"The Prisoner" is an ironically named episode, as this would be the name of Patrick McGoohan's strange spy series from the late 1960s. The show begins with a guy going nuts and trying to escape from a building--only to get the snot knocked out of him! It sees Mr. Carpenter has been a virtual prisoner at the embassy, as his own country won't let him go and vow to arrest him when he leaves the building. He's now been there five years--hence his going stir crazy at the beginning of the show.
Drake (Patrick McGoohan) is brought in to the case to find a way to sneak him out safely. Unfortunately, the show relies on a very old TV cliché--the identical or nearly identical stranger gimmick. Drake finds a famous concert pianist who is a dead ringer for Carpenter. So, he gets the pianist invited to this dictatorship and arranges for the men to switch places.
As I said, the show does rely on a bad cliché. Still, despite this, it is a pretty good episode and is worth your time.
Drake (Patrick McGoohan) is brought in to the case to find a way to sneak him out safely. Unfortunately, the show relies on a very old TV cliché--the identical or nearly identical stranger gimmick. Drake finds a famous concert pianist who is a dead ringer for Carpenter. So, he gets the pianist invited to this dictatorship and arranges for the men to switch places.
As I said, the show does rely on a bad cliché. Still, despite this, it is a pretty good episode and is worth your time.
