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The Prisoner Handbook

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Prisoner Handbook
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Steven Paul Davies
By (author) Jaffer Ali
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 153
Category/GenreTelevision
ISBN/Barcode 9781509821006
ClassificationsDewey:791.4572
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Pan Macmillan
Imprint Pan Books
Publication Date 17 December 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Prisoner reaches its 40th anniversary in September 2007, just in time for its reincarnation on our screens. The series has puzzled and intrigued millions of viewers since it was originally shown on ITV in the late 1960s. Only seventeen episodes were originally made; each one of them is riddled with mystery and poses unanswerable questions. The first Prisoner series captured the imagination as few programmes have done before or since and became a true television phenomenon. Here its unique appeal and history are examined in a fully updated edition with a new chapter boasting insider info on the new series. Including interviews with Patrick McGoohan, Kenneth Griffith, Alexis Kanner and Anton Rogers, The Prisoner Handbook reveals more information than was previously known about the series, the characters portrayed, the cast themselves and what it was really like during production. Complete with a foreword by Alex Cox and a full episode-by-episode guide, as well as an examination of the significance of the series both forty years ago and now, this is the complete guide to the unique appeal and history of television's most enigmatic series.

Author Biography

After graduating from Goldsmith's College, University of London, Steven Paul Davies joined Virgin Radio. He is the author of Alex Cox: Film Anarchist and A-Z Cult Films and Filmmakers and the co-author of Brat Pack: Confidential. Steven is currently writing for the Guardian. He is based in Hereford and London.