The Prisoner RARE Patrick McGoohan Interview

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3 ай бұрын

The Prisoner RARE Patrick McGoohan Interview, features Patrick speaking to Chris Rodley in the USA. It took Chris quite an effort to interview Pat and his first attempt broke down due to various reasons. Undeterred, he managed to salvage a short film from that initial meeting and this low-key chat, with little audio and bad natural lighting, remains largely unseen.
Although the distributors of The Prisoner box set have now ceased to be, one can still buy the DVD from various outlets, including auction style websites. We can recommend the full 6 disk box set, with many extras and history of Portmeirion. Be seeing you...
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@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 3 ай бұрын

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@jontaylor1652 3 ай бұрын

The legend himself! Best TV series ever.

@ThreeToesofFury 3 ай бұрын

seconded.....i guess that makes me No. 2? bwahahahahahah

@dougaldouglas8842 3 ай бұрын

Colour of the sets really made it with the precise speaking of No 6 and others. No rushing things, and I listened to him, last night, on another video and wise, what a wise man, a deep thinking man, and what he said of the end of the world was amazing, how man will one day press the button because what man makes he uses

@amarshmuseconcepta6197 3 ай бұрын

🎯

@YugSihtTsuj 2 ай бұрын

Every single episode, they told us what the mystery was: "Who is Number One?" "You are Number Six." It was staring us in the face all along. "Who is Number One?" "YOU are, Number Six."

@amarshmuseconcepta6197 2 ай бұрын

🎯

@ThreeToesofFury 3 ай бұрын

Outstanding...this is probably the only interview ive seen with Patrick where he calmly and concisely delves into the thoughts and intentions of the allegorical writing...he doesnt provide answers but he does provide intent....i adore it.

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 3 ай бұрын

Thank you pal for viewing. Good man.

@dazzlingdavedainty 2 ай бұрын

excellent

@trappedinroom1014 2 ай бұрын

The entire series was one huge esoteric allegory….in fact, for anyone who has been seeking ‘truth’ (whatever that is, lol!) surely the very last episode makes it absolutely clear, even though they veil it with absurdity and peculiarity. I’ve been scrolling through some commentary/discussion videos, but that aspect of it seems to have gone completely over their heads. Does anyone know of any channels discussing the occult/esoteric side of the prisoner series? 😁👍🏻

@markrymanowski719 Ай бұрын

I was fortunate enough to be able to watch the prisoner once it came out. I was in my mid teens and old enough to understand it's importance. Most anyone who's anyone is a prisoner. Little help from our music stars, i'm afraid.

@williamneal9076 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant. I remember seeing the man stepping out of a department store in Westwood Village back in the late 1980's. It was all I could do to NOT wave and say; "Be Seeing You"

@petejones879 2 ай бұрын

Excellent

@petejones879 2 ай бұрын

Best ever program ever and my all time favourite

@DerParsifal Ай бұрын

The best series in my life time of 77+ years... Of course there are other "bests" as well.

@Terry.W 2 ай бұрын

The series is even more relevant today with CCTV.. mind control.. faceless bureaucracy ..the Prisoner never gets old ..each viewing you find more and more parallels' with modern society..

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 2 ай бұрын

Too true Terry. Great comment.

@Clodhopping Ай бұрын

A wonderful find - thank you for putting this interview online for posterity. Many actors and writers want to move away from their earlier work however, even though Patrick was always a reluctant interviewee (preferring his performances to speak for themselves), he was still interested in sharing his thoughts on The Prisoner.

@melissastruxness512 3 ай бұрын

Patrick is one of the best actors directors etc EVER. He was ahead of his time

@tomcartwright7134 Ай бұрын

Once Upon A Time is one of the best episodes of the series, but one of the great episodes in tv history. Thank you for your insights into this great series.

@jedeyetown 2 ай бұрын

Still brilliant in 2024

@amarshmuseconcepta6197 2 ай бұрын

🎯 And we're all now are living in the🏁🤺 *war-machiners* village 💥💉💥💉💥💉💥💉💥💉 *BE* *SEEING* *YOU!*

@leemichaelgeller4420 Ай бұрын

How amazing it is to hear all of this ❤ So very glad to stumble across it! 😊

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth Ай бұрын

Thank you kindly.

@Steadyrock100 Ай бұрын

Im so glad you posted this, I'm a big fan of the series! There so much of Number 6 in all of us!

@scousesonata 28 күн бұрын

An excellent production of that 1984 interview. I remember the original broadcast of this interview in " Six of one- The Prisoner File" on channel 4. I didn't like the way it had put together, even though it had everyone connected to The Prisoner interviewed. I wish this video had been broadcast back then. Well done. Bcnu.

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 28 күн бұрын

Thank you very much. We hope to get down to Portmeirion later this year to take some footage.

@gerrybaker2541 2 ай бұрын

Mesmorised. Such a brilliant interview. I have seen a few but this is no doubt the best in terms of his responses. So, my mum and dad let me stay up to watch the original series (they thought It was nonsense and was not good for me). Visited Port M last year, now ticked off my bucket list. For those who have not been, you really must go to see it for yourselves. What a genius man.

@amarshmuseconcepta6197 2 ай бұрын

🎯 & Ditto

@georgegunn9387 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating...thanks for sharing

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@brettlunden8268 2 ай бұрын

Amazing interview. Thanks!

@lolly9080 3 ай бұрын

Fab ❤️I just bought the biography on Pat after your channel popped up. I read he used to have coffee on Pacific Pallisades and his wife said he always had the village in him

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 3 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@lolly9080 3 ай бұрын

I wonder if he missed the bohemian feel of England ? I want to nip up to Mill Hill in a few months and have a coffee in memory of him

@amarshmuseconcepta6197 2 ай бұрын

✊

@happyclam1266 2 ай бұрын

If you've read any Carl Jung, the finale of the Prisoner makes so much sense. It's all about integration of the psyche.

@petejones879 2 ай бұрын

Patrick just oozes charisma and class... He was an outstanding actor... I may be biased with the prisoner being my all time favourite programme.. but I think The Prisoner was his greatest role.. Although I loved his portrayal of the King in the William Wallace film.. I forgot the name of the movie.. And he played an excellent part in one of the Columbo episodes... Brave heart I've just remembered 😅

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comments. Yes Braveheart. Did you see 'The Hard Way'? Great film where he plays an Irish hitman. Plus four Columbo appearances, as he and Peter were good friends. He also directed two episodes.

@petejones879 2 ай бұрын

@@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruthno I've not seen that.. I will look it up.. Also I had the feeling he had done more than one episode of Columbo.. I thought it was 2 but 4 wow.. Thank you for replying to my comment

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 2 ай бұрын

@@petejones879 Anytime Peter! Great to converse with lovely people.

@frankjankovich3512 Ай бұрын

Where’s the location of the interview

@jb7727 3 ай бұрын

Leitrim's finest.....!

@plpepper1488 3 ай бұрын

And then Sheffield's.

@matthewfisher-sp5fq 3 ай бұрын

In the words of the great Bernard gribbins the prisoner was a true Televisual feast 😊

@schizoidman601 3 ай бұрын

Cribbins

@englishbottlecap 3 ай бұрын

Shout TV hosts all episodes of The Prisoner for watching free online

@jrbergsten 2 ай бұрын

I knew someone who had only seen the last episode. Imagine that.

@happyclam1266 2 ай бұрын

I hope they were tripping on something.

@petejones879 2 ай бұрын

I'm still convinced he is playing the same character in the prisoner as he did in danger man.. Although it was never said.. He played John Drake in Danger Man and I think he was John Drake in the prisoner.. Actually I posted this comment before I had watched the clip.. Patrick himself says here.. If it hadn't been for Danger Man there wouldn't have been the prisoner.. big clue there

@justindodsworth8893 Ай бұрын

Apparently it was a matter of if they explicitly said it was Drake then they would have had to pay for the rights to the character,

@carl2488 Ай бұрын

He says at 15:40 that he was not John Drake

@dougaldouglas8842 3 ай бұрын

Why take out the original theme tune at the beginning? Patrick was a very, very wise man, and in another interview he made a statement that was above anything that man can come up with, that is, that one day nuclear destruction will come as what man creates he eventually uses, and this will be nation against nation

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 3 ай бұрын

Music copyright

@dougaldouglas8842 3 ай бұрын

@@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth Good point. Many thanks

@BillOdyssey 2 ай бұрын

...so was it about the class system I wonder? Or was it more literal...

@jonathanbohman5069 2 ай бұрын

When was this filmed ?

@lukepepper3949 2 ай бұрын

I believe 1983. Chris flew out to LA when Channel 4 in Britain were showing all the Prisoner series.

@Jack_Warner 2 ай бұрын

Look at the logo's for ATV and ITC. What do you see? If I get any replies to this comment, I'll explain more.

@amarshmuseconcepta6197 2 ай бұрын

👁️ 🏁🤺👎 No quarter 🎯

@trevorsmith7753 3 ай бұрын

Patrick is a prickly name; like Angela for women. McGoohan was obnoxious for some of his cast to work with. Died at 80 in 2009.

@petejones879 2 ай бұрын

Actually Patrick would have made a great James Bond

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 2 ай бұрын

Yes we agree. Mind you, over 64 episodes of Danger Man were mostly better scripts with far less explosions, scantily-clad women and fewer guns involved....more like the real world of intelligence.

@Dragondave1000 Ай бұрын

@@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth I'm fairly sure he was asked but did not want to be typecast...... so he did Dangerman / The Prisoner instead :-)

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth Ай бұрын

@@Dragondave1000 Pat was already well into Danger Man, before he was asked to play Bond. After watching 64 episodes, we think he definitely made the right choice. Bond's were good 'eye-candy' but quite amusing and showing little in the way of reality when it came to intelligence work....nice girls though.

@ChubbyChecker182 8 күн бұрын

A Strict Catholic James Bond 😳

@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968 2 ай бұрын

After the Prisoner he didn't really do anything else of note. Can we presume he upset too many people in high places with The Prisoner?

@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth 2 ай бұрын

I think after 64 or so Danger Man's and then 17 episodes of The Prisoner, he'd have been happy for the break. He had the fortune of then being able to pick his work, rather than needing work and his Columbo appearances and direction were notable. Plus 'The Hard Way' was an excellent film. (Scanners or Escape from Alcatraz weren't bad either) It's that old story of, when you've been at the top and presented a work of genius, where do you go from there? His daughter said he really 'was' Number 6 and had felt disjointed from the world from being a youngster. You're right as well of course, in that pissing off the Freemasons and 'establishment' corporations wouldn't have gone down too well.

@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968 2 ай бұрын

@@TheOfficialMinistryOfTruth I felt sad seeing him in Columbo, it was just so beneath him both as an actor and creative genius. Lou Grade wasn't someone known for giving money away, so I expect the money earned from DM and Prisoner was not going to last forever. One would expect Patrick to have written more allegorical works, but would have found it difficult to find financial backers. Sure, Hollywood acting jobs paid the bills, but hardly ground breaking.

@ZODIACTHEFACEOFEVIL-wt5mi Ай бұрын

@@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968 Columbo is one of the greatest TV shows ever made (like The Prisoner) and McGoohan was great both infront of and behind the camera!!!!

@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968 Ай бұрын

@@ZODIACTHEFACEOFEVIL-wt5mi You're obviously easily pleased or simply Trolling. No matter what, you simply didn't read or comprehend my comment.