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Well
Come to The Unmutual Website - dedicated to the 1960s TV series "The
Prisoner", starring Patrick McGoohan, and the village of Portmeirion
in North Wales where the series was filmed.
LATEST
NEWS.....
STOP
PRESS: 18/11/09
- New Unofficial Patrick McGoohan website HERE....Life
of Wylie attends remake screening HERE....Portmeirion
and Blythe Spirit mentioned HERE....
Portmeirion HERE
and HERE....
Caterham 7 and Prisoner reference on electric cars website HERE....Pool
of London starring Earl Cameron out on DVD...New Dhani
Harrison NewNo2 news link HERE....17
episodes on Camcast on Demand....remake cast interview HERE...article
HERE....PMcG
appreciation HERE.
REMAKE
AIRS
After
years of rumours, hints, links, and teasers, the last few days
have finally seen the airing of the Prisoner remake mini-series,
produced by AMC.
The
6 episodes were screened between 15th and 17th November in the
US to much anticipation, some scepticism, and were aired to mixed
reviews.
So
now it has been shown what did you think of the remake? Click
HERE to read reviews and other
viewers' thoughts, and you can submit your own for others to read!
AMC
are also providing an interactive online graphic novel to accompany
the series, which can be seen HERE.
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ALBERT
ELMS DIES
More
sad news has reached The Unmutual Website recently with the news
that composer Albert Elms, who provided much of the original music
in "The Prisoner" including the entirety of "Living
in Harmony" died in October.
He
also worked on several other ITC series in the 1950s and 1960s
aswell as several films, and his contribution to the series was
massive. TUW extends its sincere sympathies to Mr Elms' family
and friends.
A
Times Online obituary can be read HERE.
With
thanks to Simon Coward and Al Samujh for this news item.
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NETWORK
RELEASE DM SEASON 1
Following
the tremendous success of their box set of the hour-long "Danger
Man" episodes, January 2010 sees the release of the "half
hour" shows from Network, several of which of course contain
footage filmed in Portmeirion.
The
set will include all 39 episodes in a 6-disc set plus some extras
and a limited edition booklet by Andrew Pixley and is the first
release of the episodes in the UK since the early Carlton releases.
Ordering
details and the full specifications of the set can be found on
Network's website HERE.
With
thanks to Matt Courtman and Phil Baker for this news item.
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REMAKE
SCREENING NEARS
With
the US premiere of the "Prisoner" TV remake now only
2 weeks away, more details are emerging about the series, and
AMC has been deluging US TV with commercials for the series.
The
screening details and episode titles are as follows: Nov. 15,
Sun. - episodes "Arrival" and "Harmony". Nov.
16, Mon. - episodes "Anvil" and "Darling".
Nov. 17, Tue. - episodes "Schizoid" and "Checkmate".
More
information on the remake including trailers, news, interviews,
and images can be found on AMC's website, including a Village
Map HERE.
Whilst there has been no announcement regarding a UK screening
date, articles about the series are still appearing, including
HERE
and HERE.
With
thanks to Catherine Frumerman, and Lina Sinistaj. Image (c) AMC.
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GRAHAM
NEARN R.I.P.
It
is with much sadness that news has reached The Unmutual Website
that Graham Nearn, the founder of Caterham Cars, has passed away.
He was 76.
Instrumental
in bringing the Lotus 7 into the World of Number Six, and also
releasing the limited-edition Prisoner 7 in the 1990s, Graham
even appeared in "Fall Out" on screen in the sequence
in which Number Six's house is being made ready.
An
interview with Graham about his involvement in Lotus, Caterham,
and the series can be read HERE,
with news articles HERE,
HERE,
HERE, and HERE.
With
thanks to Carol Brady, Catherine Frumerman, Andrew Frith, Alan
Jones, and Paul White.
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WALKABOUT
SUCCESS
One
of the highlights of the Prisoner calendar each year is Dave Lally's
twice-yearly Prisoner location tours, or "Walkabouts"
On
Sunday 4th October 2009 the latest of these took place, and photos
from the day are online HERE.
There will be 2 walks again in 2010, so keep an eye on the events
page for details!
The
Unmutual Website has also received reports of another organisation
or persons running Prisoner tours. Please note these have no connection
to TUW or Dave's tours, and as such complaints about locations
being wrongly identified or missed out should not be directed
here.
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DO
NOT FORSAKE THE MUSIC
An
interesting article has appeared at Down The Tubes detailing a
US-based band called "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling".
They plan to record 17 songs, each with a link to the episodes
of "The Prisoner".
Click
HERE
to read the full article.
With
thanks to Lew Stringer for this news item.
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THE
COLONEL'S LEGACY
The
quarterley "Life" newsletter for Hackney's St Joseph's
Hospice in London featured an interesting mention of The Prisoner
recently, in an article about one of its supporters.
It
appears that "Chimes" actor Kevin
Stoney in his will left his future royalties from the show,
and others such as Doctor Who, to the hospice.
Click
HERE
to see the article in full.
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McGOOHAN
SIMPSONS RELEASED
After
a long wait, fans in the UK of both Patrick McGoohan and of The
Simpsons can now have their wishes granted with the recent R2
DVD (left) release of season 12 of the popular cartoon comedy
series.
The
set includes the episode "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes"
in which McGoohan provides the guest voice of his Number Six character
in a Prisoneresque special in which Homer Simpson is transported
to the mysterious "Island" with countless Prisoner visuals
and references.
The
set also includes a deleted scene from the episode, which shows
Homer riding on a PennyFarthing bicycle.
The
set is available from Amazon, simply type "Simpsons 12"
into the search box HERE.
With
thanks to Leslie Glen and Allan Young for this news item.
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AMC REMAKE PREMIERE ANNOUNCED
PRESS RELEASE FROM AMC:
AMC ANNOUNCES "THE PRISONER" MINI-SERIES PREMIERE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT 8PM ET/PT
Six-Part Television Event Stars Jim Caviezel,
Ian McKellen, Ruth Wilson, Jamie Campbell-Bower, Hayley Atwell
and Lennie James
New York, NY September 29, 2009 AMC will premiere
its six-part mini-series "The Prisoner" on Sunday, November
15 from 8 - 10pm ET/PT, featuring the series' first two episodes
back-to-back. A reinterpretation of the 1960s cult classic, "The
Prisoner" will air over three consecutive nights, with two
episodes each evening, from 8-10pm ET/PT.
Update: New trailer online HERE.....and
news thanks to Down The Tubes of Prisoner remake toys HERE.
Thanks
to Cathy Frumerman for this news item.
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NEXT
WALKABOUT NEARS
On
Sunday 4th October the 2nd of this year's Prisoner Locations Walking
Tours takes place in London, and all TUW readers are invited to
attend free of charge. Over 20 locations from "The Prisoner"
are visited, including Number Six's house (left).
For
more details click HERE.
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SFXY
TIME
Fans
interested in the new AMC "Prisoner" series remake may
want to buy the latest issue of sci-fi magazine SFX.
The
magazine includes a 6-page article containing interviews with
Sir Ian Mckellen and others, and also briefly looks back at the
original series.
It's
claimed in the interviews that Patrick McGoohan was offered a
role in the series but only wanted to play Number Two, although
this seems doubtful given his widow's recent comments that he
wanted no part in it.
The
issue is on sale now at most newsagents and comic stockists.
With
thanks to Cathy Frumerman and Giles Kendrick for this news item.
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SECOND
VILLAGE COMPLETED
After
many months in development the "Second Village", part
of the sims / second life online community, now exists in full
- work on underground is complete and Mark Montgolfier has is
to become the first Number Two.
The site is inviting people to sponsor buildings on the sim to
support it, please click HERE
for more details and to see the finished village!
Thanks
to Catty for this news item.
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NOLAN
PULLS OUT OF FILM REMAKE
While
the screening of the Prisoner TV series remake fast approaches,
Director Christopher Nolan (left) has pulled out of the proposed
movie remake.
Speaking
to "Cinefools" Producer Barry Mendel said; "Chris
Nolan has dropped out of it but we have a first draft by David
and Janet Peoples who wrote Twelve Monkeys and David wrote Unforgiven
and it's a good draft and we're working on the script right now."
Speaking of the TV series he stated; "If the series was wildly
popular that might affect us but the screenplay that David and
Janet wrote was such a re-imagination of the series, if you think
of The Avengers that wasn't a commercially successful film but
it was very much in the spirit of the original show."
He
continued "This looks and feels so different that the tenants
(sic) of the show are apparent but the execution of it is so different
that I think it is unrecognisable, whereas the TV show is a well
done, modernly shot updated version of the original show, but
much more faithful to the original show."
With
thanks to Giles Kendrick and Kevin Ryerson for this news item.
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LIMITED
EDITION VILLAGE
Lovers
of Portmeirion and associated books or artwork will be delighted
to hear that a new highly limited edition book has been released
in July 2009.
"Portmeirion"
features beautiful art by Leslie Gerry, with accompanying text
of each scene from Sir Clough Williams-Ellis' Grandson Robin Llywelyn.
Featuring
a series of seven original prints drawn on an electronic tablet,
the tome is printed on specialist materials and is limited to
only 350 copies (290 "standard" and 60 fully signed
by the artist) in total, priced at £195 for the standard
version.
Available
from Portmeirion, a full synopsis of the book can be read HERE.
With
thanks to Leslie Glen for this news item.
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RADIO
SIX
Robert
Elms (left) on BBC Radio London allows a "listed Londoner"
to name his favourite and least favourite aspects of London each
Monday.
Alex
Sainsbury was the choice on 17/8/09 and he named Number Six as
a man who was his favourite Londoner as he was constantly trying
to get back to London. The URL for the programme is HERE
and starts about 30 minutes into the programme.
With
thanks to Brian Watson for this news item. Image (c) BBC.
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BLU-RAY
UPDATE
On
Wednesday 5th August, TUW was delighted to receive from Network
DVD full details of their forthcoming Blu-ray set. The World's
first High-Definition release of the series will take place on
September 28th, and the set includes many extras alongside Andrew
Pixley's superb book which accompanied the DVD release launched
at PM2007.
Click
HERE for the full press release along with 2d and 3d cover images
of the set. The set will retail at £59.99 (although
as announced last week could form part of Network's money-off
offers currently running). Information regarding the R1 release
slated for 27/10/09 can be found HERE.
Videos
demonstrating the quality of Network's blu-ray set are HERE,
HERE,
and HERE.
With
thanks to Grace Ker at Network for this news item 5/8/09, TUW
is grateful for their constant support and information.
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COMIC
CON PREMIERES AMC REMAKE
The
world-famous San Diego Comic Con was the centre of all things
"Prisoner" last weekend, as it featured a stand, interview
panel with cast and crew (including "Six" Jim Caviezel,
left), and a 9-minute trailer of highlights of the new series
remake from AMC (viewable HERE
and HERE).
Highlights
from the interview panel are also online HERE.
Rob
in Dago has kindly provided a report and photos from the event
and these can be seen HERE.
Other websites and bloggers have also reported from the event
HERE,
HERE,
and HERE.
Also launched at the Con was an accompanying comic (below), which
can be downloaded from AMC HERE.
The remake is set to air on AMC in November 2009, with a UK showing
in 2010.

With
thanks to Rob in Dago, Lina Sinishtaj, and Cathy Frumerman for
this news item.
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SECOND
VILLAGE UPDATE
The
Second Village Second Life virtual village continues to go from
strength to strength, with now over 1000 worldwide members!
The
site and more information can be found HERE,
and there are 2 new videos online, HERE(an
updated look at the village including music by the original sim
composer) and HERE
with the Yokohama Marching Band.
With
thanks to Catty for the update.
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SPIRITED
SOUL FOR BETTINE
Fans
of "A, B, and C" actress Bettine Le Beau will be delighted
to hear that a 2-page article about her life, career, and beliefs
can be seen in the July 2009 issue of "Soul & Spirit"
magazine.
Written
by Spencer Lloyd Peet, the article includes several photographs
(including shots of Bettine alongside Richard Branson, Eric Morecambe,
and others).
Bettine's
official website can be found HERE.
With
thanks to Spencer Lloyd Peet for this news item.
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ON
THE TRAIL AGAIN
Fans
of Portmeirion's part in "The Prisoner" will be delighted
to hear that "On the Trail of The Prisoner - a walking guide
to Portmeirion's Prisoner sites" by Catherine Frumerman,
has been reprinted following the sell-out of its first run.
Due
to updated software technology and the utilization of a brand
new, $250,000, state-of-the-art Canon printing press, the book
is brighter with the pictures clearer and deeper. There are some
additional photos (new and old) and the cover has been double
laminated making it more water-resistant.
The
book is available from Portmeirion's Prisoner shop as well as
online at Prisoner e-store PrizBiz.
With
thanks to Catherine Frumerman for this news item.
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PRISONER
SHINDIG
The
next issue (June 25th 2009) of "Shindig" magazine will
be of interest to fans of "The Prisoner" and Patrick
McGoohan as it features a large article on both.
Written
by Emma Stott, the article is in-depth and of interest to new
and established fans alike. The magazine is available at Smiths
& Borders, or click HERE
for the Shindig website.
With
thanks to Emma Stott for this news item.
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TILSLEY
BOOK RELEASED
Attendees
of the recent April 2009 Prisoner
Mind Mash will have heard special guest Vincent Tilsley ("Chimes"
and "Do Not Forsake" writer) speak of his new book,
"Holy Night".
TUW
is delighted to say that the book now has a confirmed publishing
date of July 31st 2009, and the book will be available from Amazon
from that date (use the search box HERE
to find it and a % of the sale will be donated to charity).
Vincent
has also kindly provided the preface & endorsements to his
book to the site HERE.
With
thanks to Vincent Tilsley and Leslie Glen for this news item.
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PATRICK
McGOOHAN R.I.P. 19/3/1928 - 13/1/2009

Devastating
news. Patrick McGoohan sadly passed away on 13th January 2009
after a short illness. Words alone cannot sum up the man, his
career, and the impact he had on so many people's lives. A special
page is online HERE for fans and admirers
to leave their tributes, click HERE
to email yours. Everyone involved with The Unmutual Website is
in shock, and extend their sincerest sympathies to Patrick's friends
and family. R.I.P. Patrick, thanks for everything!
Online
reports: Washington
Post,Daily
Mail, Wall
St Journal,
Irish Independent, CBS,
Chicago
Tribune, Time,
National
Public Radio, Leitrim
Observer, Palisades
Post, Liberte
Politique, LA
Times, Star
News, Halifax
News, Radio
5 Live, The
Times, Telegraph,
Independent,
BBC, Yahoo,
NY
Times, Down
the Tubes, Kentish
Express, Jane
Merrow Blog, Le
Figaro, Radio
Times, Reason,
Mad
Cartoonist, Times
Online, The Unmutual Website is grateful to Larry Green for
the above recent photo.
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APRIL
PRISONER WEEKEND REPORT
The
April 2009 Prisoner weekend was again a huge success. On the Saturday
was Leslie Glen's Mind Mash, with special guest the "Prisoner"
writer Vincent Tilsley, and on Sunday Dave Lally's locations walkabout.
A
full report including many images and a video is now online HERE.
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PRISONERESQUE
ALBUM RELEASED
Andabrek
is the long awaited debut album from Stephen James. It is probably
best described as a concept album and as such, is more likely
to be appreciated when listened to from beginning to end. This
painstakingly constructed keyboard based 'rock' was influenced
by artistes as diverse as Howard Jones, Elton John, Jim Steinman,
AC/DC and Art of Noise! The subject matter is self evident from
the cover artwork. Steven writes; "I like to think that Patrick
McGoohan would have approved. Perhaps if I'm lucky it will reach
number six in the charts! Special guest appearance by Tom Baker)."
The
CD is available on Amazon (use THIS LINK
and search for B0020UU76U) and the album's official site is HERE.
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PAPERBACK
WIFFLE
Fans
of "The Prisoner", and Cult TV and the shows' related
conventions, will be pleased to hear that "Wiffle Lever to
Full" was re-released as a glossy mass-market paperback version
on April 30th 2009.
Written
by Bob Fischer, the book is a tale of his experiences of attending
various fan conventions during 2005 and 2006, and PM2006
is included, along with various "Star Trek", "Doctor
Who", and other series' conventions.
The
original release was launched at PM2008
and thereafter followed a collection of terrific reviews from
magazines and broadsheet newspapers alike.
Click
HERE
for Bob's official website for the book.
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GUEST
FOR APRIL PRISONER WEEKEND
Arrangements
are now in place for the 2009 April (17th-20th) Prisoner weekend
in London, the latest of which is the exciting news that Vincent
Tilsey (writer of "Chimes" & "Do Not Forsake")
will be the special guest at Leslie Glen's Mind Mash on Saturday
18th.
Vincent
will be interviewed about his life, and provide commentary on
the 2 episodes, at the event, aswell as other attractions and
a prize raffle.
The
Sunday will as usual see Dave Lally's informative and enjoyable
"Prisoner" locations walking tour, and Monday 2oth an
interior tour of Parliament.
For
more details on the whole weekend, click on our events
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RUNWAY
CONCLUSION?
One
of the most fascinating location discussions over the years has
been the famous runway, seen at the start of each episode.
For
many years it was thought to be Hethel Lotus track in Norfolk,
and more recently Radlett Airfield in Hertfordshire. However,
after extensive research from Anthony McKay of Avengerland and
the members of the Brit Movie forum, it now seems without doubt
that the location was the Poddington raceway (AKA Santa Pod, left),
first muted by fan Natasha Neal several years ago and "confirmed"
by Gino Marotta in 1993.
Click
HERE for The Unmutual Website's
location guide for more details.
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JAMES
BREE R.I.P.
James
Bree, who played the part of Villiers in "Do Not Forsake
Me Oh My Darling" sadly died in December 2008. He was 85.
Perhaps
best known for his 8 roles in "Doctor Who" James or
Jimmy is also fondly remembered for TV series such as "Jewel
in the Crown" and "Z Cars", aswell as films such
as "On Her Majesties Secret Service" and "Without
a Clue".
A
brief interview with James Bree regarding his "Prisoner"
appearance can be seen HERE,
and a full obituary by the stage can be seen HERE.
TUW extends its sympathies to his family and friends.
With
thanks to SR, Robert Fairclough, and Simon Coward for this news
item.
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LIMITED
EDITION BIBLE
As
readers of the site will know, Eric Mival (music editor on "The
Prisoner") is currently developing a system to help early
learners with their maths and is offering to sell the unique Prisoner
Music Bible to
help fund the project (see announcement further down this news
page).
After
receiving an order from overseas, Eric is now also offering Limited
Edition copies of the tome to help raise funds. The Price for
a full colour copy of the entire volume, including all the library
notes which are unavailable elsewhere, is £120. Anyone wishing
to purchase a copy should email this site
as soon as possible, as this will be strictly limited availability.
NB.
Unlike the small facsimile of the Music Bible, included with the
3 CDS of original "Prisoner" music published earlier
this year, this close to full size version includes a further
43 pages of original notes.
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