| "Fall Out" | |
|---|---|
| The Prisoner episode | |
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| Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Patrick McGoohan |
| Written by | Patrick McGoohan |
| Production code | 17 |
| Original air date | 1 February 1968 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Leo McKern as Number Two Alexis Kanner as Number Forty-Eight Kenneth Griffith as President Peter Swanwick as Supervisor Michael Miller as Delegate Angelo Muscat as The Butler | |
"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.[1][2]
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.[3]
The title "Fall Out" invoked the subject of nuclear fallout, which had been a subject of public concern in the 1960s.
- ^ Pixley, Andrew (2007). The Prisoner: A Complete Production Guide. Network. p. 259.
- ^ "Fall Out". anorakzone.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Davies, Steven Paul (2007). The Prisoner Handbook. Pan. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-230-53028-7.