A. B. and C.

"A. B. and C."
The Prisoner episode
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Episode no.Series 1
Episode 3
Directed byPat Jackson
Written byAnthony Skene
Production code11
Original air date13 October 1967 (1967-10-13)
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"A. B. and C." is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series The Prisoner. It was written by Anthony Skene and directed by Pat Jackson and eleventh produced. It was the third episode to be broadcast in the UK on ITV (ATV Midlands and Grampian) on Friday 13 October 1967 and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 22 June 1968.[1][2]

The episode stars Patrick McGoohan as Number Six and features as Number Two Colin Gordon – the only actor other than Leo McKern who would play Number Two in more than one episode.[3]

  1. ^ Pixley, Andrew (2007). The Prisoner: A Complete Production Guide. Network. p. 128.
  2. ^ "A. B. and C." anorakzone.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ Davies, Steven Paul (2007). The Prisoner Handbook. Pan. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-230-53028-7.