I
received a number of presents connected to ‘the Prisoner’ this Christmas. The Prisoner
LP record produced by Networkair is white and has no record label, representative
of the Guardian as it is. When I placed the record on the turn table I thought
is it turning, as there was no record label to indicate this! Also the music
tracks are identical to the other Prisoner LP record also produced by
Networkair, which I found surprising, I would have thought the music different.
I was also sent a selection of unique
Prisoner postcards, they make a fine addition to my collection. And mentioning cards,
there was an exchange of Christmas cards with the Supervisor-No.106 Earl Cameron. I would have
reproduced the card here, only it is far too personal to be shared.
An unusual item, a Prisoner fridge magnet.
Its not so much the magnet that is unusual, only the subject!
‘In my mind,’ the Prisoner documentary arrived
just in time for Christmas, also The ‘Tally Ho’ {the colour supplement and
programme guide for FALL IN the 50th anniversary event hosted by Networkair
in Portmeirion on September 29th} which, if you have not read it, contains
a number of articles, the most interesting of which I found to be is ‘Local
Service’ regarding the restoration of the Village Mini-Moke HLT 709C. I had always been under the
impression that the four Mini-Mokes used in ‘The Prisoner’ series were
specially adapted for the series. But I have learned that HLT 709C was originally used for advertising
purposes, photo shoots and the like, and publicity material for the Hilton
hotel. A member of the production crew for ‘the Prisoner’ spotted the Mini-Moke
as being something they needed for the up and coming series. It was the first
of the four Mokes, and therefore the template for the other three. Which makes me
wonder what vehicles might have been used as a taxi in The Village, and what
they might have looked like, had the Mini-Moke HLT 709C not been spotted that day? It
appears that at times, things associated with ‘the Prisoner’ happened quite by
accident to help bring the whole series together! Thanks go to Phil Caunt for
the restoration of the Mini-Moke, and for the information he provided.
Not forgetting the Penny Farthing tie pin, and the Prisoner gift card. All
are valued gifts, and make fine additions to my collection/archive.
Be seeing you
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