| “Dance of the Dead” | |||||||
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| The Prisoner episode | |||||||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 8 |
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| Written by | Anthony Skene[1] | ||||||
| Directed by | Don Chaffey[1] | ||||||
| Guest stars | Number Two - Mary Morris Doctor - Duncan Macrae Observer - Norma West[1] |
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| Original airdate | November 26, 1967 | ||||||
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| List of The Prisoner episodes | |||||||
Dance of the Dead is the eighth episode of the television series The Prisoner.
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Synopsis
Number 6 discovers from Number 2 that a mysterious Carnival is to be held. He also discovers a dead man's body, and using it as a buoy, attempts to send out a message to sea. On that man's person is a radio -- Number 6 tries to reach a high point to listen to it, but the sounds make no sense. Upon learning that a former colleague has been broken and finding his body, the Carnival ends in a courtroom session with Number 6 on trial.
Additional guest cast
- Town crier - Aubrey Morris
- Psychiatrist - Bee Duffell
- Day supervisor - Camilla Hasse
- Dutton - Alan White
- Night supervisor - Michael Nightingale
- Night maid - Patsy Smart
- Maid - Denise Buckley
- Postman - George Merritt
- Flowerman - John Frawley
- Lady in corridor - Lucy Griffiths
- Doctor - William Lyon Brown
- The Announcer/Telephone Operator: Fenella Fielding (voice only)
Trivia
- Number 6's observation that "I'm new here" has led many fans to believe that this is meant to be among the series' earliest episodes.
- Although this is not the only episode in which a female Number Two is seen, it is the only one in which her voice is heard in the opeing dialogue.
