The Prisoner (1967) - E09 - Checkmate

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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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"Checkmate" is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series, The Prisoner. It was written by Gerald Kelsey and directed by Don Chaffey and third to be produced. It was the ninth episode to be broadcast in the UK on ITV (ATV Midlands and Grampian) on Friday 24 November 1967 and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 17 August 1968.

The episode stars Patrick McGoohan as Number Six and features Peter Wyngarde as Number Two.

Cast
Peter Wyngarde as Number Two
Ronald Radd as Rook
Rosalie Crutchley as Queen
George Coulouris as Man with stick
Patricia Jessel as First Psychiatrist
Bee Duffell as Second psychiatrist
Basil Dignam as Supervisor
Danvers Walker as Painter
Denis Shaw as Shopkeeper
Victor Platt as Assistant supervisor
Shivaun O'Casey as Nurse
Geoffrey Reed as Skipper
Terence Donovan as Sailor
Joe Dunne as 1st Tower guard
Romo Gorrara as 2nd Tower guard