The Prisoner
Many Happy Returns
Season 1, Episode 7 · Aired 1967-11-12
Synopsis
Number Six awakes to a deserted Village. He realises that he has the perfect opportunity to escape his captors. He builds a raft and sets sail away from The Village. During his voyage he comes across some gunrunners who steal his remaining supplies and leave him to drown. He is eventually washed up on the south coast of England. He manages to get back to London to find a "Mrs Butterworth" living in his house. The next day is Number Six's birthday and Mrs Butterworth has a surprise planned for him.
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