The Prisoner
The Prisoner Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
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About
"A paranoid allegory disguised as a spy thriller"
A British intelligence agent abruptly resigns and wakes up imprisoned in a bizarre coastal village where everyone is known only by a number instead of a name. Stripped of his identity as "Number Six," he spends each episode battling the Village's unseen overseers and hunting for a way out. The show blends spy-thriller intrigue with surreal, dreamlike production design and philosophical undertones about freedom and control. It's stylish, paranoid, and increasingly abstract, more interested in mood and ideas than plot logic, building to one of television's most polarizing endings.
the surreal, philosophically loaded battle over individuality versus institutional control.
the finale's notoriously abstract, divisive ending frustrates viewers wanting tidy closure.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Arrival | 8.4 | 1K | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Chimes of Big Ben | 8.6 | 1K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | A. B. and C. | 8.2 | 1K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Free for All | 7.7 | 1K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Schizoid Man | 8.5 | 1K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | The General | 7.5 | 961 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Many Happy Returns | 8.7 | 1K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Dance of the Dead | 7.5 | 930 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Checkmate | 8.2 | 943 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Hammer Into Anvil | 8.7 | 1K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | It's Your Funeral | 7.6 | 883 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | A Change of Mind | 7.8 | 868 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling | 7.3 | 897 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Living in Harmony | 7.0 | 925 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | The Girl Who Was Death | 7.2 | 932 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Once Upon a Time | 7.7 | 913 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Fall Out | 7.6 | 1K | 60 min |