"The Prisoner" Dance of the Dead (1967)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Don Chaffey

Writer:

Anthony Skene (writer)

TV Series:

"The Prisoner" (1967)

Original Air Date:

26 November 1967 (Season 1, Episode 7)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Number 6 comes across a body that has washed ashore with a radio. After sending the body back out to sea, he tries to use the radio to get rescued.

Plot Keywords:

Radio | Mock Trial | Costume | Cave | Tuxedo

Cast

Patrick McGoohan	...	Number Six
Mary Morris	...	Number Two
Duncan Macrae	...	Doctor (as Duncan MacRae)
Norma West	...	Girl Bo-Peep
Angelo Muscat	...	The Butler
Aubrey Morris	...	Town Crier
Bee Duffell	...	Psychiatrist
Camilla Hasse	...	Day Supervisor
Alan White	...	Dutton
Michael Nightingale	...	Night Supervisor
Patsy Smart	...	Night Maid
Denise Buckley	...	Maid
George Merritt	...	Postman
John Frawley	...	Flowerman
Lucy Griffiths	...	Lady in Corridor

Trivia:

Episode #3 in the ordering of "Six of One, The Prisoner Appreciation Society", that is immediately after 'Arrival' and 'Free for All.' The Sci Fi Channel marathon uses the Six of One order but places 'Dance of the Dead' before 'Free for All', making it episode #2. The choice may be motivated by the facts that Number 6 states "I'm new here" and that 'Free for All' is much closer to the allegory than to the spy premise to be placed immediately after the undisputed episode #1, 'Arrival.'

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When 36 returns to his quarters and finds the black cat, his shadow falls across a painted backdrop meant to simulate the outside view of the town.

Quotes:

Number 6: Never trust a woman, even the four-legged variety.

Movie Connections:

References "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)