Dance of the Dead (The Prisoner)

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“Dance of the Dead”
The Prisoner episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 8
Written by Anthony Skene[1]
Directed by Don Chaffey[1]
Guest stars Number Two - Mary Morris
Doctor - Duncan Macrae
Observer - Norma West[1]
Original airdate November 26, 1967
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Dance of the Dead is the eighth episode of the television series The Prisoner.

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[edit] Synopsis

Number 6 discovers from Number 2 that a mysterious Carnival is to be held in the Village. He also discovers a dead man's body floating in the sea, and using it as a buoy, attempts to send out a message to sea. On that man's person is a radio - Number 6 tries to reach a high point to listen to it, but the sounds make no sense. Hidden in the caves, Number 6 meets a former colleague who has been broken. The man's body is later discovered, and the Carnival ends in a courtroom session with Number 6 on trial for the possession of the radio, for which he is sentenced to death.

[edit] Additional guest cast

  • Town crier - Aubrey Morris
  • Psychiatrist - Bee Duffell
  • Day supervisor - Camilla Hasse
  • Dutton - Alan White
  • Night supervisor - Michael Nightingale
  • Night maid - Patsy Smart
  • Maid - Denise Buckley
  • Postman - George Merritt
  • Flowerman - John Frawley
  • Lady in corridor - Lucy Griffiths
  • Doctor - William Lyon Brown
  • The Announcer/Telephone Operator: Fenella Fielding (voice only)

[edit] Trivia

  • Number 6's observation that "I'm new here" has led many fans to believe that this is meant to be among the series' earliest episodes.
  • Although this is not the only episode in which a female Number Two is seen, it is the only one in which her voice is heard in the opening dialogue.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c episode credits
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