Hammer into Anvil

"Hammer into Anvil"
The Prisoner episode
Screenshot of the programme titles
Episode no.Series 1
Episode 10
Directed byPat Jackson
Written byRoger Woddis
Production code12
Original air date1 December 1967 (1967-12-01)
Guest appearance
Patrick Cargill
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"Hammer into Anvil" is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series The Prisoner. Written by Roger Woddis and directed by Pat Jackson, it was the twelfth episode produced. It was the tenth episode to be broadcast in the UK on ITV (ATV Midlands and Grampian) on Friday 1 December 1967 and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 31 August 1968.[1][2]

The episode stars Patrick McGoohan as Number Six and features as Number Two Patrick Cargill.[3] The central themes of this episode are insecurity, paranoia, and conspiracy thinking in a leader.

  1. ^ Pixley, Andrew (2007). The Prisoner: A Complete Production Guide. Network. p. 205.
  2. ^ "Hammer into Anvil". anorakzone.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ Davies, Steven Paul (2007). The Prisoner Handbook. Pan. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-230-53028-7.