Dance of the Dead (The Prisoner)

"Dance of the Dead"
The Prisoner episode
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Episode no.Series 1
Episode 8
Directed byDon Chaffey
Written byAnthony Skene
Production code4
Original air date17 November 1967 (1967-11-17)
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"Dance of the Dead" is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series The Prisoner. It was written by Anthony Skene and directed by Don Chaffey and fourth to be produced. It was the eighth episode to be broadcast in the UK, on ITV (ATV Midlands and Grampian) on Friday 17 November 1967, and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 27 July 1968.[1][2]

The episode stars Patrick McGoohan as Number Six and features Mary Morris as Number Two.[3]

  1. ^ Pixley, Andrew (2007). The Prisoner: A Complete Production Guide. Network. p. 116.
  2. ^ "Dance of the Dead". anorakzone.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ Davies, Steven Paul (2007). The Prisoner Handbook. Pan. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-230-53028-7.