The Therapy Zone

Recalcitrant Agents

   Are not all like the Prisoner-Number Six, worse things happen to those agents who are not abducted to the village. Take David Callan for an example. He worked for the British Secret Service, or more correctly the S.I.S, a department responsible for getting rid of certain people, by any means available. In the case of David Callan, he killed for the department. But the trouble with Callan was, he had an over developed conscience. He wanted to know about the people he was ordered to kill, what they had done etc. A man like that is no use to S.I.S, so he was no longer required. Oh the head of S.I.S, Charlie Hunter helped Callan get a job. Working in a dead-end job as a clerk for £20. 47p per week, that's what happens to recalcitrant agents who are not abducted to the Village.

A simple Equation

    ‘A Change of Mind’ + Unmutuals = The American Communist Witch-hunt of the 1950's + the way in which Americans were called to denounce their neighbour whom they suspected as being a communist = The denouncement of No.2 by No.86!

Many Happy Returns

   In this episode No.6 may have "returned", and the occasion may have been "happy", yet to me there seems something sinister in the use of the word "many" in the title of this episode.

    There's an old saying "Curiosity killed the cat", in this there might be a message for No.6. Consider that black cat for a moment, its sat there upon the table as No.6 puts out to sea aboard his sea-going raft, and the black cat is still sat there as No.6 parachutes to the beach below. Perhaps No.6 should have left well alone. He should have settled for being back in London, with the "freedom of the City". Curiosity No.6, killed the cat!

Playing The Role

    It was once written that it could never be imagined that anyone other than Patrick McGoohan could play the role of Number 6. Well they will have to get used to the idea, as there's soon to be a new SIX, and a new village to boot!

   But don't worry, 6 is but a number and I'm quite sure that Patrick McGoohan was not the first NUMBER SIX, indeed the character of NUMBER SIX can be traced all the way back to 1927, research has proved it to be so.

Be seeing you Number Six - whoever you are, wherever you are.