Free for All (The Prisoner)

"**Free for All**"
"Free for All"
The Prisoner episode
Episode no.	Series 1; Episode 4
Directed by	Patrick McGoohan
Written by	Patrick McGoohan (credited as Paddy Fitz)
Cinematography by	Brendan J. Stafford
Production code	2
Original air date	20 October 1967
Guest appearances
	Eric Portman; Rachel Herbert;
Episode chronology
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"Free for All" is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series The Prisoner. It was written and directed by Patrick McGoohan (though he used the pseudonym "Paddy Fitz" for the writer credit) and the second episode to be produced. It was the fourth episode to be broadcast in the UK on ITV (ATV Midlands and Grampian) on Friday 20 October 1967 and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 29 June 1968.^[1]^[2]

The episode stars Patrick McGoohan as Number Six and features Eric Portman as Number Two .^[3] The central theme of the episode is corruption and fraud in elections.

^ Pixley, Andrew (2007). The Prisoner: A Complete Production Guide. Network. p. 96.
^ "A. B. and C." anorakzone.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^ Davies, Steven Paul (2007). The Prisoner Handbook. Pan. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-230-53028-7.

[Pixley-1] Pixley, Andrew (2007). The Prisoner: A Complete Production Guide. Network. p. 96.

[2] "A. B. and C." anorakzone.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[3] Davies, Steven Paul (2007). The Prisoner Handbook. Pan. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-230-53028-7.

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