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TWENTY SIX OF SIX OF ONE

A brief history of the official PRISONER appreciation society, from January 1977.

Patrick McGoohan has been Honorary President of Six of One throughout the entire two and a half decades.

The society's official 31st birthday was the Sixth of the First, 2008.

Start of it all

For ten years following The Prisoner's first showing (in Canada and the United Kingdom in 1967; Europe and the USA in 1968) there was no fan club for the series. After the series was aired around the world in the late sixties, The Prisoner seemed to slip away into a void. Despite the millions of viewers who had watched the 17 episodes, public interest was short lived. Even discussion of the programme within the media was minimal. The press largely dismissed the show with adjectives such as 'quirky' or 'baffling'. Serious study of the programme or exchange of views on a wider level was absent. Perhaps the end of the ‘Swinging' era had given the public enough to think about, without wasting time considering any hidden meanings behind The Prisoner.

With the Moon about to be conquered, a new age dawning and ample freedom now being enjoyed by the populace, The Prisoner seemed to have less relevance. It was just a series which people remembered over the following years. Not until the late seventies (apart from scattered, isolated repeats) did Patrick McGoohan’s character, ‘No. 6’ make a major return to TV screens.

A fortnight before 1977 began, a Midlands UK  television channel was approaching the end of its regional re-run of The Prisoner. One viewer, 30 year old David Barrie, was once more finding the series particularly thought provoking, as well as identifying with the 'ideals, messages and symbolism' within the programme. Moved to contact other potential enthusiasts, he wrote to his regional TV station, hoping that he might be put in touch with persons who may also have written in. The unexpected happy result was that his name and address were transmitted after the final episode Fall Out, in December 1976. Within the next few hours, the first disciples had made a pilgrimage to Barrie's home. During the ensuing fortnight, a few hundred persons had forsaken their Christmas and New Year celebrations to write letters to the address given. From his home at 39 Union Street, Cheltenham, Dave rushed out a single sheet circular, requesting help to get 'this particular ball rolling'.

The writer had a sketchy idea for what he called The Prisoner Appreciation Society. He described the venture in his initial communication,  'This thing is as much yours as mine. The way I see it, P.A.S. has a BIG future. Remember P.A.S. needs YOUR support, its growth and achievements are up to all of us.' Barrie then provided a ‘Tally Ho Special Edition’, being a page of information with suggested meeting dates, during January 1977. From persons who made contact, a ‘P.A.S. Nucleus’ was then formed and a meeting was fixed, with an agenda. Those attending were asked to bring any press cuttings or photos they possessed and Dave's invitation letter closed with: 'A copy of the pennyfarthing design would be VERY MUCH appreciated'.

Enter Six of One

A further Tally Ho was produced, in response to several hundred replies received. A letter was sent to Patrick McGoohan to introduce the embryonic society, and the name Six of One was decided upon. This was felt to sum up the group of individuals and to echo the response given by McGoohan to an interviewer's question 'Why were you No 6?' The reply gained was 'Six of One, half a dozen of another.'

Arrangements were also made for a visit to the series’ filming location, Portmeirion, in North Wales. In addition, the owners and distributors of the series, ITC, were contacted. The workload being too heavy for one person, essential help was provided by Judie Adamson and Roger Goodman. For a subscription of £1.50 per year, 4 newsletters were offered, plus a free badge. Dave Barrie closed his invitation with 'Remember - success depends on YOU - the more we are, the more we can achieve -TOGETHER let's make 1977 remembered for the Celebration of The Prisoner'. The official birthday for Six of One was chosen as 6th January, 1977 - the Sixth of the First.

In spring that year, the first subscription mail-out included a copy of a telegram received from Patrick McGoohan. It read: 'Profoundly grateful to you and the Society for your interest and understanding. Am honoured to accept Honorary Presidency. Blessings to you all. Half a dozen of the other. Be seeing you'. Two further sheets entitled The Tally Ho allowed Dave to welcome members to the Society with this 'first edition of our journal'.

A meeting at Portmeirion was arranged for Sunday April 17th. The new name for the society's journal was announced as Aler’, with the forthcoming issue due in the summer. Copyright permission was still under 'active discussion'. Over the next four years, until Autumn 1981, there would be 16 more Alert issues, providing an output of  400 loose-leaf foolscap size page sides.

In mid-1977 Dave Barrie relinquished his 'Chairmanship', so that the society could be administered by individuals known as 'National Co-ordinators'. There was a small band of workers giving up their spare time to cultivate growth of the society, with Roger Goodman, also in Cheltenham, responsible for general organisation. An official address, Box 61, was set up. News was given as to London Weekend Television’s planned rescreening of The Prisoner, commencing in the June. LWT stated that they had seen more letters about The Prisoner and Six of One than they could remember. A large collection of members' letters appeared in Alert, setting the pattern for the future. Numerous articles also began to appear in the press.

Copyright permission given

At the end of 1977, another meeting for members was arranged and Checkmate was screened (Arrival having been shown at the previous Portmeirion gathering). The first birthday having passed, a full Portmeirion weekend convention was announced for April 1978. Other TV companies began to give details of regional rescreenings and copyright permission from ITC was obtained, enabling Six of One to use all available material from The Prisoner. The April 1978 weekend convention was the first of its kind. Episodes Many Happy Returns and Checkmate were projected in Portmeirion's hall, while a band played outside.

By the summer of that year, The Prisoner had come to the end of its run on New York Channel 13. Many UK press articles had provided coverage of the Portmeirion event. Plans were now in hand for an October convention at the Thatched Barn Hotel, in Borehamwood, where some Girl Who Was Death filming had occurred. The Hertfordshire setting was also near to the site of the former MGM studios, where The Prisoner was created.

Sadly, April had seen the deaths of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, the architect responsible for creating Portmeirion, as well as the society’s first female organiser, Judie Adamson. More Six of One events occurred, including a day out at Beachy Head, in Sussex, where the Girl and Returns episodes had been partly filmed. The first tour of London location sites also took place, an event which would be followed by several more of its kind during subsequent years.

On 1st October 1978, eleven years to the day since the first main UK screening of Arrival had occurred, the Borehamwood Thatched Barn convention took place, with composer Ron Grainer as special guest. His music and theme for The Prisoner had made the series memorable. Outside, a Lotus Seven (replicating the No. 6 sports car, KAR 120C), owned by society co-ordinator Roger Langley, marked the spot. He and Karen Pearce had already been part of the society’s organisation team for a year, assisting Roger Goodman. The trio later met with Ron Grainer for the re-recording of The Prisoner theme music, to be placed upon an exclusive membership vinyl record collection of the series’ music.

The first two years of the society ended, during which time the expectations of Dave Barrie had been more than exceeded. A nation-wide network of members and local groups, with their own newsletters, became established. The society was spreading outwards and pressing for more repeats of The Prisoner, especially in regions where the series had not yet been repeated, or even shown. Six of One was still very much based in the UK and it would be a long time before overseas members were recruited in any great numbers.

By Public Demand

Another Portmeirion convention, held over the weekend of l6/17th June 1979, incorporated shooting of a society film ‘By Public Demand’. This was a made under the direction of member Kes Smith. Most of the co-ordinators and active members were involved in the project. Roger Goodman had taken time out to visit McGoohan in Ireland during shooting of the actor’s film ‘The Hard Way’. An interview was recorded with the Hon. Pres. for the society. Six of One had by now gained some American members and overseas packages were duly prepared. The UKsubscription was £8 and it was still necessary for members to provide their own large stamped addressed envelopes. Printing of additional items for the society from Ipswich began, under the name ‘Private Number’, later to be called ‘Escape’. The third birthday of the society in January 1980 was marked by the arrival of ‘Spokes’ magazine, an umbrella publication for all previous local group newsletters.

The first European member was enrolled and invitations were issued for a screening event at the London ICA Cinema. By March the editing of By Public Demand was completed. A final membership subscription period was commenced to expire with the last edition of Alert, at the end of 1981. Although no Portmeirion convention was organised for 1980, April that year at the ICA saw Checkmate and The Chimes of Big Ben being screened, with series’ script editor George Markstein as special guest speaker.

Having already catalogued the entire library of Prisoner photographs at ITC, Rogers Goodman and Langley visited the company in July 1980 to formalise the structure and future running of Six of One. Amidst these official dealings, on 31st August, By Public Demand was premiered at the ICA cinema. A press brochure was produced for the London event. Spokes reached its third edition in the same month and Six of One acquired its own Prisoner Mini Moke (à la Village Taxi).

The end of the year saw the fourth Spokes edition and Langley’s book ‘World Gallery’, compiling all known Prisoner and Six of One press articles to date. Larry Hall, already a regular and active participant in Six of One matters, took up a technical position and the re-editing of By Public Demand. The year had been a busy one but membership was beginning to decline, owing to The Prisoner not having been on UK television screens for some time.

Release of The Prisoner on video

The New Year and fourth birthday got off to a bright start with the release of a record ‘I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape’, by the Teenage Filmstars, which received a fair amount of radio airplay. A cinema in London, the Scala, began screening all 17 Prisoner episodes. Ron Grainer sadly died on 21st February, 1981. During the next month, the fifth and last edition of Spokes appeared. While Larry Hall was revising the script and footage of By Public Demand, Precision Video announced their release of The Prisoner on video tape commercially.

Plans were also in hand to produce a successor to the Alert magazines. A poll was taken amongst members for views on the new publication and asking for name suggestions. A further tragedy, in June, occurred when the main hotel building at Portmeirion was destroyed by fire. Just before this, Six of One had enjoyed its fourth convention there, with Canadian and US members in attendance plus a screening of the revised version of By Public Demand. In August 1981 a penultimate Alert was distributed, together with a renewal subscription form for the new society magazine, ‘Escape’, to be produced by Roger Langley from Ipswich.

In November 1981 the final edition of Alert closed the first chapter of the society’s history under Roger Goodman’s direction. One printed letter from a member stated 'I've found the whole thing stimulating, happy and enjoyable. The society has formed an outlet for a wealth of creativity and discussion and general good vibes. In this crummy old world of ours that is no mean feat'. December saw Karen Pearce and Roger Langley sending off copies of the first edition of their new magazine, but to only a few hundred members. November had witnessed the last of the Scala cinema screenings and there seemed little in hand to celebrate the coming fifth birthday of the Society.

Prisoner Information Centre

Issue 2 of Escape followed the Society's fifth birthday and the membership figure was slowly growing. A commercially produced Prisoner t-shirt was on sale in record shops, the first four episodes of The Prisoner were released by Precision Video, and early issues of Escape had to be reprinted for an increasing number of new members. As August arrived, the fifth Portmeirion Convention took place. Max Hora began operating his Portmeirion Prisoner Information Centre there. He had been a society member for several years and was well known for the amount of work he had put into organising events, assisting with publications and visiting local groups all over the country. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation recorded the convention for radio.

The week before, there had been an unusual event in the UK's capital, at the Camden Palace, with Six of One members helping to put on a Prisoner party. London-based member Arabella McIntyre-Brown was involved with the goings-on, prior to becoming a regular co-ordinator of society activities. The previous month, UK television had seen an episode of The Prisoner networked under the heading ‘Best of British’, being The Girl Who Was Death. Even London’s Scala cinema revived their screenings by putting on a marathon showing of all 17 episodes in 35mm format. Press coverage of that summer’s events was extensive. With interest increasing, a new subscription form was produced by Roger Langley and circulated widely.

Patrick McGoohan telephoned Roger Langley with a goodwill message for members and rumours were beginning to spread of a proposed Channel 4 UK repeat run of the series. The next birthday of Six of One was marked by a double issue of Escape and the sixth Portmeirion convention was heralded for the weekend of July 30/3lst. Escape announced that it would soon be taking a break, having provided a page output similar in quantity to that of the earlier Alerts. It was noted that with newsletters and other Six of One publications so far, over one thousand pages had already been published within the society.

In March, 1983, UK television screens saw a programme ‘Greatest Hits’, which featured Six of One members appearing in the studio with Patrick McGoohan, for a look at The Prisoner. The studio was decked out in Village style, with society folk dressed in Prisoner costumes. The Six of One Mini-Moke was there, as were human chess players and of course Rover balloons. Press coverage of this and the latest convention was considerable. Interest in The Prisoner had been revived, also as a result of the presence of McGoohan in the UK for the filming of the TV movie ‘Jamaica Inn’.

In April, 1983, Max Hora again opened the Prisoner Information Centre in Portmeirion, for his second season. Although he had used a different building in the Village for the previous year, Max had now been offered the cottage which was used as the Prisoner's home. His next venture was to interview Prisoner music editor Eric Mival, for a long article to be published in Escape magazine. This led to a number of members of the original Prisoner crew being contacted, a process which has continued until the present day.

Six of One also enjoyed greater contact with Patrick McGoohan than ever before. His telephone calls to the society's Ipswich HQ recalled how The Prisoner had been a part of his life and how he was gratified that the society was keeping the series alive. However, Six of One was in danger of extinction, owing to reduced numbers. There would be a meeting at the coming July convention to decide upon the future. Fortunately, around the corner was the UK re-screening of the series by Channel 4. Arabella McIntyre-Brown contacted Prisoner star Alexis Kanner, who agreed that he would meet the society when he was able to come over to the UK.

Talks were in hand as to production of a new magazine, ‘PM’ (‘Prisoner Magazine’), to be produced by the returning Roger Goodman and ‘Tally Ho’, to be published by Arabella. An 'emergency edition' of PM was distributed to around one hundred members preceding the July 1983 Portmeirion convention. At the same time an exit edition of Escape was produced by Roger Langley. Technical wizard Larry Hall was putting together a Six of One video, including By Public Demand and other short films depicting society activities. The first editions of PM magazine and the Tally Ho newspaper appeared in the autumn of 1983. The Prisoner commenced a re-run on Channel 4 with an audience in excess of a million, later that year.

1984 arrives

As George Orwell’s famed and feared year of 1984 dawned, coinciding with the seventh birthday of Six of One, Channel 4 produced a Prisoner documentary featuring society members, called ‘Six into One - The Prisoner File’. This programme interviewed not only McGoohan, but also series producer David Tomblin and other persons from the original crew. In conjunction with the documentary, McGoohan made his own hour long feature, although this was eventually not used.

In the June a meeting was held to determine a successor to Six of One’s dual publications. A new magazine emerged, called ‘Number Six’. Roger Goodman retired from Six of One, and the new subscription year commenced on 1st August, with the first edition of the latest magazine due out on 1st October. The 7th Convention, spread over the weekend of 4th and 5th August, took place and the Portmeirion Prisoner Shop was reaching the end of a third successful season.

The first issue of ‘Number Six’ magazine was published, with Arabella McIntyre-Brown and Roger Langley as editors. Coupled with this was a new ‘Danger Man’ magazine, produced by Roger, which ran to three issues, coinciding with a repeat of that series on UK television. With the arrival of its eighth birthday, Six of One now had a large membership base again, which increased to nearly 1,500 by the end of the 1985 subscription year.

The eighth Portmeirion convention during August ended the year's main events. A renewal period was set up, spanning 16 months and five mail-outs for £10. This would last until the tenth birthday of the society, on 6th January 1987. A North American co-ordinator, Bruce Clark, had been appointed, who embarked upon an energetic campaign of recruiting US members and contacting TV companies. The co-ordinating group now numbered six, with Arabella, Roger, Karen, Larry, Max and Bruce utilising their spare time for the growing Six of One organisational work. Regular London work-ins, where members would meet and pack the magazines for mailing out, were arranged.

Jumping ahead, for several years now the Six of One website, started by and regularly maintained and updated by Bruce Clark, has been the Web portal through which thousands of Prisoner enquirers have passed (many of whom have received e-mail responses). The North American branch of Six of One, aided nowadays by even a ‘sister website’ of Kipp Teague, has been a major asset of the society, for over a decade and a half.

Editors and books

Meanwhile, Arabella was joined by Howard Foy, as joint editor of Number Six magazine. The publication was given a revised look and in addition there was the start of a new publication, by Max Hora, called ‘Village Observer’. A further book, ‘The Making of The Prisoner’, was provided by Roger Langley. Issue six of the society’s magazine marked the ninth birthday of Six of One and also began the new year with a free Prisoner calendar.

The ninth Portmeirion convention was announced, extended to a whole week for those members wishing to stay in the Village in self-catering accommodation. Max Hora provided a second edition of his new Village Observer newspaper, plus a lengthy colour booklet entitled ‘Portmeirion Prisoner Production’. This gave a fascinating insight into the making of the series by reproducing documents from the production side of the filming.

Spring 1986 saw the seventh edition of Number Six magazine giving details of one of Larry Hall’s Six of One Roadshows. These events provided an opportunity for members to see The Prisoner screened in their home areas. The first had been held in Sheffield and the latest one was in Wolverhampton. Another, in Glasgow, was organised by Larry later in the year. Additional screenings of The Prisoner at this time included marathon showings on US public television stations. Bruce Clark had been instrumental in bringing about these screenings and his efforts recruited many new members. Patrick McGoohan was again contacted and interviewed by US member Tom Soter.

A new catalogue of merchandise available from the Prisoner Shop was produced by Max Hora together with issue 3 of his Village Observer newspaper. July saw the eighth edition of Number Six magazine and members Bill and Angie Faupel joined the co-ordination team. Bill had already been active within the society and now offered his services generally, as well as his own home computer upon which the membership records could be kept. His offer was gratefully accepted by Karen (now Langley), who had been keeping paper records, with Roger.

Rare Prisoner version

The 1986/ninth convention turned out to be one of the most successful. Bruce Clark surprised everybody by bringing over from the USA an 'alternative' version of the episode The Chimes of Big Ben. Arabella ceased being a society co-ordinator, and so in autumn 1986, the ninth edition of Number Six magazine, under the sole editorship of Howard Foy, was produced, marking the end of the current subscription period.

By now, the membership had risen to well over 2,000. being the highest figure so far in the history of the society. This achievement was also due to Bruce Clark having answered letters from almost a thousand North American enquirers, who had enjoyed Prisoner rescreenings. During the year Six of One gained several hundred US and Canadian members. The next year started with the society's tenth birthday, in January 1987. There had been by now three chapters of Six of One: the first few Alert years, those when Escape kept the society going and finally Number Six magazine’s progression. January 1987's tenth birthday of Six of One marked a decade of Patrick McGoohan's honorary presidency. The society had seen its humble beginnings grow into a professional organisation, with a large co-ordination team.

Tenth birthday

A special tenth Six of One birthday party took place in London. The Camden Lock event, organised by Arabella McIntyre-Brown, boasted a large group of Prisoner celebrities. Next, the tenth Portmeirion convention was arranged, for September 1987. Amidst all of this was a rumoured re-make of The Prisoner and a new UK release of the series occurred on video tape. Perhaps the whole cycle was starting all over again. It seemed that there had always been events or projects happening which attracted new members and perpetuated interest in The Prisoner.

The latest in a decade of Six of One successes was a Prisoner themes long playing album, released by Bam-Caruso in 1986 as a result of the work of Larry Hall. He arranged for the address of Six of One to be printed on the album's sleeve and even on subsequent video tape covers. Bruce Clark also organised Six of One's address to appear on US series video cassettes. Prisoner novels were produced by Roger Langley and he, with magazine editor Howard Foy, brought regular and sometimes full colour printing to the society’s publications. Membership of Six of One reached its highest figure ever, exceeding 3,000.

In its first ten years the society in many respects mirrored The Prisoner with its enigmatic style. Six of One was never predictable, nor did it fail to satisfy. The involvement of famous names, recording of music, publication of magazines and books, holding of events, world-wide acceptance, and acquisition and preservation of original Prisoner memorabilia provided Six of One with its own unique niche. In short, the society became synonymous with The Prisoner.

David Barrie’s words at the start of 1977 were: 'P.A.S. has a BIG future'. The many members of the society during its first decade proved these words to be true. Six of One provided a central meeting place for ideas and views, resulting from appreciation of The Prisoner. The series presented a set of values which were reflected by Six of One during its first decade. The next ten years of The Prisoner Appreciation Society would see even more fascinating developments.

The Prisoner 20 years on

Between the late 1980s and the start of the present millennium, Six of One saw the most changes. The world developed digital music and pictures, the Internet, electronic mail, cable and satellite TV, mobile phones and widespread home computing. The Prisoner Appreciation Society was gradually having to use the kind of technology which Patrick McGoohan’s character No. 6 rebelled against. Each year, new methods of presentation at society conventions, in its mailings, or on its websites were required. Even collecting rare Prisoner items, once a difficult process, was now being facilitated by online Web auctions. Prisoner appreciation ceased being confined to its official society.

In 1991 ITC sold its back catalogue of programmes to PolyGram and Six of One ended nearly 15 years of dealing with the former company. In that time a valuable relationship was built up with ITC’s personnel and their ‘product’ was promoted tirelessly by Six of One. Until the autumn of 1993, the run of Number Six magazines continued. A new editor, David Healey and a new publication, ‘In The Village’ then took over. Additional regular printed items, with titles such as ‘The Globe’, ‘Tally Ho’, 'Information', 'Times', ‘Number One’ and various bulletins, produced by Roger and Karen Langley, accompanied the main magazine, along with an assortment of other 'extras'. The 'ITV' glossy periodical has continued to the present day, having now reached beyond issue 30.

The 1990s are not covered in detail in this history account. Some of the events of the last decade are listed across the Timeline pages, within this website. However, mention should be made of two events which took place at Borehamwood, in 1989 and 1991, organised by Steven Ricks and Kieran McAleer. The latter gave an opportunity to enjoy the Thatched Barn Hotel shortly before its demolition was due. With special brochures and at one event guest star Kenneth Griffith, the occasions were welcome second and third reprises of the 1978 Thatched Barn gathering (see above).

In 1993 and 1997, in London, a pair of special Prisoner 25th and 30th anniversary events occurred, with many Prisoner guests and celebrities. There were also ever-improving conventions in Portmeirion during the decade. The society continued innovating and the lack of coverage of this period on this page should not be taken as a reflection of any dormancy. Although the PortmeiriCon in 1998 was thought to be the final one, fortunately a new series of conventions was able to start from 2001. Also, from the mid-nineties, founding society member Dave Barrie began a succession of annual Prisoner workshops, under the title 'Brain Bash'. There was even more commercial Prisoner activity around this time.

Goodbye 70s, 80s, 90s

In 1999, Max Hora closed his Prisoner centre in Portmeirion, about which time Carlton International Media Limited acquired all rights to The Prisoner from PolyGram. Portmeirion Hotel opened its own Prisoner Shop, which has now operated successfully for over two years. From the USA, Bruce Clark has continued to present the society’s website and Box 66, Ipswich has provided Six of One’s base. The latest Portmeirion Prisoner convention was a welcome event for the society in 2001, after a gap of nearly three years of having gatherings ‘In the Village’, in North Wales.

The next convention is planned for April 2008, following recent annual events which have included the series' 40th anniversary and the society's 30th birthday. Similar anniversary gatherings previously occurred in London to mark the Prisoner’s own 25th and 30th screen anniversaries. The society’s honorary president, Patrick McGoohan, remains in touch and has, of late, been reportedly involved in the production of a planned Prisoner movie.

The co-ordinating team of Six of One meets regularly and enjoys the help and support of numerous active society members. Based around the world, members of Six of One display unending energy and an unfailing passion for The Prisoner series. The society’s French chapter produce their own language publication ‘Le Rôdeur’ and a German group holds meetings and organises webpages.

Over the years, society individuals and groups have displayed their talents through films, documentaries, writings and the medium of acting. Three decades ago there were humble beginnings, with modestly produced paper sheets, offering basic Prisoner information. Six of One has been involved in many TV programmes, commercially published books, Prisoner merchandise, popular music releases and even compilations of themes from the series, ranging from vinyl, to CD formats.

Summing up

To try and summarise briefly the society’s 'first generation' is not an easy task. To attempt inclusion of all Six of One individual’s names, or to recall all of the many society’s projects would be impossible.  Over 50,000 members have been enrolled since 1977, although a constantly changing membership base is as much a feature of Six of One as is its evolution. Roger Langley described the nature of the society and its appeal in an interview a few years ago:

"I have seen Six of One become, over the years, a kind of alternative university. It has as many facets as the Prisoner series itself. I have met artists, teachers, philosophers, scholars, technicians; people with imagination, people who think. The society is a paradox, in that members reject the normal rules and regulations of society at large and yet join our society. Although nobody amongst our members is the same, rarely even sharing the same views, yet as a collective, Six of One succeeds. The society has attained its own identity, extending way beyond The Prisoner. We were fortunate to have the series as such a unique basis for an appreciation society and also to have the luck bestowed upon Dave Barrie, when his contact address was broadcast by a TV station at the end of 1976. He was Six of One’s catalyst and it is gratifying that Dave has remained fully active in the society, throughout its life."

Six of One’s crowning glories have been the involvement of stars and crew from the original series, the many opportunities to visit Portmeirion and create scenes from The Prisoner, plus continuing contact with major league organisations such as ITC, PolyGram and Carlton, as well as TV stations and connected companies like Caterham Cars (who nowadays still produce the No. 6 sports car). Six of One’s past and all its members’ achievements are saluted via this website. A further twenty-five years in existence may seem unlikely, but who knows? Nobody expected at its outset that the society would last this long.

Apologies go to all those individuals and their events which have not been mentioned, but a broad selection of the society’s activities appears on the Timeline pages. Meanwhile, as to future years of the society, repeats on TV of The Prisoner, new members, or regular society faces continuing to attend at conventions, only one expression is apt, "Be seeing you?" No, without doubt, the phrase should be, "Be seeing you!"

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