The Prisoner was a British 1960s Television series starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan.

It follows a former British secret agent who, after abruptly resigning from his position, is held captive in a small village by the sea by an unidentified power that wishes to establish the reason for his resignation.

McGoohan labelled "Number Six" unsuccessfully attempting to escape from "the Village." However, Number Six has numerous victories of his own, successfully thwarting the various individuals serving as the Village's chief administrator, "Number Two" in their attempts to break him or control the Village.
Original Run:1967 – 1968
Number of episodes:17