' . However, there is nothing on the Internet, no pictures etc. and this is unexpected, as old and retro phone images can usually be found somewhere. Email sixofone@netreach.net if you have an answer and we'll send something in return for correct information!
LONDON LOCATIONS WALKABOUT AND OPTIONAL TRIP ON THE LONDON EYE
A Walkabout of the main Prisoner Locations in Central London
will take place on Saturday 22nd August 2009 starting at Marble Arch at 1
p.m. Our Walkabout will take in locations such as the long ‘resignation
corridor’, the Prisoner's home at Buckingham Place, Parliament, Big Ben,
Westminster Bridge and Trafalgar Square. Plentiful photo opportunities will
arise at every location! The route will be approximately 3.5 miles long and the
Walkabout is free of charge. Walkers should please wear comfortable footwear and
be prepared for possible unfavorable weather. After the Walkabout there will be
an optional ‘flight’ on the London Eye, lasting approximately 30 minutes. This
costs £17 and participants need to register for this by 1st August
2009 at the latest. If you wish to join us for the flight, please contact
Andrew White as soon as possible by sending an email marked LONDON
EYE via SixOfOne@netreach.net or using the enquiry form at
www.sixofone.co.uk. Otherwise just turn up at 1 p.m. After the
‘flight’ we will find a local hostelry for drinks and a bite to eat, aiming to
depart finally around 6.30pm. The event is open to all Six of One Members and
their friends - the more the merrier!
Six of One: The Prisoner Appreciation Society
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Membership entitles you to register for the 2010 convention April 16-18 weekend and to receive 4 mailings, including 3 glossy magazine issues. Also there are souvenir packs and backnumber magazines at http://www.sixofone.co.uk/backnumbers_1.htm
Plus, other items can be ordered from http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sixofone.society
There are additional events from time to time, like the London Walkabout (see above) and more information appears regularly on the society's websites. Issue 2 of our "Contact Imminent" magazine is now being prepared, with a convention report for mailing to members late April, 2009. See also www.patrickmcgoohan.org.uk for details of the actor's only published biography.
EXCLUSIVE - Prisoner Trading Card set, Volume 2, produced for Six of One. The previous 2002 Volume 1 Prisoner Trading Cards were produced by Cards Inc but Volume 2 never appeared. A new set to complete the remaining episodes and categories has now been produced for Six of One. The set has 50 cards, 4 bonus cards and there are also 2 promo cards available. More details appear on the web page which can be visited by clicking the picture or entering the address: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sixofone.society and clicking on the Escape Merchandise Items link there. The card set is very limited and is likely to sell out quickly. PayPal payment is available and more details appear in Six of One's current mailing.
JOIN Six of One, the Official Prisoner Appreciation Society, online.
Our latest glossy magazine (full-color, 48 pages) launches!
PRISONER SHOP - the location of ‘The Village’ in The Prisoner is Portmeirion, North Wales, UK. There is a Prisoner shop there which has been operating for many years. There is now also an online shopping service, including many Prisoner items, at http://portmeiriononline.co.uk/department/the-prisoner-merchandise
There is also a small selection of Prisoner merchandise at:This exciting new book is available now!
40th Anniversary Tribute Website
Exclusive look at both the front and back cover of the new Patrick McGoohan biography coming out later this month. The book has 340 pages, almost 470 pictures (many never-before-published), 12 chapters, 7 appendices, a foreword by Peter Falk, an introduction and text by the author Roger Langley and color covers. Read an advance-copy review here.
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Studio interview on BBC Radio Suffolk part 1 9th October, 2007 with Luke Deal (6.0 mins) |
Studio interview on BBC Radio Suffolk part 2 9th October, 2007 with Luke Deal (5.5 mins) |
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Studio interview on BBC Radio Solent part 1 9th October, 2007 with Charlie Crocker (6.3 mins) |
Studio interview on BBC Radio Solent part 2 9th October, 2007 with Charlie Crocker (6.0 mins) |
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Telephone interview on BBC Radio Bristol part 1 10th October, 2007 with Richard Lewis (5.0 mins) |
Telephone interview on BBC Radio Bristol part 2 10th October, 2007 with Richard Lewis (6.3 mins) |
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Studio interview on BBC Radio Sheffield part 1 19th November, 2007 with Gerry Kersey (8 mins) |
Studio interview on BBC Radio Sheffield part 2 19th November, 2007 with Gerry Kersey (12 mins) |
Retail price is £14.99.
The book can be ordered direct from the publishers at:
www.tomahawkpress.com or
from other bookstores and online sellers.
USA Fans: A great time to join - get fact-filled mailings, with our glossy color magazine, inserts, etc. - plus the FREE Prisoner items detailed below!
LIST OF EVERY PREVIOUS
CONVENTION GUEST
LIST OF EVERY KNOWN PRISONER
PUBLICATION
We have been discussing Patrick McGoohan's enigmatic TV
series since 1977. Join Six of One to receive
our glossy magazine
and other publications, collect our News Extras and additional
inserted free items - all mailed to our worldwide membership. You
can attend our Conventions at the series filming location in
Portmeirion, Northern Wales UK.
Join Six of One
instantly online, using PayPal and your credit card.
We hope that we will "Be seeing you!"
as a member very
soon.
"For over 30 years, where people go to discuss The Prisoner."
For the latest coverage of all Prisoner news, consider a membership and subscription to our glossy color magazine.
PRISONER FANS IN THE USA - Now is a great time to join. Get fabulous professionally printed mailings from England including our exclusive member magazine. You can instantly join online using PayPal and your credit card. Plus get FOUR FREE bonus items (shown below).
(LEFT): The Prisoner in Portmeirion book by Roger Langley, available from the Prisoner Shop in Portmeirion.)
Some background information about the series and Six of One.....
Patrick McGoohan's allegorical 1967 television series is studied, analyzed and discussed by our worldwide society of individuals. Get much more out of watching the series by becoming the newest member of Six of One. Start receiving our highly-praised publications, including the only regularly published magazine in the world devoted to The Prisoner. Read exclusive cast and crew interviews, see rare behind-the-scenes photos, share your thoughts with fans worldwide, learn from Six of One seminars, get the latest Prisoner news, download exclusive FREE computer screen-savers, and be eligible to attend our Conventions in Portmeirion - where the series was filmed.
Our society headquarters is in England, and we have long-time representatives in France and the United States. Members around the world receive our packed mailings which include our glossy color magazine - along with our other publications, inserts, brochures and special exclusive members-only offers. By supporting us with a membership, we can continue to work hard for Prisoner fans everywhere.
Six of One is officially recognized as the only worldwide appreciation society for The Prisoner television series and is operated solely with the co-operation of Granada Ventures, Portmeirion and many others closely associated with this remarkable program. Be seeing you!
View all our event dates, past and present, at our new society calendar.
Society Honorary President 1977 - 2009: Patrick McGoohan
Members-only DVD pictured at right...
For the details on the latest Prisoner news and products, join us and receive our member packages mailed directly to your home. Get in on the whole world of The Prisoner.
By joining Six of One, you support our efforts to document and preserve the history of the series. Chances are, if you are a Prisoner fan, you have already benefited from our hard work (pre-broadcast edits, replacement of faulty A&E DVD's due to a bad soundtrack, etc.). So why not join The Prisoner Appreciation Society? You can join instantly online using PayPal and your credit card. US fans are encouraged to see the free items available to them, shown at the bottom of this page.
Introduction To The Prisoner:
The Prisoner is considered by many to be the most unusual and thought-provoking television series ever made. When it was first shown in England in 1967 there had certainly been nothing like it before and, many would argue, nothing has surpassed it since. The series first aired in the United States on June 1st, 1968 on the CBS network and was repeated in the summer of 1969. Only 16 of the 17 episodes initially aired in the USA, with "Living in Harmony" remaining on the shelf, unaired. This story would get its first US airings in the early 1970's when the boom of UHF broadcast stations made programmers scramble for good programs to air. A recent discovery by Six of One has proved that the 1967 world television premiere of the series was actually in Canada - shortly before the UK airing! This is the kind of detective work that Six of One is famous for. We are responsible for finding the two pre-broadcast edits of the episodes "Arrival" and "The Chimes of Big Ben".
(At left: Free For All magazine cover)
Patrick McGoohan plays a man who resigns from a top secret position and is abducted from his London home. He finds himself in a beautiful village where everything is bright and cheerful - the people, their clothes, the buildings, the flowers. But despite this rosey exterior, the village serves a sinister purpose. People are forcibly brought there in order to have their valuable knowledge protected or extracted. Village residents are assigned a number - the Prisoner is Number Six. Chief interrogator and administrator is Number Two, but he isn't the boss - an unseen Number One is the boss.
Failure is not tolerated in the Village, and most episodes feature a new Number Two, though some are privileged to return for a second chance to break Number Six and discover why he resigned.
The Prisoner struggles to keep this information from his captors and to find out which side runs the Village and where it is. He strives to discover the identity of Number One, and above all, he attempts to escape.
The
Prisoner was made by Everyman Films, a company formed by Patrick
McGoohan and David Tomblin, and financed by ITC Entertainment.
Throughout the
series, Patrick McGoohan was the executive producer as well as
the star, and David Tomblin was frequently the producer. George
Markstein, as script editor, provided the writers with some basic
facts about the Village and its inhabitants which brought a
thread of continuity to each episode.
The imaginative and futuristic sets were designed by art director Jack Shampan and the stirring theme music was written by Ron Grainer.
Patrick McGoohan not only wrote and directed some episodes, but drove everyone else to work as hard as himself. Although exhausted by the experience, most of the crew were proud to have worked on the series and view it as one of the most difficult but satisfying projects they have ever been involved with.
Many talented actors had guest roles in The Prisoner, including Leo McKern, Paul Eddington, Peter Bowles, Eric Portman, Patrick Cargill, George Baker, Mary Morris, Guy Doleman, Rosalie Crutchley and Donald Sinden.
It is a trait most
peculiar to The Prisoner that after watching the
last episode, certain viewers feel a challenge to understand the
series and have a desire to learn more about the 17 episodes that
have so enthralled them. Many members have said that 
they thought they were alone in their
appreciation of The Prisoner, until they learned
of Six of One: The Prisoner Appreciation Society.
Six of One tries in some ways to fill the void that is left when viewers see Number Six speeding down the runway in his Lotus 7 for the last time. People who otherwise may never have come into contact with each other are given the opportunity to exchange views and experiences.
Memorable stories, outstanding cast, beautiful sets and location shooting, The Prisoner is unlike any television series ever made. And Six of One brings it to you in a whole new light.
Six of One is known for in-depth coverage of every aspect of this unusual television series. Our members-only magazine features comprehensive interviews with cast members and crew about the making of the episodes. We are known for uncovering previously unknown details about the show and its making. And we are known for sharing this information with our members, who are constantly surprised at the wide variety of articles and photos contained in each issue of our magazine.
"Profoundly grateful to you and the Society for your interest and understanding. Am honored to accept Honorary Presidency. Blessings to you all. Half a dozen of the other. Be seeing you." - Patrick McGoohan
The enduring quality of Six of One comes from the fact that we recognize each individual member's right to interpret the series in his or her own way - or not to bother at all! We provide a forum for debate but at the end of the day everyone makes up his or her own mind. Six of One is run by a number of stalwart members who contribute their spare time to making the society work - from day-to-day administration to stage management of major events such as our Conventions.
There are many local groups within Six of One in Britain, and indeed, the rest of the world, which hold meetings and organize events. You can contact other members in your area by placing a free advertisement in our magazine.
Six of One has members worldwide, and over the years has produced hundreds of thousands of words about The Prisoner. We have access to the largest archive of material on the series and we share this information with our members.
We
publish a professional, high quality magazine which contains many
photographs both from the series and taken during production,
many never-before-seen, in-depth articles about The
Prisoner, interviews with cast and crew, the latest
Prisoner-related news and members' views. Information sheets,
press cuttings and contests are also included in the package.
Over the past twenty-eight years, well over 50,000 individuals have been members of The Prisoner Appreciation Society.
There must be a reason.
We are the oldest and largest Prisoner organization. We publish the only regularly published magazine in the world devoted to the series. Our magazine is printed using professional standards on slick paper, highlighting the beautifully reproduced photos. Our current journal is entitled "Free For All".
At left: Behind-the-scenes filming.
We are recognized by the copyright holders, Granada Ventures, as well as by Portmeirion ("The Village").
Our much-anticipated member Conventions have received world-wide attention. Our next Convention will be in March 2009. Details about the event are in our member mailings, plus info can be found here:
Join our members in the study of The Prisoner. Find out how we can help you get the most out of this series. The World Wide Web is a wonderful means of communication. But no web site can take the place of a magazine that you can sit down and read, collect and reference time and time again. A magazine written by the most knowledgeable Prisoner authorities on earth - the members of Six of One.
Want even more info? If living in the USA, send a regular business-size SASE (#10 envelope - which is 4 1/8" x 9 1/2"). Put two stamps on this self-addressed, stamped envelope, (three stamps for even more sample pages) and enclose it in another envelope. Send it to:
The
Prisoner Appreciation Society
871 Clover Drive
North Wales, PA 19454-2749 USA
We'll return your SASE full of sample articles, interviews, etc.
Due to the increasingly poor exchange rate between the US dollar and the British Pound Sterling, I offer these FREE incentives to new US and Canadian members:
FOUR SPECIAL FREE
GIVEAWAYS FOR NEW NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY MEMBERS:
1. A FREE
No.6
AND No.2 badge refrigerator magnet! A full 2 3/4 inches
across. Larger than previous badges. Can be easily made into a pin
badge.
2. A FREE full-color Prisoner Promo trading card in archival holder. This
card is from the never-released set of Prisoner cards and
is the rare "error version" with the incorrectly
printed phone number on them. This card has sold on eBay for as
much as $20, yet you get one for free by joining
Six of One. It even comes in a custom identified "ERROR
CARD" top-loading holder for safe-keeping.
3. A FREE full-color MAP AND GUIDE to Portmeirion (The Village). Celebrating its 80th anniversary in the year 2006, this slick-publication opens to reveal over 40 photos showing the buildings, architecture and features of this fantasy resort. Includes a beautiful color aerial photo of the entire Village and detailed map showing all of the many Woodland Walks through the acres of forest.
To receive these FOUR very special FREE offers for joining, new American members can simply send a photocopy of your joining Money Order or copy of PayPal confirmation email along with a business size (#10 envelope - 4 1/8 inches by 9 1/2 inches) SASE with three First Class stamps affixed to it (or just send an International Reply Coupon from Canada) to:
Bruce
Clark
Six of One
871 Clover Drive
North Wales, PA 19454-2749 USA
FREE offer good while supplies last...This offer is extended by American Coordinator Bruce Clark (at his own expense) as a THANK YOU to new North American members!
The
Prisoner © 2009 Granada
Ventures
Used with
permission.
Six of One is an informal society formed at the end of 1976 for the appreciation of the television series The Prisoner. Names and addresses of members are held at P.O. Box 228, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN38 1EX, UK. These details are not passed to third parties and no other data is held. Subscriptions paid online or by post are sent to Box 228 and used mainly for the production and posting of mailings. The names of persons co-ordinating Six of One from time to time appear in the society’s magazines. If any information is required about the society please refer to our society details which are also provided to all new members, or alternatively write with return stamped addressed envelope or 2 IRCs to Box 228.
