2020 Rewatch – S01E03: "A. B. and C."
Welcome to r/ThePrisoner's third discussion thread for our 2020 rewatch of The Prisoner. Over the next seven weeks, we will be watching all 17 episodes of the original 1967–68 series in the original broadcast order.
Today, we will continue with the third episode ("A. B. and C."), which was first broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom on 13 October 1967.
Feel free to openly discuss the episode – post your thoughts, questions, analysis, reviews and comments.
#Spoilers
Remember to tag spoilers by using spoiler syntax (>!!<) if/when discussing future episodes.
#Reminder
The next discussion thread will be for "Free for All" on Monday, 13 April.
#Synopsis
Number Two believes that Number Six resigned because he was going to sell out. Using dream manipulation, Two tries to determine which one of three possible candidates Number Six was dealing with.
#Credits
- Directed by Pat Jackson
- Written by Anthony Skene
- Guest starring Katherine Kath, Sheila Allen, Colin Gordon and Peter Bowles
#Links
- IMDb
- Wikipedia
- PDF of the original script at Archive.org
- Episode study and analysis at PopApostle (includes spoilers for several future episodes)
- Discussion/review by Chatz: A Television Podcast (includes spoilers for "Free for All")
#Previously
Posted Apr 9, 2020, 5:04 PM UTC