The Prisoner’s Dilemma

We’re all prisoners, and we’re also the guards

Back in September 1966, filming began on what was to become one of the most iconic TV shows of the period: The Prisoner. Starring actor Patrick McGoohan as the nameless prisoner (he’s only ever referred to as “Number Six”), the show captured 60s zeitgeist from its pop-art costumes to its core theme: the inherent conflict between the desires of the individual and the accepted…