The Prisoner TV Show, a 1960's cult classic, was filmed at Portmeirion Village in North Wales, visit the filming locations on a unique day out in North Wales.

Portmeirion Village is well known as the location for the 1960s cult TV series The Prisoner. It comprises a cluster of colour-washed buildings around a central piazza, scenic surroundings and extensive woodlands, two hotels, historic cottages, gift shops, spa & award winning restaurants.

The Prisoner is an infamous spy fiction, 17-episode British television series first broadcast on 6th September 1967. It stars and was co-created by Patrick McGoohan (known as Number Six) who was a former government agent who abruptly resigned from his job and became imprisoned in a beautiful and charming-yet-bizarre Village, isolated from the ...

Jan 2, 2025 · The Unmutual Website - dedicated to the TV series The Prisoner, Patrick McGoohan, and Portmeirion. News, reviews, links, events and more!

Jan 10, 2024 · During the 1960s, the Beatles also knew about Portmeirion because of “The Prisoner.” Fans of the show, they famously licensed the song “All You Need Is Love” to McGoohan for the series finale.

Oct 22, 2021 · The Prisoner became a cult classic despite having only 17 episodes filmed between 1966 and 1968. McGoohan who finds himself a prisoner in this mysterious coastal village where he is isolated, is a captive in a town cut off from the mainland by mountains and the sea.

Apr 25, 2024 · “The Prisoner” was filmed in the strange, whimsical, and wonderful village of Portmeirion in Wales. I had an unforgettable day visiting Portmeirion. Walking through its winding streets felt like stepping into the world of Number 6.

Mar 22, 2017 · Built around Patrick McGoohan's star turn as the former spy known as Number Six who was imprisoned in a cheerfully fake village, the show equally starred the real life Portmeirion seaside...

The world's only Prisoner TV Show Shop is located here at Portmeirion Village, the iconic home of the cult 60s TV show. You will recognise the Prisoner Gift Shop as Number Six's House, which has been transformed into a part retail space dedicated to all things The Prisoner.

It was 50 years ago, on 5 September 1966, that the cameras rolled for the first time in the Italianate village of Portmeirion as filming got under way for the cult 1960s adventure TV show The...