The Prisoner - The Original Scripts, Volume 1

The Prisoner: The Original Scripts, Volume 1

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English | 2005 | ISBN: 1903111765 | 396 pages | PDF | 21.3 MB

The first of two volumes containing the complete scripts of the sixties cult television phenomenon. Regarded by many as the finest television drama ever produced, The Prisoner has intrigued viewers since it was originally aired in the late 1960s. Only 17 episodes were ever made, each of them riddled with symbolism and unanswerable questions.

To say that Robert Fairclough's book is a revelation is perhaps an understatement. Sure, its just the scripts. But, the evolution between concept to realization is what this book is really about. Whether or not you agree with McGoohan's decision to take an essentially simple idea (the spy-prison) and turn it into his own subconsious metaphor, if you are a fan of this brilliant show this book is the only one I know that will give you any kind of window into this process.