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A secret agent resigns, then wakes up to find himself imprisoned in 'The Village' a bizarre community with a cheery veneer, but an underbelly of mystery and threat. All occupants of The Village have numbers instead of names, with our secret agent forced to accept the mantle of Number Six. The authorities running this Village are intent on discovering why Number Six resigned - but it's a secret he steadfastly refuses to divulge. As the drama unfolds, the authorities, in the guise of the sinister Number Two, try ever more ingenious and aggressive means to bend Number Six to their will. All the while, Number Six is intent on two aims: to escape and to find out 'Who is Number One?' For the first time on audio, a dynamic, full-cast revisiting of the one of the most regarded and discussed cult TV shows of all time - The Prisoner! Writer Nicholas Briggs has a long history of script work for Big Finish, including popular Doctor Who stories and many others. His love of The Prisoner goes back to seeing its first broadcast on ITV. The first volume was critically - acclaimed, lauded by both old fans and new listeners. This set contains four one-hour episodes and a Behind-the-Scenes audio documentary starring Mark Elstob as Number Six. CAST: Mark Elstob (Number Six), Lucy Briggs-Owen (Kate Butterworth), Susan Earnshaw (Brenda), Jim Barclay (Control), Barnaby Edwards(Danvers / Shopkeeper), John Heffernan(Thorpe), Sarah Mowat (Janet), Powell (Number 9 / Number 90), Andrew Ryan(Number 52), Nicholas Briggs(Number 99), Jez Fielder (Number 48), Deirdre Mullins(Number 2), Helen Goldwyn (Barmaid / Village Voice / Village Clone / Number 26 / Lunar Controller / Moon Clone / Observation Controller), Michael Cochrane(Number 2). |