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52. I considered The Prisoner.

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:29 AM

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But it wasn't cancelled. It was only intended as a single year series. Brilliant show, but there's no way it could have been as good if they stretched it out to last longer, and I think McGoohan realized that from the start. In fact, he wanted to only make seven episodes, but more shows were necessary to sell it to CBS.

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