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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    It would be a good idea if it was televised again; I might think differently about it - Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 100%!
    Yes, and then I could watch it, as I've never seen it. When was it first broadcast?

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    I haven't seen the end of the Prisoner, I've got it on Blu Ray. I had to skip all the posts after mine, so can someone tell me, can you stay overnight in the village?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Yes, and then I could watch it, as I've never seen it. When was it first broadcast?

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    1967. Channel 4 were the first to repeat it, in the early/mid 1980s - that's when I first saw it. Was repeated again in the early 1990s.
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    I saw it on its first showing in 1967. I would have been 17 at the time, so perhaps should have appreciated it more, yet the concepts discussed were not at all obvious to me. I did however appreciate the novelty and surreal aspects of the series, if not the philosophy.

    Time to screen it again.
    Barry

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    Sounds a bit too 'deep and meaningful' for me... I'd give it a go though. Is it creepy, or are there action scenes in it? I need something to keep me entertained!

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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Sounds a bit too 'deep and meaningful' for me... I'd give it a go though. Is it creepy, or are there action scenes in it? I need something to keep me entertained!

    Marco.
    There's essentially two types of episode - action/adventure where he tries to escape from the village, and weird/psychological where they attempt to mess with his mind.

    Like me you'd probably like the action episodes more but it's worth sticking with the other episodes even though they can be a bit heavy going. Visually it always looks great regardless.
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    Sounds ok - like I said, I'd give it a go

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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

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    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lawrence001 View Post
    I haven't seen the end of the Prisoner, I've got it on Blu Ray. I had to skip all the posts after mine, so can someone tell me, can you stay overnight in the village?
    Yes

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    Yes, there's a really nice hotel there (blue and white building in Jo's pics), which serves excellent food.

    Marco.
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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

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    Ooh I'll look into it but we have a dog not sure if they will allow them in the village.

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