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1. The Chimes of Big Ben - Part 1/2

Episode 5 of 6

Number 6 realises that Number 9 is no more. The new Number 2 distracts him with an attractive new arrival. Stars Mark Elstob.

A new prisoner, Nadia, arrives in The Village. She is strong-minded, independent, and refuses to become Number 8. Number 6 becomes convinced that she’s his ticket out of The Village...

The original seventeen episode TV series of The Prisoner created intrigue and controversy in equal measure when it first aired in the UK in 1967. In a taut psychological spy thriller the main character, dehumanised as ‘Number 6’, has committed no crime, save for having resigned from some unspecified branch of the British Secret Service. His prison is a heavily guarded coastal village.

Under constant surveillance, Number 6 can trust no-one and relentlessly works to establish who his captors are, a seemingly impossible task when the most senior figure he encounters – Number 2 – changes frequently.

Number 6 …. Mark Elstob
Number 2 …. Michael Cochrane
Nadia/Number 8 …. Kristina Buikaite
The Village Voice …. Helen Goldwyn
Danvers …. Barnaby Edwards
The Conductor …. Nicholas Briggs

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Music: Jamie Robertson

Script Editor: Jamie Anderson

Written and directed by Nicholas Briggs.

A Big Finish Production - based on the classic ITV series.

40 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Sep 2021 00:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 30 Dec 2018 18:00
  • Mon 31 Dec 2018 00:00
  • Sat 25 Sep 2021 18:00
  • Sun 26 Sep 2021 00:00