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If a top-level spy decided he didn't want to be a spy anymore,
could he just walk into HQ and hand in his resignation? With all that classified
knowledge in his head, would he be allowed to become a civilian again, free to
go about his life? The answer, according to the stylish, brilliantly conceived
1960s British TV series The Prisoner, is a resounding no. In fact,
instead of receiving a gold watch for his years of faithful service, our hero
(played by Patrick McGoohan) is followed home to his London flat and knocked
unconscious. When he awakens, he finds himself in a picturesque village where
everyone is known by a number. Where is it? Why was he brought here? And, most
important, how does he leave?
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