The Prisoner

British television series
TVSeries television_series Q714753
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The Prisoner

Summary

The Prisoner is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,379 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Prisoner is the creator of Patrick McGoohan[3].
  • The Prisoner is the creator of George Markstein[4].
  • The Prisoner's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • The Prisoner's director is recorded as Pat Jackson[6].
  • The Prisoner's director is recorded as Don Chaffey[7].
  • The Prisoner's screenwriter is recorded as Patrick McGoohan[8].
  • The Prisoner's screenwriter is recorded as David Tomblin[9].
  • The Prisoner's composer is recorded as Ron Grainer[10].
  • The Prisoner's genre is recorded as science fiction television program[11].
  • The Prisoner's genre is recorded as espionage television series[12].
  • The Prisoner's logo image is recorded as The Prisoner Logo Line2.svg[13].
  • The Prisoner's cast member is recorded as Patrick McGoohan[14].
  • The Prisoner's producer is recorded as David Tomblin[15].
  • The Prisoner's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5441149108414068780005[16].
  • The Prisoner's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56153288368632652887[17].
  • The Prisoner's GND ID is recorded as 7629651-9[18].
  • The Prisoner's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85347792[19].
  • The Prisoner's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121870766[20].
  • The Prisoner's IdRef ID is recorded as 030461103[21].
  • The Prisoner's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0061287[22].
  • The Prisoner's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001296647[23].
  • The Prisoner's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24].
  • The Prisoner's Commons category is recorded as The Prisoner[25].
  • The Prisoner's original broadcaster is recorded as ITV[26].
  • The Prisoner's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Prisoner's producer is recorded as David Tomblin[15]. Directors include Pat Jackson[6] and Don Chaffey[7]. Screenwriters include Patrick McGoohan[8] and David Tomblin[9]. Its cast member is recorded as Patrick McGoohan[14]. Created works include Patrick McGoohan[3], a television actor[28], 1928–2009[29], of United States[30], awarded the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[31] and George Markstein[4], a journalist[32], 1926–1987[33], of Germany[34].

Publication

The Prisoner's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24]. Genres include science fiction television program[11] and espionage television series[12].

Why It Matters

The Prisoner ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,379 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer Ron Grainer
    Instance of television series
    Start time
    Country of origin United Kingdom
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