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Fall Out

  • Episode aired Feb 1, 1968
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
826
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The Prisoner (1967)
The Prisoner: Fall Out
Play trailer1:13
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18 Photos
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After witnessing the trials of Number Two and Number Forty-Eight and meeting the President of the Assembly, Number Six escapes during the chaos that follows.After witnessing the trials of Number Two and Number Forty-Eight and meeting the President of the Assembly, Number Six escapes during the chaos that follows.After witnessing the trials of Number Two and Number Forty-Eight and meeting the President of the Assembly, Number Six escapes during the chaos that follows.
IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Patrick McGoohan
    • Writers
      • Patrick McGoohan
      • Kenneth Griffith(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Alexis Kanner
      • Angelo Muscat
      • Leo McKern
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Patrick McGoohan
    • Writers
      • Patrick McGoohan
      • Kenneth Griffith(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Alexis Kanner
      • Angelo Muscat
      • Leo McKern
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews

    Videos1

    The Prisoner: Fall Out
    Trailer 1:13
    The Prisoner: Fall Out

    Photos18

    John Tatham in The Prisoner (1967)
    Leo McKern in The Prisoner (1967)
    Leo McKern in The Prisoner (1967)
    Leo McKern in The Prisoner (1967)
    Alexis Kanner in The Prisoner (1967)
    Alexis Kanner in The Prisoner (1967)
    Alexis Kanner in The Prisoner (1967)
    Kenneth Griffith and Leo McKern in The Prisoner (1967)
    Kenneth Griffith in The Prisoner (1967)
    Kenneth Griffith in The Prisoner (1967)
    Kenneth Griffith in The Prisoner (1967)
    Patrick McGoohan and Angelo Muscat in The Prisoner (1967)

    Top cast

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    Alexis Kanner
    Alexis Kanner
    • Number Forty Eight
    Angelo Muscat
    • The Butler
    Leo McKern
    Leo McKern
    • Former Number Two
    Kenneth Griffith
    Kenneth Griffith
    • The President
    Peter Swanwick
    Peter Swanwick
    • The Supervisor
    Michael Miller
    • The Delegate
    Roy Beck
    • Jury Member
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Madden
    Peter Madden
    • Undertaker in opening sequence
    • (uncredited)
    Patrick McGoohan
    Patrick McGoohan
    • Number Six
    • (uncredited)
    Norman Morris
    • Villager
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Reid
    Mike Reid
    • Jury Member
    • (uncredited)
    John Tatham
    John Tatham
    • Bentley Driver
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Patrick McGoohan
    • Writers
      • Patrick McGoohan
      • Kenneth Griffith(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      According to Dhani Harrison, son of Beatle George Harrison, the Beatles were to be in a movie similar to "The Prisoner", written and directed by Patrick McGoohan, but the project fell through. McGoohan was able to convince them to allow their song "All You Need is Love" to be used in the final episode; one of the only times the band permitted their music to be licensed for television.
    • Goofs
      Number Six walks past the same jukebox twice. It is easily identifiable by the Lesley Gore record in it.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      The President: Contact! Control! Confirm contact priority! Contact priority! Emergency! Contact control! Contact control! Emergency! Contact! Contact control! Emergency! All personnel! Takeover! Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate, evacuate! Evacuate!

      [over the loudspeaker, again and again]

      The President: Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate!

    • Crazy credits
      In all preceding episodes, the final shot of the closing credits consisted of a view of Rover (the balloon) skimming across the water. For this final episode this was replaced by a still image of the completed bicycle that forms during the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Drumdramatics No. 1: Section 1 - Rolling Tympani With Beat
      (uncredited)

      Written by Robert Farnon

      Chappell Recorded Music Library

    User reviews19

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    10/10
    Looney yet profound conclusion
    McGoohan pulls out all the stops in his writing and directing this allegorical conclusion to the groundbreaking TV series. Though there were many hints scattered throughout the series that #6 was essentially dealing with his own demons—that point is made abundantly clear in this outrageously inventive episode. We are all locked in our cells, both the cells of our material bodies and the cells of our past, our reputations, our egos. When #6 begins to address the forces of society his word "I" gets repeated to the point of drowning out his message (it also is the word "aye" meaning yes and a pun for the all seeing "eye" of number one). The ego and ego worship appears as a mad god (#1 or eye). Though many would revere freedom in the abstract, there is a great internal fear of true freedom. McGoohan's character is very controlled and emotionally tight, thus his shadow side (#1) is a complete loon (for example, playing the Beatles tune "All you need is love" over a blazing gun fight). When McGoohan launches #1 into space, a chain of events occur leading the four escapees toward various illusions of freedom within the outside world (hitching a ride to nowhere in particular, joining the halls of political power or racing a sports car). The silent butler appears to take McGoohan place in his home which opens by itself as an extension of the Village.

    Though many dislike the episode for its unabashed symbolism, it stands as a fitting and provocatively ambiguous end to the series. Along with "Free for All," it's my personal favorite episode.
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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1968 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Everyman Films
      • Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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