The Prisoner (1967) - E04 - Free for All

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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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"Free for All" is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series The Prisoner. It was written and directed by Patrick McGoohan (though he used the pseudonym "Paddy Fitz" for the writer credit) and the second episode to be produced. It was the fourth episode to be broadcast in the UK on ITV (ATV Midlands and Grampian) on Friday 20 October 1967 and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 29 June 1968.

The episode stars Patrick McGoohan as Number Six and features Eric Portman as Number Two . The central theme of the episode is corruption and fraud in elections.

Cast
Eric Portman as Incumbent Number Two
Rachel Herbert as Number Fifty-Eight / Incoming Number Two
George Benson as Labour Exchange manager
Harold Berens as Reporter
John Cazabon as Man in cave
Dene Cooper as Photographer
Kenneth Benda as Supervisor
Holly Doone as Waitress
Peter Brace as 1st Mechanic
Alf Joint as 2nd Mechanic
Fenella Fielding as The Announcer/Telephone Operator (voice only)