In ‘Checkmate’ it would appear that Number
6 has a negative reaction to pain, that the doctor notes would take superhuman
will power. I once made the observation that in ‘Hammer Into Anvil,’ Number 6
must have had superhuman powers. Because when Number 73 is in the hospital and
suddenly screams when she is being threatened by Number 2, Number 6 hears that
scream. But does so when he’s walking along the path away from the Old People’s
Home, and is as far away from the hospital as it’s possible to be in The
Village. Yet he goes running off and still arrives on the scene in time to see
Number 73 leap out of bed and out through the window to her death!
In ‘Arrival,’ when Number 6 takes off in
the helicopter in an attempt to escape The Village, everything appears to be
going well, then suddenly he begins to lose control over the joy stick. As this
happens, the rotor blades stop rotating, even though the engine is still
working, as metaphorically he loses his superhuman power. Fortunately the rotor blades
suddenly work again as the operator in the Control Room takes control of the
helicopter, landing it safely back on the lawn by the sea wall. And Number 6
remains unscathed.
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Superhuman powers! Perhaps he was the lost member of The Champions!
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Hello Nadia,
DeleteHa, ha, ha, ha, ha, I can hear Number 2 laughing! I used to watched the Champions, mind you I preferred 'Man In A Suitcase.' Richard Bradford's performance as McGill is remarkanbly like that of George Segal as Quiller in the 1966 film 'The Quiller Memorandum.'
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David
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Dear David
DeleteIf you like Man in a Suitcase then have you seen the new Prisoner online comic strip by Mike James Gorman featuring the 2 heroes McGill and No 6? The links are available via the Unmutual website. It certainly looks very cleverly done – will try to have a look after work.
I’m afraid I have never really watched any episodes of MIAS as it was only repeated late at night during the 1980s (way past my bedtime, I’m afraid!). I did watch repeats of The Champions though – I had rather a soft spot for Richard & one of my friends at school was in love with Craig!
Incidentally, whilst talking about classic series, have you seen the results of the recent ITV-60 poll? I am very pleased to say that both The Prisoner and The Avengers made the Top 10 coming in at numbers 5 and 6 respectively and beat both Foyles War and Downton Abbey (see latest edition of Radio Times). It’s good to see that our favourite series’ are still popular and well-remembered.
Be seeing you!
Nadia
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Dear Nadia,
DeleteI have read about the new Prisoner online comicstrip, featuring Number 6 and McGill. But thus far I have not actually looked at the comic itself, so I cannot comment upon it.
I'm old enough to be able to remember 'Man In A Suitcase from its original screening. No I don't have the results of the 60 years of ITV poll, so thank you. The Prisoner did far better than I would have thought, when compared with all the modern day ITV series and programmes, seeing as its approaching its 50th anniversary. I did wonder if ITV would have a special night of programmes to celebrate its 60 years, but no. Morag asked the question this morning, what chance of ITV celebrating 50 years of 'the Prisoner,' when it cannot celebrate itself?!
But yes Its good to see 'the Prisoner' is still extremely popular. But of course there is the question of the origin of the votes given to 'the Prisoner.' After all any enthusiast of the series around the World could vote, without having ever watched ITV television! So they would be voting for 'the Prisoner' because they like the series, and not because of ITV itself, good for them. And I hope posting the link to 60 years of ITV on my blog, in some small way, helped with that.
Very best regards
David
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