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The Prisoner

The Prisoner

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The Prisoner

"You only think you're free."

2009- 2009

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

5.5(99 votes)

Ended

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Overview

A man wakes up in a new place - a place he doesn't recognize, a place where people have numbers instead of names, a place called "The Village" where all traces of his former life are renounced as delusions.

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ITV

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

6 / Michael

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

2 / Curtis

Hayley Atwell

Hayley Atwell

4-15 / Lucy

Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson

313

Jamie Campbell Bower

Jamie Campbell Bower

11-12

Lennie James

Lennie James

147

Rachael Blake

Rachael Blake

M2

Creative team

Created by: Bill Gallagher
Showrunner: Damien Timmer
Rebecca Keane
Produced by: Trevor Hopkins
Lance Samuels

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