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Old 20-05-2008, 07:11 PM
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Any way you cut it, there's going to be a lot of upset "old-timers" and I'm going to be one of them. There's not a snowballs chance in hell of a remake coming anywhere near the original. Sorry to be a downer folks...
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News here: Prisoner-Remake - McGoohan - Eccleston - Six of One

James Caviezel is No.6.
Ian McKellen is No. 2.
Shooting in South Africa.
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News here: Prisoner-Remake - McGoohan - Eccleston - Six of One

James Caviezel is No.6.
Ian McKellen is No. 2.
Shooting in South Africa.
Considering the Prisoner is my favourite tv show of all time, I am a little ticked off by this, firstly its being shot in Africa, secondly James Caviezel is American.
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News here: Prisoner-Remake - McGoohan - Eccleston - Six of One

James Caviezel is No.6.
Ian McKellen is No. 2.
Shooting in South Africa.
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1 July 2008 17:20 UK
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Ian McKellen cast in The Prisoner

Ian McKellen cast in The Prisoner remake


Sir Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel are set to star in the ITV remake of the 1960s TV cult show The Prisoner.

Sir Ian will play the sinister Number Two who controls a mysterious place known as The Village.

Passion of the Christ star Caviezel takes the role of Number Six, who finds himself trapped there, with no memory of how he arrived.

It is understood that the six-part series will include scenes shot in Namibia and South Africa.

The original was famously filmed around the Italianate village of Portmeirion on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales.


Created, written and produced by Patrick McGoohan, the 1960s series was a riff on Cold War politics.

The remake, which is due to premiere in 2009, will reflect 21st century concerns and anxieties such as liberty, security and surveillance.

Sir Ian has called it "an enthralling commentary on modern culture."

"It is witty, intelligent and disturbing. I am very excited to be involved," he added.

Portmeirion Village became the iconic home of The Prisoner

Writer Bill Gallagher, who watched the original series when he was a boy, said: "Here was something that was more than television, something I couldn't quite grasp but couldn't let go of.

"It's a unique opportunity for a writer to be able to go back to The Village and tell some new stories about that strange place and its surreal menace.

"We hope to serve up something as beguiling and disturbing as the original was."

Producer Trevor Hopkins says fans of the old series will not be disappointed.

He said: "Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen bring an incredible level of talent to the project, and we're honoured they are taking on these important roles."

ITV have not yet revealed whether the production will return to Wales.
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Oh they have to make it at Portmeirion, surely?!

This seems a bit glib doesn't it?
Created, written and produced by Patrick McGoohan, the 1960s series was a riff on Cold War politics.


I didn't know anything about this - I shall look forward to it.
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Ian McKellan sounds a great choice for Number Two but the show works better with a new adversary every week.
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Remake the Prisoner? Shame, shame, shame! Why would they want to even try?

Leave well alone!

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I'd rather watch a complete re-run of the original series because, as I always say at a time like this, you can't improve on perfection.

By the way - there is another thread on this subject: The Prisoner remake.

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