A Change of Mind

"**A Change of Mind**"
"A Change of Mind"
The Prisoner episode
Episode no.	Series 1; Episode 12
Directed by	Patrick McGoohan
Written by	Roger Parkes
Production code	9
Original air date	15 December 1967
Guest appearances
	John Sharp; Angela Browne;
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"A Change of Mind" is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series, The Prisoner. It was written by Roger Parkes and directed by Patrick McGoohan and ninth produced. It was the twelfth episode to be broadcast in the UK on ITV (ATV Midlands and Grampian) on Friday 15 December 1967 and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 24 August 1968.^[1]^[2]

The episode stars Patrick McGoohan as Number Six and features as Number Two, John Sharp.^[3] Themes explored include coerced confessions and political control via drugs; also conformity, methods of enforcing it, and the consequences of its rejection.

^ Pixley, Andrew (2007). The Prisoner: A Complete Production Guide. Network. p. 174.
^ "A Change of Mind". anorakzone.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^ Davies, Steven Paul (2007). The Prisoner Handbook. Pan. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-230-53028-7.

[Pixley-1] Pixley, Andrew (2007). The Prisoner: A Complete Production Guide. Network. p. 174.

[2] "A Change of Mind". anorakzone.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

[3] Davies, Steven Paul (2007). The Prisoner Handbook. Pan. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-230-53028-7.

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