Patrick McGoohan Archives | Visual Mutterings https://visualmutterings.com/tag/patrick-mcgoohan Archive television thoughts Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:13:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://visualmutterings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Patrick McGoohan Archives | Visual Mutterings https://visualmutterings.com/tag/patrick-mcgoohan 32 32 178785585 The Prisoner – Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-do-not-forsake-me-oh-my-darling https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-do-not-forsake-me-oh-my-darling#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 18:16:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-do-not-forsake-me-oh-my-darling Episode 13 – Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling First ITV broadcast: Friday 22nd December 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Grampian] Estimated first run ratings: 7.3 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 3rd August 1968, 7.30pm From the very beginning this episode is different as we have a pre-titles sequence, instead of going straight into the usual title …

The post The Prisoner – Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling appeared first on Visual Mutterings.

]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-do-not-forsake-me-oh-my-darling/feed 3 116 The Prisoner – A Change of Mind https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-a-change-of-mind https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-a-change-of-mind#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:41:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-a-change-of-mind There has been an unplanned extended break at Visual Mutterings. I was rather busy and then I got a new job so I have been even busier. But I was missing Number Six so I finally found the time to get back to the Village via a raft, a boat, a wooden box and a …

The post The Prisoner – A Change of Mind appeared first on Visual Mutterings.

]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-a-change-of-mind/feed 0 117 The Prisoner – It’s Your Funeral https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-its-your-funeral https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-its-your-funeral#comments Tue, 19 May 2015 16:07:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-its-your-funeral Episode 11 – It’s Your Funeral First ITV broadcast: Friday 8th December 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Grampian] Estimated first run ratings: 9.3 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 10th August 1968, 7.30pm The new Number Two looks like a Thunderbirds‘ character. He doesn’t look like a real person. I spent the entire episode doubting his ability to …

The post The Prisoner – It’s Your Funeral appeared first on Visual Mutterings.

]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-its-your-funeral/feed 2 118 The Prisoner – Hammer Into Anvil https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-hammer-into-anvil https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-hammer-into-anvil#comments Thu, 07 May 2015 18:20:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-hammer-into-anvil Episode 10: Hammer Into Anvil First ITV broadcast: Friday 1st December 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Grampian] Estimated first run ratings: 9.1 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 31st August 1968, 7.30pm This episode is a rare example of Number Six getting one over Number Two and the Village. I have written before about ‘little victories’, little acts …

The post The Prisoner – Hammer Into Anvil appeared first on Visual Mutterings.

]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-hammer-into-anvil/feed 1 119 The Prisoner – Checkmate https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-checkmate https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-checkmate#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:43:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-checkmate Episode 9: Checkmate First ITV broadcast: Friday 24th November 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Granada] Estimated first run ratings: 9.1 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 17th August 1968, 7.30pm The episode begins with an aggressive roar from Rover as it rolls through the Village. Everyone stops completely still, apart from one man (George Coulouris). Number Six notices …

The post The Prisoner – Checkmate appeared first on Visual Mutterings.

]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-checkmate/feed 1 121 The Prisoner – Dance of the Dead https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-dance-of-the-dead https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-dance-of-the-dead#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2015 22:41:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-dance-of-the-dead Episode 8: Dance of the Dead First ITV broadcast: Friday 17th November 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Grampian] Estimated first run ratings: 9.1 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 27th July 1968, 7.30pm For the first time, Number Two speaking in the title sequence is a woman. We have had a couple of female Number Two’s so far. …

The post The Prisoner – Dance of the Dead appeared first on Visual Mutterings.

]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-dance-of-the-dead/feed 3 122 The Prisoner – Many Happy Returns https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-many-happy-returns https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-many-happy-returns#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:30:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-many-happy-returns Episode 7: Many Happy Returns First ITV broadcast: Friday 10th November 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Grampian] Estimated first run ratings: 10.3 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 20th July 1968, 7.30pm This episode goes for over 20 minutes without a single English word being spoken on screen. The episode is over half way through before we get …

The post The Prisoner – Many Happy Returns appeared first on Visual Mutterings.

]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-many-happy-returns/feed 2 123 The Prisoner – The General https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-the-general https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-the-general#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:06:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-the-general So far I have not discussed what episode order The Prisoner should be viewed in. The most important thing to say about this is that it seems no one can agree on it. It should not be viewed in production order and it should not be viewed in broadcast order, apart from the first episode …

The post The Prisoner – The General appeared first on Visual Mutterings.

]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-the-general/feed 2 124 The Prisoner – The Schizoid Man https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-the-schizoid-man https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-the-schizoid-man#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2015 23:31:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-the-schizoid-man Episode 5: The Schizoid Man First ITV broadcast: Friday 27th October 1967, 7.30pm (ATV Midlands/Grampian) Estimated first run ratings: 11.7 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 6th July 1968, 7.30pm Pay attention. It’s going to get complicated. There have been many Number Twos but there is only one Number Six. “I am a person” Number Six …

The post The Prisoner – The Schizoid Man appeared first on Visual Mutterings.

]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-the-schizoid-man/feed 1 125 The Prisoner – Free For All https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-free-for-all https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-free-for-all#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:32:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-free-for-all Episode 4: Free For All First ITV broadcast: Friday 20th October 1967, 7.30pm (ATV Midlands/Grampian) Estimated first run ratings: 11.1 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 29th June 1968, 7.30pm There is an election on and Number Six is one of the candidates.We have got to know a bit about the Village now and it seems …

The post The Prisoner – Free For All appeared first on Visual Mutterings.

]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-free-for-all/feed 4 127