If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
The first thing I should declare is that in 2023 I published a Prisoner tie-in novel called Unity. This blog references that book because I am writing this opinion piece from the point of view of an author and a follower of the 1967 Prisoner TV series. Here goes...
Those of us who have been fans and followers of the original enigmatic British TV series The Prisoner have a lot in common: we love the 'spy-fi' nature of the programme, adore Patrick McGoohan's portrayal of an angry yet manipulative captive, are intrigued by the Village (Who runs it? Where is it? Why is he there?), and - perhaps most importantly - we're beguiled by the series' ending. Let's face it, after Fallout screened it left us with more questions than answers. And it's those burni…