Talk:The Prisoner

message: As portrayed by Lucille Soong appeared in several episodes. In “A,B, or C?” - she says:  “I know everything in the Village” -Sparky (talk) 22:34, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flower Shop Owner 

message: The article mentions some people's numbers being in the low 100s.  Checkmate, in control, has one in the 200s.
Also, does it seem that the great majority of numbers are even? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 05:47, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I think people read too much into a series where episodes were produced every 10 days. Only the Bible has had every nuance and sentence explored in more detail than The Prisoner.REVUpminster (talk) 17:06, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  People's numbers 

message: The series uses the same people in multiple roles. It is far more confusing than the article suggests. For instance, Leo McKern, who was #2 in the second episode, makes a brief appearance at a party scene in episode #3. Nadia Grey also makes a cameo. I'm sure this was intentional. When I first watched this on TV many years ago, I was always confused about what was happening and who was doing it. There is not enough time to figure it out and it doesn't matter anyway. Wastrel Way (talk) 01:16, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I am sure there was a deliberate attempt to confuse. One episode implies that the Village is somewhere in the Baltic. Another implies that it is on the coast of Portugal. LynwoodF (talk) 10:29, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

text: McKern does not appear in episode 3, it's a different actor who just happens to have a beard and is a regular background artist in ITC series and appears as a Village operative in other episodes. 89.168.196.221 (talk) 12:58, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Casting 

message: I’ve added citation needed tags for three claims made in the Alternative Ending section. 
I have reviewed the video cited (DreamWatch 94 highlights VHS), and it does include a segment with James Follett outlining Markstein’s explanation for the Village. 
However, there is no indication in that video that Follett and Markstein came up with that narrative together. In fact, the story relayed by Follett in the video explicitly says that this was something Markstein told him  
There is also nothing in the video which suggests that Markstein cooked up this ending many years after the series finished. 
Finally, there is nothing in the video which says that this is why Number Six is also Number One. 
If there are known citations for these additional claims, could these be added (other than the oblique ‘in his book…’)  
Otherwise, if these claims are reliant on the DreamWatch video as the citation, they should be removed as they are not supported by that citation. 109.153.29.160 (talk) 22:30, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Further, I’m unpersuaded that the obliquely referenced book exists. Looking at the history, the reference to the mystery book was part of a very opinionated set of edits (much of which has been subsequently reverted) by someone apparently motivated to undermine the Markstein ending. There is also no reference to Follett having written a book on Markstein on Follett’s own entry. 109.153.29.160 (talk) 22:51, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations for Alternative Ending