The Prisoner (1967) - E01 - Arrival

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The Prisoner is a British television series created by Patrick McGoohan, who stars as Number Six, a nameless British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village after resigning from his position. The allegorical plotlines of the series contain elements of science fiction, psychological drama, and spy fiction. It was produced by Everyman Films for distribution by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.

A single series of 17 episodes was filmed between September 1966 and January 1968, with exterior location filming primarily taking place in the Welsh seaside village of Portmeirion. Interiors were filmed at MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The series was first broadcast in Canada beginning on 5 September 1967, in the UK on 29 September 1967, and in the United States on 1 June 1968.

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The Prisoner (1967) - E01 - Arrival

"Arrival" is the first episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series The Prisoner. It was written by George Markstein and David Tomblin, and directed by Don Chaffey. It was first broadcast in the UK on ITV (ATV Midlands and Grampian) on Friday 29 September 1967, and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 1 June 1968.

The episode introduced the character of Number Six, portrayed by co-creator Patrick McGoohan, and introduced Guy Doleman and George Baker in the role of Number Two, the regularly changing administrator of The Village in which Number Six was incarcerated.

Cast
Virginia Maskell as The Woman
Guy Doleman as Number Two
Paul Eddington as Cobb
George Baker as The New Number Two
Angelo Muscat as The Butler
Barbara Yu Ling as Taxi driver (Number 18)
Stephanie Randall as Maid (Number 66)
Jack Allen as Doctor
Fabia Drake as Welfare worker
Denis Shaw as Shopkeeper (Number 19)
Oliver MacGreevy as Gardener/electrician
Frederick Piper as Ex-Admiral (Number 66)
Patsy Smart as Waitress (Number 104)
Christopher Benjamin as Labour Exchange manager (Number 20)
Peter Swanwick as Supervisor (Number 28)
David Garfield as Hospital attendant
Peter Brace as 1st Guardian
Keith Peacock as 2nd Guardian
Fenella Fielding as Announcer/Operator (voice only)