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Wish You Were Here

  • Episode aired Nov 18, 1968
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 52m
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7.7/10
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Linda Thorson in The Avengers (1961)
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A holiday resort has a strict "no check out" policy for certain guests, including Tara King, in this clever parody of Patrick McGoohan's "The Prisoner."A holiday resort has a strict "no check out" policy for certain guests, including Tara King, in this clever parody of Patrick McGoohan's "The Prisoner."A holiday resort has a strict "no check out" policy for certain guests, including Tara King, in this clever parody of Patrick McGoohan's "The Prisoner."
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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  • Director
    • Don Chaffey
  • Writer
    • Tony Williamson(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Linda Thorson
    • Liam Redmond
  • Director
    • Don Chaffey
  • Writer
    • Tony Williamson(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Macnee
    • Linda Thorson
    • Liam Redmond
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    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • John Steed
    Linda Thorson
    Linda Thorson
    • Tara King
    Liam Redmond
    Liam Redmond
    • Charles Merrydale
    Robert Urquhart
    Robert Urquhart
    • Maxwell
    Brook Williams
    • Basil
    Dudley Foster
    • Parker
    Patrick Newell
    Patrick Newell
    • Mother
    Gary Watson
    Gary Watson
    • Kendrick
    Richard Caldicot
    Richard Caldicot
    • Mellor
    Derek Newark
    Derek Newark
    • Vickers
    David Garth
    David Garth
    • Brevitt
    Louise Pajo
    Louise Pajo
    • Miss Craven
    John Cazabon
    John Cazabon
    • Mr. Maple
    Sandra Tallent
    • Attractive Girl
    • (as Sandra Fehr)
    Ernest Blyth
    • Hotel guest
    • (uncredited)
    John Bristow
    • Hotel guest
    • (uncredited)
    Chrsitine Callum
    • Hotel guest
    • (uncredited)
    Vernon Duke
    • Hotel guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Don Chaffey
    • Writer
      • Tony Williamson(teleplay by)
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    • Trivia
      The Edgewarebury Hotel ("The Elizabethan" in this episode) also appeared in feature films Portrait of a Sinner (1959) and School for Scoundrels (1960), where it doubled as the tennis club where Palfrey takes on Delauney; also in Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) episode The House on Haunted Hill (1969) .
    • Quotes

      John Steed: Basil...

      Mother: It's a simple case. A man with the mentality of a child of seven could handle it.

      John Steed: On that basis, Basil qualifies.

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    8/10
    PROBABLY INSPIRED BY THE SERIES THE PRISONER
    Tara King's uncle sends his niece a postcard from a quiet hotel where he is staying with the legend Wish You Were Here, this phrase that may sound like he wants to share the wonder of these vacations is actually a desperate request for help for being rescued from the Elizabethan Hotel, which works like a prison and where its guests have no way to escape, and every time they try they have strange accidents that force them to return. Surely when they wrote this script they were inspired by the series The Prisoner starring Patrick MacGoohan, since the premise is the same, people kidnapped in an apparently vacation place, controlled all the time and without knowing which of the guests are prisoners and which infiltrators. The original is the ending, where Tara turns the situation around and ends up causing her captors the same unfortunate events they went through to finally take control of the hotel. A creative and clever twist to history.
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    • Release date
      • November 18, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Edgwarebury Hotel, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Exteriors of the Elizabethan Hotel)
    • Production companies
      • ABC Weekend Television
      • ABC Weekend Television
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    • Runtime
      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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