THE PRISONER – 50TH ANNIVERSARY DVD SET Stunningly restored by Network, this is a very special 50th anniversary edition of The Prisoner complete series on DVD packed with the following special features: THE SERIES all 17 episodes, presented with new text commentaries on each episode, detailing the production history. IN MY MIND a brand-new, feature length documentary in which director Chris Rodley recalls his 1983 efforts to interview Patrick McGoohan for a Channel 4 documentary. The film features interviews with Catherine McGoohan, rare archive footage and never-before-seen interview sessions with McGoohan himself. MANY HAPPY RETURNS a new short revisiting the original locations used in the Prisoner. FILMING ARRIVAL newly-discovered home movie footage of the filming of Arrival. THE PRISONER PUZZLE in a rare appearance to talk about the series, Patrick McGoohan is interviewed by Warner Troyer in an exclusive programme for TV-Ontario from 1977. STILLS GALLERIES featuring rare and never-before-seen photographs from official and personal archives. CATHERINE McGOOHAN reflects on her father’s work and legacy. PORTMEIRION 1939 Recently discovered 16mm Kodachrome amateur footage of Portmeirion showing the early days of its development circa 1939. PATHE NEWS: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Pathe News’ initial visit to Portmeirion in 1939 presents the first opportunity to give the village mass exposure via Britain’s cinema screens. PATHE NEWS: ITALY IN WALES Pathe News returns to Portmeirion in 1962, this time in Technicolor. LESLIE GILLIAT RECCE 35MM TRANSPARENCIES Producer Leslie Gilliat was assigned to The Prisoner in the early stages of the project and visited Portmeirion in 1966 to photograph the village. These 35mm transparencies are the results of that recce and present some initial ideas for the buildings’ use in the series. TRIMS A selection of trims from Arrival, Many Happy Returns, The Chimes of Big Ben and The Girl Who Was Death. RADIO ON Radio 1 DJ Simon Bates was given a rare opportunity to interview Patrick McGoohan when he visited the NEC in Birmingham to be presented with a Caterham Super 7. PATRICK MCGOOHAN 1983 An outtake from one of Chris Rodley’s full interview sessions with Patrick McGoohan for the original Six Into One – The Prisoner File documentary PLEASE NOTE: This is the 2025 re-packaging of this DVD set from Spirit Entertainment. It is identical to the 2017 Network release, but now has the Spirit Logo replacing the Network Logo. Spirit are ITV’s new official licensor following the demise of Network. This DVD is coded to Region 2 PAL format. Purchasers from outside Europe or Australia will need a multi-region DVD player to view these discs.
