Number 240 (Norma West)

Character information
Name	Unknown
Alias(es)	Number 240
Hair color	Blonde, tied back
Eye color	Blue
Occupation	Number 6's observer
Affiliation	The Village
Behind the scenes
Role	Antagonist
Portrayed by	Norma West
Appearances
First	Dance of the Dead (1967 episode)
Last	Dance of the Dead (1967 episode)

Number 240 was the title of Number 6's observer in The Village. The character appears in the eighth episode ("Dance of the Dead") of the the 1967-68 British television series The Prisoner and was portrayed by actress Norma West.

Background

During a meeting with Number 2, she suggests that Number 6 ought to get a girlfriend; he tries talking to his Observer, Number 240. He learns that a mysterious Carnival is to be held in the Village.

The Carnival becomes a costumed ball and dance in which everyone has an elaborate identity except Number 6, who is simply given his own dinner jacket. The soiree ends, however, in a kangaroo court with Number 6 on trial for the possession of a radio. After arguments for the prosecution (by Number 240) and defense (by Number Two), Number Six asks for former colleague Roland Walter Dutton to be called as a character witness. When Dutton is produced he is dressed in a jester's costume and is clearly a mindless simpleton. The trial ends with Number Six being sentenced to death.