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The Prisoner: The Arrival
Running Time: 52 min.

Having been kidnapped and drugged after resigning his position, a British intelligence agent (Patrick McGoohan) awakens in the Village (a mysterious, Orwellian community). Now known as Number Six, he is expected to provide information to the enigmatic Number Two (Guy Doleman) if he ever hopes to escape the Village and return home. Things take an even more perplexing turn when Cobb (Paul Eddington), an old friend of Number Six, suddenly shows up...and just as suddenly kills himself. In one of her last appearances, (Virginia Maskell) guest-stars as "the Woman." "The Arrival" was co-written by series producer David Tomblin and George Markstein. This inaugural episode of The Prisoner first aired in England on October 1, 1967, and in America on June 1, 1968. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The Prisoner: The Arrival Cast and Crew:

Patrick McGoohan - (Number Six)

Barbara Yu Ling - (Taxi Driver)

Jack Allen - (Doctor)

George Baker - (The New Number Two)

Christopher Benjamin - (Labour Exchange Manager)

Guy Doleman - (Number Two)

Fabia Drake - (Welfare Worker)

Paul Eddington - (Cobb)

Oliver Macgreevy - (Gardener/Electrician)

Virginia Maskell - (The Woman)

Angelo Muscat - (The Butler)

Keith Peacock - (2nd Guardian)

Frederick Piper - (Ex-Admiral)

Stephanie Randall - (Maid)

Dennis Shaw - (Shopkeeper)

Patsy Smart - (Waitress)

Peter Swanwick - (Supervisor)

Peter Brace - (1st Guardian)

David Garfield - (Hospital Attendant)

Production Credits:
Don Chaffey (Director)
George Markstein (Screenwriter)
David Tomblin (Screenwriter)

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