In this special episode, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge celebrate the release of Imprint's Man in a Suitcase Blu-ray box set. ITC expert and author Rodney Marshall shares his thoughts about the synergy between the two shows. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge spend an afternoon recording in the Hotel Portmeirion. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the fifth episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge travel to Portmeirion to meet the managing director and grandson of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, Robin Llewellyn. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the fourth episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge conclude their look at Patrick McGoohan's 1996 first draft for a proposed Prisoner movie. What will marine scientist Tom Yates discover as descends into the depths of the Village? As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion. Hosted on Acast. See...

In the third episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge look at Patrick McGoohan's 1996 first draft for a proposed Prisoner movie. What dangers face marine scientist Tom Yates, as he orientates in a familiar-looking Italianate village? As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion. Hosted on Acast. See...

In the second episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge look at Patrick McGoohan's 1996 first draft for a proposed Prisoner movie. Who will marine scientist Tom Yates meet as he awakens in a familiar-looking Italianate village? A familiar figure from the Village's past is keen to introduce himself... As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the...

In the first episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge look at Patrick McGoohan's 1996 first draft for a proposed Prisoner movie. What will marine scientist Tom Yates discover as he awakens in a familiar-looking Italianate village? As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

In this bonus episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge speak to David Hughes about his 2024 reprint of George Markstein's The Cooler. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion. David Hughes is a film critic for Empire and Time Out and a widely published magazine and newspaper journalist, he is also the author of...

In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge geek out over the wealth of merchandise available to fans of Danger Man including jigsaws, novels, annuals and even bubblegum! As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and humour. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge geek out over the wealth of merchandise available to fans of The Prisoner from 1967's Dinky Mini Moke to the recent Wandering Planet Toys action figures. Joining Cai and Chris are Wandering Planet's own Gavin Hignight and Chris "Doc" Wyatt to discuss how the idea formed and the wave two of Prisoner action figures coming in 2025....

In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge conclude their look at the second iteration of Patrick McGoohan's classic spy show, Danger Man (1964). The pair look at McGoohan's work on the show, firstly as actor and later as a director, building up his creative collaborations and skills which paved the way towards The Prisoner. This episode focuses on The Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove and No Marks for Servility, two classic stories that shares themes with The Prisoner and...

In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge look at the second iteration of Patrick McGoohan's classic spy show, Danger Man (1964). The pair look at McGoohan's work on the show, firstly as actor and later as a director, building up his creative collaborations and skills which paved the way towards The Prisoner. This episode focuses on Colony Three, a classic story that foreshadows themes used later in The Prisoner. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents...

In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge conclude their discussion on the first iteration of Patrick McGoohan's classic spy show, Danger Man (1960). The pair look at McGoohan's work on the show, firstly as actor and later as a director, building up his creative collaborations and skills which paved the way towards The Prisoner. Joining Cai and Chris, is Danger Man expert Rodney Marshall, author of Lone Wolf and many more ITC related books. As ever, minutiae will...

In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge discuss Patrick McGoohan's classic spy show, Danger Man (1960). The pair look at McGoohan's work on the show, firstly as actor and later as a director, building up his creative collaborations and skills which paved the way towards The Prisoner. Joining Cai and Chris, is Danger Man expert Rodney Marshall, author of Lone Wolf and many more ITC related books. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored...

In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge discuss Patrick McGoohan's work on the classic detective show, Columbo. The pair look at McGoohan's contribution to the show as director, writer and actor, which earned him a special place in Peter Falk's circle of trust. Joining Cai and Chris is Columbo expert Mark Dawidziak, author of The Columbo Phile. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and...

In this special festive episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge discuss the absence of religion in The Prisoner. Questions pondered include 'What if there was a Prisoner Christmas special?' and 'What would Number Two's Christmas party look like?' Sanity is restored as legendary movie director and Prisoner fan, Alex Cox joins the duo to discuss his love of the show and his book 'I Am Not a Number: Decoding the Prisoner'. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be...

In the final episode of season/series two, Screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge draw to a close their discussion on the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. From Campbell's Monomyth to the Beatles' mono mixes, this feature length episode goes off on several pop culture tangents because why the hell not? It's the last episode so why not go out with some fun? Cai and Chris discuss their episode running orders with episodic and narrative justification...

Screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge discus the books inspired by the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. In this episode Cai and Chris look at the plethora of literature that has been created over the past 50 years that has kept interest in the show alive. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with dash of light humour, your hosts will cast their critical eyes over the Prisoner literature, with discussion on interpretation, trivia and humour....

The Fall Out Tripartite: Part Three Screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge continue discussing the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. The final fifteen minutes of episode seventeen, Fall Out are deconstructed and explored. Chris and Cai leave the cave via the A20 and head back to normality ably abetted by their special guests: Six of One Founder Dave Barrie, Prisoner expert and curator of TheUnmutual.co.uk Rick Davy, and Six of One's PortMeiricon...

The Fall Out Tripartite: Part Two Screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge continue discussing the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. The next twenty minutes of episode seventeen, Fall Out are deconstructed and explored. Chris and Cai are joined by author Robert Fairclough (The Prisoner: The Official Companion) who talks about working with Kenneth Griffiths and provides some interesting trivia from the production. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised...

The Fall Out Tripartite: Part One. In this episode, screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge continue discussing the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. The first fifteen minutes of episode seventeen, Fall Out are deconstructed and explored. Chris and Cai descend into the subterranean world of Plato's Cave to the strains of the Beatles, armed with etymological dictionaries and the York Notes guide to Freud. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and...

In this episode, screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge continue discussing the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. Was Once upon a Time, a very personal piece of work for Patrick McGoohan? What are the numerous connections to professional theatre? As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with dash of light humour, your hosts will cast their critical eyes over the episode, with discussion on interpretation, trivia, humour...

In this special episode, screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge looks at the broadcast and home media history of The Prisoner. This week, a multitude of special guests including Dave Barrie, Rick Davy, Robert Fairclough and Anthony Brierley discuss their first 'Arrival' at The Village. The only Prisoner podcast produced in north Wales, home of the Village itself, Portmeirion. 3rd party audio clips copyright belonging to Channel 4, ITC, ITV, Precision Video, Channel 5 video, ATV...

In this episode, screenwriter Cai Ross and lecturer Chris Bainbridge continue discussing the seventeen episodes of the prescient 1967 TV show, The Prisoner. This week, special guest Rick Davy (writer, researcher, and curator of TheUnmutual.co.uk) weighs in on The Drake Debate, following our Twitter poll - Was Number 6 actually John Drake? Minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with dash of light humour. Regular feature Who's The Two looks at the career of Welsh actor...