The Lotus Seven S II was the automobile driven by Number 6 before he resigned from his job and was imprisoned in the Village. Its license plate was "KAR 120C". The car was driven by Patrick McGoohan in the opening credits of each episode.
Appearances[]
- The Lotus Seven can be seen in the opening credits, driven by Number 6 on his way to resign from his job and again when he drives to his London home.
- In the episode "Many Happy Returns", when Number 6 manages to escape to London, he finds out that a Mrs. Butterworth now resides in his old home. She is also seen driving the Lotus Seven. In this episode, Number 6 claims to have built the car himself.
- In the episode "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling", Number 6, while body-swapped with The Colonel, uses the car to transport himself to various locations. Even though Number 6 is played by Nigel Stock (due to the body swap), some shots clearly show Patrick McGoohan driving the car himself. Some of the shots are reused from the opening credit sequence.
- In the episode "Fall Out", a man can be seen returning the car to Number 6's old home and dusting it off. This role was performed by none other than Graham Nearn of Caterham Cars.[1]. At the end of this episode, Number 6 can be seen driving off in the car.
Behind the scenes[]
In 1965, McGoohan contacted Lotus to ask for a car to be used in the series. He initially wanted a Lotus Elan, but when Graham Arnold, the car company's marketing director, showed him both the Elan and the Seven, McGoohan chose the latter.
After filming the needed scenes, the car was given back to Lotus and then sold. When McGoohan asked for the car to be used again in the last episode, there was no car available. On short notice, Caterham's team converted an older 105E Seven to look like the car that was used before. This converted car appeared in the final episode of the series. Graham Nearn of Caterham Cars drove it to the set for the episode to be shot and was recruited as an extra. He can be seen delivering it to Number 6's home, dusting it off and posting the keys through the letter box.[1]