The Therapy Zone

What’s In A Number?

    There have been numerous New No.2's who have taken up office, at least four No.8's in the village of which Nadia was one. Her predecessor having vacated the premises, through either escape or more likely death! And last week No.14 was an old lady in a wheel chair, the doctor-No.14 is new here! So what price No.6's predecessor, which would have made the Prisoner the new No.6 on the day of his arrival in the village. Of course there can never be any same two numbers, as the reporter and his photographic colleague are of living proof  , being as they are No.113 and 113b, and that in turn might make No.113b's twin, the operator of the Tally Ho device, No.113c and the members of the Town council, 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 2g 2h 2i 2j 2k 2l all subdivided from the same number. But that does not take into account the fact that seen on the button panel of the electronic FREE INFORMATION board in both Arrival and Free For All, there are actually 3 No.6 buttons together with the subdivided number 6h. This might be peculiar in itself, but what is even more of a puzzlement is the fact that on that button panel of the Information board, there is no No.7. In fact there is no number at all containing the digit 7. 6 replaces the No.7, while 2c stands in for 17 as 6h replaces No.67 and 6 again for the No.65. In fact 70 through to 79 have been completely removed and replaced with 5c 3f 2d 2b 4d 6 3e 5 9d 8r.

    The reason for there being no No.7 in the village is because it is a lucky number, as 13 is an unlucky number, and No.6 being a primary number of course.

    Certainly whoever came up with the design of the electronic FREE INFORMATION board went to a great deal of trouble and effort for so much detail which first seen is but a brief appearance on the TV screen so you wouldn't notice. Then there's the question of whether or not being able to view so closely the Prisoner on DVD actually spoils the enjoyment of watching? Well for myself, having spent much of the past three and a half years researching the Prisoner, DVD's of the series have proved to be invaluable in such a task. Although solving the reason why in this case, cannot be brought to a satisfactory conclusion by DVD alone. So the mystery of why must continue, because in all previous interviews on the production of the Prisoner, I have never read or heard anyone speak of the village FREE INFORMATION board, although its use in the village does speak for itself.

What Are those Frogmen All, About?

    However much you research into the depths of the Prisoner, there is one certainty that cannot be mistaken, there will always be some aspect of the Prisoner and that of his village which will always be a puzzlement. I mean take the above picture, in it is a man dressed in a wet suit riding a motorised bike, what's he all about then? In fact there are two other such attired men on motorised bikes just coming into view at the back. The emblem set on the left breast of the wet suit is not a canopied penny farthing badge, but the emblem of a scuba club, the image of a Dolphin can just be made out, but sadly not the name of the scuba club.

   As to why these wet suited personnel, of which there are six in total, are there in the first place I have not been able to ascertain, nor any idea worthy of conjecture. Unless of course they are "Pot Holers" who have discovered the underground cavern by mistake! Whatever the case, it is a fact that this is not the first time we have encountered these wet suited individuals. Two wet suited frogmen can be seen amid the citizens as they parade around the central Piazza during the Carnival parade of Dance of the Dead. Surely they were not costumes of their choice. Perhaps they are lifeguards in case of anyone falling into the pool of the fountain who was in danger of drowning! Well knower days it would be, such is the majesty of the Health & Safety Executive!

   Well can you think of anything better? Be seeing you.