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Best Episodes of The Prisoner
Many Happy Returns
S1 Ep7
8.0
10th Nov 1967
Number 6 wakes up to find the Village totally deserted.
Hammer into Anvil
S1 Ep10
8.0
1st Dec 1967
Number 6 vows revenge and goes after a sadistic Number 2 after he drives a fellow village resident to her death.
The Schizoid Man
S1 Ep5
7.8
27th Oct 1967
Number Six wakes up with a new identity. Now he's Number Twelve. Worse, Number Two asks him to impersonate someone--Number Six. But the new Number Six is more like him than he is.
The Chimes of Big Ben
S1 Ep2
7.8
6th Oct 1967
A new Number 8 named Nadia arrives in The Village, and together Number 6 and she plot their escape.
Arrival
S1 Ep1
7.6
29th Sep 1967
After resigning, a secret agent finds himself trapped in a bizarre prison known only as The Village.
Worst Episodes of The Prisoner
Living in Harmony
S1 Ep14
6.7
29th Dec 1967
Number 6 finds himself in the middle of a wild west version of his imprisonment.
Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling
S1 Ep13
7.0
22nd Dec 1967
With his mind transferred to another body, Number 6 wakes up in his London flat and can't convince his colleagues who he is. He takes off to Austria to find the one man who can help him, the person Number 2 wants him to find.
Dance of the Dead
S1 Ep8
7.1
17th Nov 1967
Number 6 comes across a body that has washed ashore with a radio. After sending the body back out to sea, he tries to use the radio to get rescued.
It's Your Funeral
S1 Ep11
7.2
8th Dec 1967
Number Six hears of an assassination plot against Number Two, but it's the new Number Two doing all the plotting against the retiring Number Two.
The Girl Who Was Death
S1 Ep15
7.3
19th Jan 1968
Back in London, Number 6 is trying to track down a crazed scientist who is protected by his homicidal daughter.
The Prisoner Episode Guide
Arrival
S1 Ep1
7.6
29th Sep 1967
After resigning, a secret agent finds himself trapped in a bizarre prison known only as The Village.
The Chimes of Big Ben
S1 Ep2
7.8
6th Oct 1967
A new Number 8 named Nadia arrives in The Village, and together Number 6 and she plot their escape.
A., B. and C.
S1 Ep3
7.6
13th Oct 1967
Number 2 believes that Number 6 resigned because he was going to sell out. Using dream manipulation, Number 2 tries to determine which one of three possible candidates Number 6 was dealing with.
Free for All
S1 Ep4
7.3
20th Oct 1967
Number 6 runs for the office of Number 2.
The Schizoid Man
S1 Ep5
7.8
27th Oct 1967
Number Six wakes up with a new identity. Now he's Number Twelve. Worse, Number Two asks him to impersonate someone--Number Six. But the new Number Six is more like him than he is.
The General
S1 Ep6
7.3
3rd Nov 1967
An instant learning process becomes the Village's latest fad, but Number 6 is sure that Number 2 is using it as a brain washing tool.
Many Happy Returns
S1 Ep7
8.0
10th Nov 1967
Number 6 wakes up to find the Village totally deserted.
Dance of the Dead
S1 Ep8
7.1
17th Nov 1967
Number 6 comes across a body that has washed ashore with a radio. After sending the body back out to sea, he tries to use the radio to get rescued.
Checkmate
S1 Ep9
7.6
24th Nov 1967
Inspired by a large chess game with people taking the place of the game pieces, Number 6 formulates a new escape plan with some compatriots.
Hammer into Anvil
S1 Ep10
8.0
1st Dec 1967
Number 6 vows revenge and goes after a sadistic Number 2 after he drives a fellow village resident to her death.
It's Your Funeral
S1 Ep11
7.2
8th Dec 1967
Number Six hears of an assassination plot against Number Two, but it's the new Number Two doing all the plotting against the retiring Number Two.
A Change of Mind
S1 Ep12
7.4
15th Dec 1967
After a brawl Number 6 is declared "unmutual" and is made to think that he has undergone "instant social treatment."
Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling
S1 Ep13
7.0
22nd Dec 1967
With his mind transferred to another body, Number 6 wakes up in his London flat and can't convince his colleagues who he is. He takes off to Austria to find the one man who can help him, the person Number 2 wants him to find.
Living in Harmony
S1 Ep14
6.7
29th Dec 1967
Number 6 finds himself in the middle of a wild west version of his imprisonment.
The Girl Who Was Death
S1 Ep15
7.3
19th Jan 1968
Back in London, Number 6 is trying to track down a crazed scientist who is protected by his homicidal daughter.
Once Upon a Time
S1 Ep16
7.3
26th Jan 1968
Because all other attempts to break Number 6 have failed, Number 2 decides to engage him in a game where one of them will end up dead.
Fall Out
S1 Ep17
7.3
2nd Feb 1968
After witnessing the trials of Number 2 and Number 48 and meeting the President of the Assembly, Number 6 escapes during the chaos that follows.
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.
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The best rated episodes of The Prisoner are:
Many Happy Returns S1E7 rated 8.0
Hammer into Anvil S1E10 rated 8.0
The Schizoid Man S1E5 rated 7.8
The Chimes of Big Ben S1E2 rated 7.8
Arrival S1E1 rated 7.6
The lowest rated episodes of The Prisoner are:
Living in Harmony S1E14 rated 6.7
Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling S1E13 rated 7.0
Dance of the Dead S1E8 rated 7.1
It's Your Funeral S1E11 rated 7.2
The Girl Who Was Death S1E15 rated 7.3
The first episode of The Prisoner aired on September 29, 1967.
The last episode of The Prisoner aired on February 02, 1968.
