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The Prisoner dvd wholesale and dvd dropship is offered on dvd-fan.com. is offered The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television series first broadcast in the UK from 29 September 1967 to 1 February 1968.Starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan, it combined spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory, and psychological drama.
The series follows a British former secret agent who is held prisoner in a mysterious seaside village where his captors try to find out why he abruptly resigned from his job. Although sold as a thriller in the mould of McGoohan's previous series, Danger Man (called Secret Agent in its U.S. release), the show's combination of 1960s countercultural themes and surreal setting had a far-reaching effect on science fiction/fantasy programming, and on popular culture in general.
A TV miniseries remake began airing on the U.S. cable channel AMC on November 15, 2009.Additionally, Christopher Nolan has been widely reported to be considering a film version.
