The Prisoner: The Village Files [Hardcover]

Tim Palgut (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2003 | Series: The Prisoner

In each episode of the classic series The Prisoner, Number 6 (Patrick McGoohan) tried to escape from the bizarre, hi-tech complex known only as the Village. If only he'd had access to this book! For here, smuggled at great risk from Number 2's Green Dome, are the Top Secret Village plans, blueprints and files, Detailed schematics of Village buildings, devices, vehicles and equipment; cutaway illustrations; Rover attack vectors; hidden camera placements; personnel lists and details of interrogation techniques - it's all here, along with a special file on the Village's most prized prisoner: Number 6. A brilliantly conceived, beautifully designed book that no Prisoner fan will be able to escape having, this is the ultimate companion to the ultimate cult tv series!

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About the Author

Tim Palgut lives in Vancouver, Canada, where he works in film and 3D animation. He has watched The Prisoner many, many times.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Titan Books (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840235977
• ISBN-13: 978-1840235975
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.5 x 11.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,039,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most fun of the Prisoner books, October 10, 2003

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This review is from: The Prisoner: The Village Files (Hardcover)

This isn't like one of those weird excuses for novels or the episode guides that come out every few years. I've seen the show, what am I going to do with another episode guide?

The Village Files is geared more to the Prisoner fan who goes for the sci-fi aspect. It's kind of a mix between one of those Star Trek guides with all the schematics and a employee handbook for Village warders-- complete diagrams of every building, cave, hidden camera, and car. It has some funny stuff you don't see in other more serious Prisoner books like the top and profile views of Rover, LOL! My wife pointed out THE PAGES ARE NUMBERED LIKE THE FREE INFORMATION BOOTH, TOO!!! :)

I thought it was just going to be a book of pictures when I got it but I keep finding more stuff every time I look through it. I think Patrick McGoohan himself would appreciate the research and humor that went into it. I wish I knew something about doing JKII or Quake mods or Sims skins because it would be perfect for that.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Well-intentioned, but I would skip it, September 16, 2004

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This review is from: The Prisoner: The Village Files (Hardcover)

The creator is obviously a sincere and observant fan of the series, and this effort deserved to be better than it turned out. Basically this is a rather thin book of drawings. Plan views of buildings, vehicles, pieces of equipment, signage, and whatever else the author could find. There's very little commentary or text, and there are some problems with what is there. For instance the author describes the large round doors in Number Six's home as being "Rover-friendly" but doesn't explain how Rover would enter through the narrow front door! He also gives credence to the story that the Prisoner is the John Drake character from an earlier series, even though McGoohan denies it.

I was a little surprised at the limited coverage of clothing. It may be that there just isn't enough information out there, but extremely detailed drawings, and perhaps even patterns would be useful for the truly fanatical folks who want to create their own Village-style clothing!

About the only thing in this that made me say "Ah, that's interesting!" was a diagram of the layout of all the different nameplates in front of the masked audience in the Fallout episode. It isn't really useful or vital, but I was curious at all the different groups listed--Anarchists, Old Folks, etc.

I can't recommend it for the money.