The Prisoner
The Schizoid Man
Season 1, Episode 5 · Aired 1967-10-29
Synopsis
Number Six awakes one morning in a different Village and discovers things have changed. He has a new appearance, has become left-handed and has a different taste in foods. He is no longer Number Six but now Number Twelve. A doppelganger of Number Six has been brought to The Village in an attempt to crack him. A bruised fingernail is the only clue that can help the real Number Six.
In the series
This episode is part of The Prisoner (1967–1968) on ITV.
I am not a number — spy surrealism in a pastel prison village.
Key cast
- Patrick McGoohan as Number Six
- Angelo Muscat as The Butler
- Leo McKern as Number Two