If Mister X is told
to use a standard disguise by the Chief, what kind of disguise is it that makes
a man stand out from the crowd? Perhaps dressed as Mister X, that makes him an
eccentric, and no-one takes any notice of eccentrics. And yet it was in the
1960’s when everything was “way out,” or should that be “far out?” It was a
time when it was fashionable for trendy young things to go about wearing army
tunics from the Napoleonic wars for example. Number 48 wore such a tunic, he
also wore Mister X’s frilly shirt. I have such a shirt myself, handmade, and
I’ve worn it about town. But it’s the second of such shirts that I’ve owned,
the first was for a Prisoner convention for a re-enactment of the boxing scene
from ‘The Girl Who Was Death.’ I also own a deerstalker which I also wear about
town, but not as part of a disguise as Mister X, but with either a long coat,
or tweed jacket. When I wore the deer stalker with a long coat once, I was
approached by a little old lady who congratulated me upon my appearance,
because I looked so like Sherlock Holmes. Not that I was trying to, it’s just
that I have a collection of different hats that’s all. Plus three piped
jackets, a couple of black polo shirts, the jacket from my ‘Arrival’ suit, and
now Number 2’s scarf. I’ve only ever played the role of Number 2 once, that was
for the part in a pop video. But then I don’t always associate that scarf worn
by Number 2 with ‘the Prisoner,’ the self same coloured scarf was worn by “The
Mole” in an episode of ‘Campion’ called ‘The Case of The Late Pig.’
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