The Prisoner (1967) - E17 - Fall Out (Series Finale)

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"Fall Out" is the 17th and final episode of the allegorical British science fiction series The Prisoner. It was written and directed by Patrick McGoohan who also portrayed the incarcerated Number Six. The episode was first broadcast in the UK on ITV (Scottish Television) on Thursday 1 February 1968 (it appeared on ATV Midlands and Grampian the day after) and first aired in the United States on CBS on 21 September 1968.

The episode omits the usual long opening sequence in favour of a recap of the penultimate episode, "Once Upon a Time". It is the only episode in the series in which the show's principal outdoors location, Portmeirion, is given a specific credit in the opening titles. This resulted from an agreement with Portmeirion's architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, that the location would not be revealed until the series finale.

The title "Fall Out" invoked the subject of nuclear fallout, which had been a subject of public concern in the 1960s. As two words it would appear to suggest also the opposite of the military order to "fall in" - aligning with the theme of No. 6's resignation from service and rejection of authority, as well as with the plot events leading to his and other characters' dispersal from the Village.

Cast
Patrick McGoohan as Number Six
Leo McKern as Number Two
Alexis Kanner as Number Forty-Eight
Kenneth Griffith as the President
Peter Swanwick as the Supervisor
Angelo Muscat as the Butler
Michael Miller as Delegate