Patrick McGoohan had everything, intelligence, charm and supernatural charisma. One of the greatest actors of all time, someone to look up to and respect. I salute you Patrick McGoohan ...Be seeing you...

@ITILII

Жыл бұрын

And his show The Prisoner, though only on for 13 episodes (couldn't let it stay on too long - it was WAY ahead of its time) was also the only instance of a Beatles song played in the 60s, other than in concerts and on records and radio. The Beatles were great fans of The Prisoner and gave special permission for Patrick to use All You Need Is Love🥰 on the final show. Remember - I am NOT a number....I am a FREE MAN !!!

@collegeman1988

Жыл бұрын

And when you come to the path that is the end of your life, there will be a bright light which you will follow, and you’ll find yourself in The Village.

@anonymoushuman8344

Жыл бұрын

When I first saw The Prisoner I went, "Hey, that's the guy who played Dr. Ruth in Scanners!"

@edgodsall3740

Жыл бұрын

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@miked4377

Жыл бұрын

well said!! be seeing you!

The Prisoner is as relevant today, if not more, than when it was first shown.

It’s nearly 60 years old, and just as thought provoking, frustrating and wonderful as ever.

@amarshmuseconcepta6197

3 ай бұрын

✊ Scouser-girl 😃

I was just blown away by the quality of questions by the audience and the interviewer.

@666mrdoctor

11 ай бұрын

It was probably a selected audience of cultured people, back when cultured debates had a place in life and on tv.

This is the only serious and deep TV interview with Patrick available in internet. A very powerful interview to get to know better his strong personality and charisma. Patrick's message is nowadays more valid than ever

@Robert_Manners

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it feels natural and honest with only a genuine discussion about what lead to the events and creating of an amazing series.

@TheOriginalFILIBUSTA

2 жыл бұрын

It's called...Canada.

@TikiLink

2 жыл бұрын

totally

@lorrainemuller4609

2 жыл бұрын

And it becomes more relevant (valid) with each passing crisis

An old friend "hipped" me to this show 15 years ago. To say the show was complex would be an understatement. The Prisoner was a labyrinth, a 3D chess board, a matrix of philosophy, allegory and a foretelling into the future. This show was a total work of art.

@joelpichette

2 жыл бұрын

It is that complicated to tell a simple truth of "being" on earth.

@danapeck5382

2 жыл бұрын

you can't imagine what it was like to watch it when it was first released

@danapeck5382

2 жыл бұрын

in the late '60's at that; got my draft number at the end of the rerun season the following year, #6, of course

@zetetick395

Жыл бұрын

Hey, If you enjoy *The Prisoner* like me you might find you also really like *Severance* (2022) 👍 which is not dissimilar to that show in its psychological mysteriousness, beautifully shot and acted - and honestly is one of the VERY few things on TV that is genuinely interesting nowadays.

@yusefendure

Жыл бұрын

@@zetetick395 Cool. Will definitely check it out

Mr. McGoohan was (and is) a genius far ahead of his time. He lived only a few miles from my home, and I often wished I could have met this extraordinary, wise gentleman.

He is every bit as cool as you would expect. I love it when he gets worked up. Prisoner is the best TV show ever.

@stickman1742

3 жыл бұрын

It's very cool to find that he really is the Prisoner. I had assumed he was simply acting a role.

@stevekru6518

2 жыл бұрын

The Prisoner was a great show which took advantage of the “ambiguities “ of the Cold War, but from Twilight Zone to Sopranos there is too much competition for me to agree it was the best. It may have been the show requiring the most viewer thought

@zetetick395

Жыл бұрын

If you enjoy The Prisoner you might really like Severance (2022) which is not dissimilar to that show in its mysteriousness, beautifully shot and one of the VERY few things on TV that is genuinely interesting at the moment

It's January 2021 and we're all Prisoners now.

@solarwave

Жыл бұрын

And we are still number 1.

I watched The Prisoner late at night with my Dad, back when I was a teenager. We never understood it but loved it regardless. Great to see this interview and how intelligent McGoohan was. I'm also impressed by the thoughtfulness of the audience and the interviewer. How eloquent everyone was back then, and how well expressed are their insights. TV these days is so dumbed down. Ah Patrick, you are missed. Be seeing you.

@collegeman1988

Жыл бұрын

I think not understanding The Prisoner is what compelled people to keep watching the show. I first saw The Prisoner on the local PBS station in Denver on Friday nights in the summer of 1985, and after the first episode, I kept watching because I wanted to see how the next elected number 2 would try to get number 6 to reveal why he quit his top secret spy job. Some of the technology used in the episodes were silly, but I kept watching. Like Star Trek, the show still holds up and has a timeless message about authority and control over the individual.

@zetetick395

Жыл бұрын

If you enjoy The Prisoner you might find you really like Severance (2022) 👍 which is not dissimilar to that show in its psychological mysteriousness, beautifully shot and acted - and honestly is one of the VERY few things on TV that is genuinely interesting nowadays.

Patrick McGoohan has left us, but videos like this are where I'll be seeing you, sir.

@shelldwell331

2 жыл бұрын

Watching this video made me realize what a wonderful tribute Taylor Swift made with Love story for his wake.

McGoohan would have certainly not like our fish in a bowl existence today. A great actor and a genius creator. By far the best sci-fi serious ever put small screen.

@765kvline

3 жыл бұрын

I think it is great, but it had a great imported rival: "The Avengers." Both were solid and "sci-fy-ish" enough to conquer the ratings and dispel any doubts that they wouldn't be accepted by a U. S. audience.

@thursoberwick1948

3 жыл бұрын

Everything he said is coming true. There is a line in the Prisoner where no 2 says about the Cold War that the two sides will look at each other and see how similar they've become... Over the past year, western governments have fallen head over heels not only to appease China, but to copy its political system which combines the worst features of Communism and Capitalism - naked greed combined with censorship and surveillance, governments and mega-corporations pushing totalitarianism together.

@bettyjones2614

2 жыл бұрын

@@thursoberwick1948 Amazingly he managed to get a modern take of George Orwells 1984 past the television networks! They did a recent remake needless to say McGoohan wouldnt be impressed! Even if the bigger picture is lost on most take comofort Thurso Berwick you are certainly not a number!

@thursoberwick1948

2 жыл бұрын

@@bettyjones2614 The remake was okay. I've seen worse. The origjnal is a classic though.

@robinsvoyageismyrealchanne90

2 жыл бұрын

I ran to the Philippines. a cash based economy with horrible infrastructure. the thing is . whenever I exchange dollars at a money exchange place, they are required by US law to record the serial number of each American bill and get a copy of my passport. so even with cash here you can't hide from uncle Sam.

Just watched the first episode on u toob... still holds up 52 years later... McGoohan was a total genius...

@maryjensen5310

3 жыл бұрын

Bruce McKay you can now watch Secret Agent and The Prisoner on TUBI.

@evanward4303

3 жыл бұрын

👁👃👌

The Prisoner was made about 20 years before I was born, but it's still one of my favorite TV series. I have tried non stop to get my friends to watch it so I'll have someone to talk to about it to. McGoohan is a legend.

@endorphinsmusic

5 жыл бұрын

I can recommend the podcast Time for Cakes and Ale, they have a lot of insight into each episode.

@biggawinnacrapsa3870

5 жыл бұрын

Do not ever touch or go near lsd.

@maxkopfraumpoops

5 жыл бұрын

So did you get your friends to watch it? Mine are too retarded and think this show is too old. I seriously need new friends ;_;

@SearchBucket2

5 жыл бұрын

Good concept spoiled when they turned it into a self-indulgent thespian farce. Only thing missing was a Brian Rix episode where trousers repeatedly fall down. The public were duped, but they try to rationalize all the bs with their own interpretations. Of course, they should know it was really about Jesus resigning as the son of God. Lol

@biggawinnacrapsa3870

5 жыл бұрын

@@SearchBucket2 - Talk about self-indulgent!! At least the series was open to a number of different interpretations. Excellent next day water cooler fare.

Patrick McGoohan acted as if he was the characters he played. He was that good at his craft.

Every single question from the fans was superb. The average tv viewer had much more on the ball back then i think.

@johnmitchell3927

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree - like they were all in a uni psychology lecture and completely understanding the subject before asking their questions.

@perrymalcolm3802

3 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@jean6872

3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for someone to ask if N°6 was actually John Drake but nobody did.

@broken1394

3 жыл бұрын

@@jean6872 think those theories didn't become popular until later.

@jean6872

3 жыл бұрын

@@broken1394 Golly! I was thinking it was John Drake from Episode 1.

A great actor. Watch him doing four Columbo shows. Brilliant. I am always amazed at how perfectly he speaks. Every word is pronounced so definitely.

This is without doubt the best exegesis of The Prisoner serial by the creator. Coming back to this story after 55 years and having just returned from our holiday to north Wales and Portmeirion, I'm even more impressed by the serial. My kids - who are my age when I first saw it - are equally enthused!

I really enjoyed this 45 year old interview and was especially impressed by the intelligence of the host, the audience, and of course, Mr. McGoohan.

This is the kind of television I grew up with. You guys get Jimmy Fallon

@jonnywells8590

4 жыл бұрын

Ash tray the size of a dog basket on the table, real telly

@anonUK

4 жыл бұрын

Who put Jimmy Fallon on TV? The people who watched TV in the 60s and 70s...

@theloniousMac

4 жыл бұрын

And they do it by figuring out what young people want to see.

@theloniousMac

4 жыл бұрын

Jonny Wells good point. We had been told that cigarettes caused cancer and were dangerous,minutes made our own decisions. We didn’t need to be protected from reality. We didn’t hide in safe spaces. We recognized that if we got cancer from cigarettes, it was our responsibility.

@tonycaniggia

4 жыл бұрын

Fallon... Gay heroes for gay generation I suppose.

Hey folks, how could one imagine that we would live in the "Village" ? Because, this is precisely what happens now !

The Prisoner was my most favorite show when I was 7. I didn't get to see the end of the series until I was 56 and got the boxed set of it from Amazon. I still consider it my favorite show ever.

@zetetick395

Жыл бұрын

Hey, If you enjoy *The Prisoner* like me you might find you also really like *Severance* (2022) which is not dissimilar to that show in its psychological mysteriousness, beautifully shot and acted - and honestly is one of the VERY few things on TV that is genuinely interesting nowadays. 👍

@FlipJones83

Жыл бұрын

Waited forty years for the end.....I imagine that was a little disappointing . There was an uproar about the ending when it aired but all in all ...still absolutely brilliant.Happy viewing

After all these years I still say "Be seeing you" rather than goodbye, or Bye or anything else. The opening; in the first 30 seconds I was hooked. I knew it was something special.

@jean6872

3 жыл бұрын

The German phrase "Auf wiedersehn" approximates to "Be seeing you".

@mmeellxx3919

2 жыл бұрын

👌Be seeing you

@arricammarques1955

2 жыл бұрын

The village with CCTV scared the living daylights out of me as a lad!

I watched every episode back when it appeared here in UK, 1967, saw the first and could not wait for the next episode, McGoohan had more charisma in his toenails than the typical Hollywood star!

@toonyb4393

4 жыл бұрын

thatwilldonicely It was the same for me. Saw it in 1967 and was hooked. We moved about the country a lot due to family upheaval and over the years watched the entire series three times in three different parts of the country. Later I bought the DVD box set which I still have. I still see something new every time I watch an episode. Like my childhood it doesn't let you stay in one place.

@lewiswilliamsjr.1040

4 жыл бұрын

Did he EVER Get the HELL OUT????????

@lesliefox9800

4 жыл бұрын

im number one ,be seeing you

@GoldandAppel

4 жыл бұрын

@@lewiswilliamsjr.1040 Heheheheh.

@Airsoftcleaner

3 жыл бұрын

@@lesliefox9800 Watch The Series Finale Fallout and you'll see

If you can really put yourself in the position of number 6 you will realize how terrorizing his life in the village was.

Patrick McGoohan had such AMAZING INSIGHTS. The background on "Rover" was sheer genius.

i first watched in the early nineties ...staying up late and always looking for something to take my mind off of my problems...patrick is pure genius...a legend his show is priceless....

@b.e.grafton9406

4 жыл бұрын

I saw it on Bravo as a kid. Changed my life

He was a fascinating man.

@alanw2687

7 ай бұрын

He still is

Some context is in order: I saw this interview when it first aired on TVO in 1977. Similar to PBS in the US, TV Ontario was (and still is) an educational network funded by the Government of Ontario. TVO had run The Prisoner series with Warner Troyer (the interviewer) serving as host and providing pre- and post- commentary for each episode. As Troyer mentioned, Seneca College (Toronto) ran a course on The Prisoner in conjunction with TVO’s airing of the series. I was 17 at the time, and I thoroughly enjoyed not just the series, but the analysis of the themes and concepts that McGoohan explored in what I consider a masterpiece of film-making. Thank you for posting this. Thanks for the memories.

@ARTCHANIFY

11 ай бұрын

many thanks for this important context

Patrick McGoohan: I remember him doing the bad guy in a couple of episodes of Columbo. Excellent actor and writer.

@dewfall56

4 жыл бұрын

He and Peter Falk were good friends.

@AxelLaw

4 жыл бұрын

There was a funny story that Peter Falk told where they went for lunch somewhere after filming a Columbo episode that McGoohan directed, and they shook hands, and McGoohan felt something cold in his hands. McGoohan opened his hands to see two of Peter's glass eyes in his hand and Peter said, Be Seeing You. Peter said it was the only time he heard McGoohan laughed.

@thursoberwick1948

3 жыл бұрын

He did three episodes. All very good.

@johncopeland3826

Ай бұрын

Patrick McGoohan is the only actor in history to have appeared as a guest performer on a TV show in 2 different episodes and won the Emmy for guest appearance on BOTH occasions ! Just think about the astonishment of that feat for a couple of seconds ? They were for his work in " Columbo" alongside the brilliant Peter Falk . They don't make ' em like that any more ! Now yer talkin' turkey ?

What a freaking genius ... way , way ahead of his time 👏

profound. I wish he was still around.

Loved the series so ahead of it's time

over 50 years later we're still talking about it...not the remake...which no one remembers... ;>)

@dumbbo1

4 жыл бұрын

pantslizard I felt far more cheated by the remake than anyone must have felt by “Fallout”.

@pantslizard

4 жыл бұрын

...sorry, no idea what you mean...

@dumbbo1

4 жыл бұрын

pantslizard The remake was awful! (Fallout was the title of the last show of the original series. It was a confusing mish-mosh that angered many viewers. I saw it in reruns back in the 90s and enjoyed it. A fun end to a mind-bending show.)

@bluesnagg

3 жыл бұрын

@Le Zouzou the remake of "The Prisoner" was on the AMC network in 2009 starring Jim Caveziel. Not good and very forgettable.

@thursoberwick1948

3 жыл бұрын

We're currently in the remake. Not the McKellen version either.

Thank you for making this available for other to see. 🙏👍

There is and never will be another show like 'The Prisoner'. It's profundity will never diminish.

I would hold Patrick McGoohan up as a modern-day philosopher, what his view on society said then is absolutely what has happened & still is happening now & the future. Genius.

@keithnaylor1981

2 жыл бұрын

I hope his views on philosophy are not entirely accurate, for he predicts the end of the world, and I am watching this in March 2022 with the Ukraine crises at its height.

@antonioverdad5071

2 жыл бұрын

@@keithnaylor1981 If things were left to humans it probably would be the end of the world. But the Bible predicted the times we are now living in, and the Bible also predicts that it will lead to much better times thanks to God's intervention.

@keepcool319

Жыл бұрын

@@antonioverdad5071 Bullshit 🙄 Don't be so obtuse

@SustainableEnslavementAgenda

3 ай бұрын

Or maybe he just had insiders info on the elites plans aka new world order

Do you guys realise how deep a discussion they are having on TV? Compared to now...

@richardgates7479

5 жыл бұрын

That is exactly why I watch KZread.

@richardgates7479

5 жыл бұрын

In a market society you have to settle for whatever is popular.

@richardgates7479

5 жыл бұрын

@Roman Viking Politics is a market, it is marketed. Why do you suppose #6 got elected.

@edwardburner2721

5 жыл бұрын

@Roman Viking yep, and become the prisoner

@L2DaK2Dap

5 жыл бұрын

Amusing Ourselves to Death is a good read to highlight the decline.

This series is one of my obsessions. It’s impact upon me has not diminished at all over the many years. It helped me understand me, and I continually turn back to it, learning something new each and every time.

@saintjohn6295

4 жыл бұрын

Have you seen The Good Place on Netflix? I wouldn't be surprised if the people behind this recent tv series, were huge fans of the original Prisoner.

@danapeck5382

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, plus my draft number was #6.

@MrGrass97

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I return to this series every couple of years and experience it all over again. Endlessly fascinating and new things I notice each time. I so wish McGoohan was still with us.

@stevekru6518

2 жыл бұрын

@@danapeck5382 Mcgoohan’s quote “trying to destroy the individual” is an excellent description of the draft.

@danapeck5382

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevekru6518 ever work in government or corporate? I'd take working for a chief or sergeant over reporting to an MBA, no contest

Well and truly hooked by this series. Have owned 2 Lotus 7s and 1 Caterham 7 since following the Prisoner, and have been going to Portmerion for over 30 years. In fact was last there last week. A fabulous place and a equally remarkable series.

@biggawinnacrapsa3870

5 жыл бұрын

Do you ever get the feeling of being trapped when you're there?

@apollocvermouth2915

5 жыл бұрын

I have only managed to go to Portmerion twice. Ended up buying a weather balloon on my first visit.

@archstanton3763

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting name , you must like Percy Thrillington !

@pauldavies5611

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to have a Lotus 7! KAR120C: such a cool license plate number.

McGoohan was way before his time, and TV and cinema will probably never see his like again in terms of acting and writing. He is greatly missed and greatly appreciated for the legacy he left.

@allenjones3130

Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace, Patrick.

"We're run by the Pentagon. We're run by Madison Avenue..." social media. etc. "We all live in a little Village."

@BCzepa

5 жыл бұрын

have you heard of the term 'global village' ? im not sure if its on youtube but 'payday monsanto - world order prelude' is a short 30 second excerpt from episode 2. why i think this whole series is highlighting. a war on sanity. the war with ourselves against everyone else. a very spiritual concept when you think about it, but the sinster nature of our current paradigm, im not sure if it IS going to come to a head. slow kill.. maybe the realit of the situation is that we will exclude ourselves from having more than ourselves which ulitmately circles to a cell - a prison.

@Boylieboyle

4 жыл бұрын

@@BCzepa Were you a bot?

@BCzepa

4 жыл бұрын

@@Boylieboyle no what does that mean?

@Boylieboyle

4 жыл бұрын

@@BCzepa Hi no offence, it was just a lot of things (with which I tend to agree btw) "typed" in a staccato way. Cheers mate

@timetravellerregisteredtra850

4 жыл бұрын

Who runs the village? Oh one side or the other.

I was too young to understand what the Prisoner was about when it was originally aired.The balloons puzzled everybody,what an hilarious explanation.. He convincingly played the most irritating characters in Columbo.Haviing now watched this interview I really appreciated what a superb actor he was.The Prisoner now appears to be an amazing piece of foresight by Mr McGoohan which foresaw all the control freakery which we have all experienced in 2020/2021.He now deserves the accolades which have been given in the past to George Orwell with 1984.RIP Mr McGoohan and thank you

Incredibly charismatic fellow. I admire him to the point of imitation.

I kept thinking of this show during the pandemic and how scary the comparisons were. I fear Patrick wouldn’t have liked lockdown much.

This guy and Rod Serling were geniuses. I am in awe of both of them.

Patrick McGoohan has the most unique voice that one can imagine. It has a universality that is unmatched. With that voice he could come from anywhere. His accent was truly international. The Prisoner did manage to crack him, at the end he drove everybody around him mad, this is a very intensive person. Was to the end, like a human volcano.

@fincorrigan7139

4 жыл бұрын

Irish/American/English. Listen closely and Pierce Brosnan has similar intonation

@pattheslut

2 жыл бұрын

@@fincorrigan7139 Born in New York to Irish parents, and grew up in both Ireland and Sheffield in Yorkshire.

@44032

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how he got on with Mel Gibson while making Braveheart. Both were born in the US but didn't grow up here, then came back and lived here a long time. Both were very religious but rebellious at the same time. I wonder how their personalities and world views meshed.

@snowysnowyriver

2 жыл бұрын

@@44032 It's interesting to note that Patrick McGoohan was the first choice to replace Sean Connery as James Bond. He turned down the role numerous times because of the way the Bond character was misogynistic and promiscuous. Being a devote Roman Catholic that was a line he was not willing to cross.

@zimzimma5688

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny as an Irishman, his accent to me at least sounds purely Irish, well to do pale Irish (Leinster area) specifically, barring the odd word like "shooting" for instance which sounds vaguely American. Also as someone who has good friends from the Leeds/Bradford area of Yorkshire I can't actually hear any Yorkshire in his accent at all really. Maybe thats just me though.

How beautiful, this series is GOOD.

Iron Maiden got me here. Knew nothing of this series until I watched a video of Iron Maiden talking about the song they wrote and asked Patrick McGoohan permission to use the intro. About 5 years ago I found this series on YT but episode 3 was missing. Now Amazon prime video has them all. Over the past 3 weeks I have been watching them and finished it yesterday. Such a great series, and a really cool guy. I always love when he just smirks.

This is so revealing and required watching only after you see the entire series. Pat is so open here, I think it’s because his fans are there, not the press.

He did it. He touched the chord and ongoing discussions are the results. He touched the spirit of the people and they needed it. We still do.

patrick is just brilliant. love his way of thinking, and everything he does. thanks for the upload. 🙏🏻

Always found McGoohan absolutely mesmerizing, whether in character or out. I still watch old Prisoner & Secret Agent episodes as if I've never seen them before. The Prisoner ran here in the USA when I was in high school: A show guys talked about during gym class. I saw a couple of episodes then, but sadly the folks preferred the medical drama & variety shows.

... and there you have it. A man who wanted to break away, a 'prisoner' if you will, of the already franchise dominated entertainment media who wanted to escape from it and produce something to challenge - to make people think. Love it or hate it, it has been debated, analysed and discussed since it's creation, and will be for many years to come. How fortunate we were to have such a determined and forthright artist - and saddening when you look at the unimaginative 'safe' tosh that is produced in the mainstream now.

... Great interview! Patrick McGoohan was well ahead of his time regards the philosophical inspired TV series 'The Prisoner'. Which is probably why not many people got the full meaning behind it and why in some quaters we are still talking about it today. Patrick McGoohan was a great actor and personality. RIP. ♥

@thatcutebird5213

5 жыл бұрын

At least now he is free.

@fincorrigan7139

4 жыл бұрын

Similar themes in Aldous Huxley and George Orwell never mind Kafka. Even Hitchcock drew on confusion, ambiguity, manipulation and psychological trauma. An early to mid-20th century phenomenon brought on by the post-industrial revolution societies which were hell bent on wiping each other out in two world wars. Joyce and TS Eliot drew on similar forms of articulating the inner workings.

His putting the interviewer in a difficult position, Patrick is a very very intelligent man.

I was one of the...couldn't wait till next week's episode. The last episode, was perfect for those individuals with a calling. Freedom.

He was ahead of his time. I am watching Danger Man at the moment after running out of episodes of 'Man In a Suitcase'.

Wish he could have broken the tobacco addiction and lived a few more years ! What an extraordinary talented man !!

@666mrdoctor

11 ай бұрын

True but he died at 80, not too bad for a smoker.

1:17 - his message to 'society'. Message received, from beyond the grave, well done, sir.!!

@biggawinnacrapsa3870

5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the honey bee knows better than man and their societal structure is not only more efficient than man's, it is also more peaceful. #hivemind - "Who are you?" - 'The new #2.' - "Who is #1?" - 'You are, #6'. > 35:40 - the final words for that series should have been: "Acid is groovy - Kill the pigs.' lol

I look upon "The Prisoner" as any other work of art. It can be judged on its own merits. It was a great TV show.

@broken1394

3 жыл бұрын

You sell it short - it's better than art.

@kevindouglas8652

3 жыл бұрын

With a hasty final episode,due to it being pulled early.

@thursoberwick1948

3 жыл бұрын

@@broken1394 This is what art is meant to be. Not just billionaires jerking over a blank canvas.

Just amazing that I'm watching this interview the same day I finished watching The Prisoner, 02/25/23, and as Mr. McGoohan talked about progress being our downfall just as the whole world is in danger of WW3 at this very moment.

A man who thinks before answering. How refreshing.

I'm french, and I first watch The Prisoner - on a black and white television, with voices dubbed - when I was a teen in the seventies... Now I can watch it with the original voices and colors, and it's still my favorite television series... There is so much you can find in each episode every time you watch it... It's like a dream, or a tale... And so visionary! I don't know if Patrick MacGoohan met Philip K. Dick, may be they're having good times together where they are now...

Patrick McGoohan was the thinking man's actor. He would never carry a gun or involve himself in erotic scenes "on screen". That required a strong set of ethics. His work was highly allegorical and yet there was never any politics or religion rammed down the audience's throat. Watch some of his early work in cinema. He demanded hard work and dedication from himself _and_ those with whom he worked. (as it should be). Many actors considered him to be oppressive but I suspect it was because they were used to compromise and sloppiness. McGoohan wouldn't settle for anything less than 100%. We lost a fine actor when he died.

@paulcurran9343

4 жыл бұрын

He's happier now!

@thursoberwick1948

3 жыл бұрын

Oh there are politics in there, big time.

@pattheslut

2 жыл бұрын

On Danger Man,he refused to let John Drake be romantically involved with any of the female characters, on the grounds of his personal morals and in the interests of portraying a secret agent realistically.

Back when The Prisoner ran (I saw it first run as a summer replacement show), I enjoyed the show immensely but never became a cultist. In other words only a superficial understanding of the show. I enjoyed Danger Man much more (and still think of it as the best 60s show). But this wonderful interview made me realize what McGoohan was trying to bring forward with The Prisoner. I understand it only because I now have the context to do so, along with Patrick's straightforward explanations. YES! We are prisoners. Prisoners of our minds. More specifically, the portion of our mind partitioned off for the purposes of survival; i.e. the EGO. Patrick focused on the word "progress". Progress being the second danger after own selves. And he noted the two were connected. YES! Progress is an expression of the need for more. We haven't got enough. We're incomplete. We need more. More stuff. More everything. That's the trap. That's what binds us and makes us unfree. The ego is never satisfied. The Prisoner series is what I have now come to understand as simply an other lesson in how our egos shackle us. We are trapped, and are running out of time (mass destruction around the corner now. Another thing McGoohan foretold). The key is to transcend the ego. The ego is not who we are. It is a survival machine run amok. We must evolve. We must raise our consciousness. Then we will cease to be slaves.

I will not make any deals with you. I've resigned. I will not be pushed filed stamped indexed briefed debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

@davidtorres4645

5 жыл бұрын

Is it?

@jrcrawford4

4 жыл бұрын

"Hahahahahahahaha"

@zetetick395

4 жыл бұрын

👌 Be seeing you.

@stvbrsn

4 жыл бұрын

David Torres Your question is what lies at the very heart of... well, everything! It’s a choice... one we all must make at some point if we wish to be an authentic individual (think: Morpheus, “I can only show you the door...”) I don’t actually know that much about Patrick’s interests, but It’s pretty safe to assume he was reading Campbell, as this exquisite piece of work (the Prisoner) delves into Jungian and Platonic notions like a hot knife through butter. Paraphrasing Carl Gustav himself: if you don’t willingly assume the role of hero in your own story, you will inevitably be cast as a bit player in somebody else’s myth. Intention, will, agency and the primacy of the individual. Is your life your own? My opinion: since it’s entirely dependent on what you do with it, the question can only be truly answered when you’ve completed it. Your life that is. But... seeing as you can, at any point along the way, decide to answer “YES!” and willingly assume the responsibility... I guess the answer really was yes all along.

Really interesting. Great question at 15:00 about how the unplanned "little pieces" came together. Nobody says "serendipity" but planned preparedness makes happy accidents possible. McGoohan seems to be the master of happy accidents.

@michaelscharding6489

6 жыл бұрын

So nostalgic people smoking on ser

@alangeldart4942

5 жыл бұрын

it had to be in the mid to late 1970s

@semireckless

5 жыл бұрын

Severine', Spot on!

Few TV series have aged so well and are still relevant. McGoohan was ahead of his time - concerned about personal identity, consumerism and Big Brother back in the 60s

"I think progress is the biggest enemy on Earth ... apart from oneself. And that goes with oneself - they're two-handed." Coming from someone who saw what was coming then so clearly, God help us now.

@paultimson6674

Жыл бұрын

at the end scene, his door opens automatically and he is still watched. He has LOST. He ripped off the monkey mask of number one? and saw himself as Number one. McGoohan said its about the evil of oneself. why did you resign... give up on life? we want information? whose side are you on? it's not about usa vs Russia. All these are in the global village. who is number one? He puts himself in that role? he's clueless... He escapes back to the world? and is still a prisoner. He is useless. LOST. Number one is GOD. Number TWO is Satan, whose face changes, an examiner. who tests him. and finds out .. who's side are you on? He is number six, the number of a man. He cannot be free until he chooses number one, Christ. Death would be freedom. But he chose to go back to the world. this is all freemasonry , an elaborate declaration. He retreated back to Wales, the pagan country of Witchcraft. Britain of the sixties was so pagan, it was everywhere on tv and society. Thatcher arrived and she swept it under the carpet with MONEY and GREED. When the money runs out? Paganism resurfaces. All the old evils return, Age of Aquarius. Growing up in Britain was like growing up in a Wickerman Village.

As a child I loved the intrigue of this series.

Recently rewatching Secret Agent Man. His body language is superb. Married to the same woman, has my utmost respect for both his personal & professional lives.

Patrick was a true artistic genius and this is no better proven than by the discussion, beginning about time-stamp 15:30, when the fellow sort of 'accuses' McGoohan of 'lucking' into some of the most important little 'accidents.' That, Patrick and would recognize the unplanned, or 'happy little accidents,' 'if you will, and take advantage of them is the mark of a great artist. The ability to 'leave something unplanned the hell alone' instead of recklessly making the next stroke of the creative brush covers up the accident of genius, is a talent and skill all artists strive for. (post script: I'm not well, so forgive me if I didn't state that very well.)

@billhawk349

4 жыл бұрын

If you watch an episode of Danger Man called “the village” in which McGoohan played you can see where he got the idea for “The Prisoner”.

@AnnalouisePrice

4 жыл бұрын

Most all you all say about the series and the man are true, everything. you watch now is just a carbon copy of another series most times you can guess the plot and when you talk about James Bond I beg to differ They got their plot from the original James Bond, Secret agent man A.K.A danger man just upgraded I love Patrick and I Love Sean Connery. and Rodger you just can't lose with a remake of A.K.A. Danger man

No fake grins like a certain Tom. Just a very thoughtful interview with a very smart man. McGoohan is somewhat arrogant and I can imagine he was not easy to work with, but he is unique. Loved him as Edward I in Braveheart. My dad loved the guy full stop. RIP Number 6.

@jeffreylawrence6928

Жыл бұрын

In the book Shooting Coulmbo- there is a great insight on PG from his time on that show by fellows actors/producers etc

What a cool dude he was genius, be seeing you

This is a very good interview.

I watched as a teen...had a crush on Patrick.

Really appreciate the host. He does an excellent job with the questions and follow ups. Allows us to get a great perspective on Mr McGoohan’s impressive talent and intellect.

I grew up with incredible content, in entertainment, music and art. The BBC played heavily in the entertainment content, especially through TVOntario and WNED17 Buffalo. DOCTOR WHO became my favourite television program, of all time, but much later in life, I discovered THE PRISONER, at last. I can scarcely believe that something this intelligent, insightful, thought provoking and thoroughly honest ever got the green light to be made (much like WHO). Patrick McGoohan was absolutely, in every sense of the word, a genius. I have watched the series multiple times, now, and will do so again, many times. I'm so glad that I finally discovered THE PRISONER, and Patrick, may he rest in light ... and freedom.

@fodiladjila2853

Жыл бұрын

Tout comme moi ❤🙏

He delivered this classic line in the first episode of the Prisoner- "It had crossed my mind" after number 1 said "I suppose you're wondering what you're doing here?"

@tparsons353

8 ай бұрын

Was it not number 2 who said that?

@tungstenkid2271

8 ай бұрын

@@tparsons353 Yes you're right, no. 2 said it..:)

I am of the mindset that the series opening sequence revealed the identity of Number 1 concealed in plane sight (Hearing). "Who is Number 1?" : You are, Number 6."

@pauldavies5611

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! I just made the same comment somewhere else.

I really enjoy this interview. I love hearing Patrick talk as himself. And I love it when he pushes his glasses up on his nose. He had the most wonderful inflexion of speech. His foresight, in comparing what he said at this time and with what is happening now, was frightening. He talked of having to live on a desert island to escape "prisonership". I'm glad that he was able to go up to Montana and tend his chicken farm and fish and spend time with his family.

@rayali9854

3 жыл бұрын

I love to hear him speak.he had deep ocean commanding voice yet intriguing.can you imagine trying to lie to this guy if he were your father.lol.

@Redwhiteblue-gr5em

Жыл бұрын

He’s flipping everyone the bird lol

@paddymac6245

Жыл бұрын

@@Redwhiteblue-gr5em And I LOVE it!!!

Patrick's appearance changed a lot from 1967 to 1977.

@paulhunter123

4 жыл бұрын

enjoy your pint

@jeantetreault132

3 жыл бұрын

My parents were born around the same time period and as opposed to the younger generation of today, people would age much faster back then. However within a period of ten years, people do change a little bit.

It is a very good interview. If it had come out nowadays there would be 'employees' of the studio where this was recorded "walking out" because he implied some in the audience are not smart.

I see the comments are still recent and coming in. Just finished viewing on KZread "The Prisoner- Behind The Scenes" also great for fans. Surprisingly I had some big laughs at various revelations of the interviewees. Seeing the original run in high my high school years right after The Jackie Gleason Show sent my young brain spinning. I never forgot it either.

Wellcome to 2022...where knowledge is controntational...Be seeing You...

Patrick McGoohan got to make some decisions about this show and we got a great show.

@semireckless

5 жыл бұрын

Dan', McGoohan made ALL the decisions on "The Prisoner"!

@tomkent4656

4 жыл бұрын

He often rode roughshod over the feelings and interests of the writers, directors and other actors!

@englishlongbows9014

3 жыл бұрын

no he invented the show

No disrespect to Mr. McGoohan, but men's 60s hairstyles really were so much better than they were in the 70s, don't you think?

A prophetic genius

"A lot of the stuff that is bought is not needed" . Patrick, you are so right.

What worried me about the series was that it was supposedly fiction, but could have been fact.

@mikekemp9877

4 жыл бұрын

was thinking of alan turing gay genius.but ultra remained top secret after the war and poor alan knew all the best stuff! a security risk for being gay in those horrible days!when a theft he reported turned into his arrest for being gay alans village opened he was told submit or be ruined! he agreed to anti gay hormone treatment in effect brainwashed into surrendering who he really was! finally escape suicide!

@paulcurran9343

4 жыл бұрын

It is fact, just with artistic licence......symbolism is rife all through it.

When I was growing up I wanted to marry Danger man I was inlove with Patrick McGoohan

@thatcutebird5213

5 жыл бұрын

lol!

This Interviewer is really amazing. He has smart questions. But they aren’t overly smug. He listens. And fits this subject perfectly.

I thought it so strange he calls the series an "exercise" at the end of this comment 11:04 .....like a psychological operation. I love The Prisoner. Great show.

A brilliant Series, and a Fantastic interview, which explains quite a lot... Be seeing You!

I was a big fan of Mr. Mcgoohan since I saw him a Disney movie called Thomasina - too bad for society that we don't have deep-thinkers in pop cinema around today.

There is a foreshadowing of who Number 1 is in episode 6, 'Many Happy returns' when he returns to his townhouse and and the number on the door is "1".

@paultimson6674

Жыл бұрын

at the end scene, his door opens automatically and he is still watched. He has LOST. He ripped off the monkey mask of number one? and saw himself as Number one. McGoohan said its about the evil of oneself. why did you resign... give up on life? we want information? whose side are you on? it's not about usa vs Russia. All these are in the global village. who is number one? He puts himself in that role? he's clueless... He escapes back to the world? and is still a prisoner. He is useless. LOST. Number one is GOD. Number TWO is Satan, whose face changes, an examiner. who tests him. and finds out .. who's side are you on? He is number six, the number of a man. He cannot be free until he chooses number one, Christ. Death would be freedom. But he chose to go back to the world. this is all freemasonry , an elaborate declaration. McGoohan retreated back to Wales, the pagan country of Witchcraft. Britain of the sixties was so pagan, it was everywhere on tv and society. Thatcher arrived and she swept it under the carpet with MONEY and GREED. When the money runs out? Paganism resurfaces. All the old evils return, Age of Aquarius. Growing up in Britain was like growing up in a Wickerman Village.

When the show was first aired in the 1960s we had much more freedom and ordinary people had rights. That's why The Prisoner seemed to me like a horror story. Now its our everyday reality!

The best thing ever on teevee. Once it was gone I was able to break free of the teevee habit.

Love it "The One Rebel they could not Break".