Cult TV: I'm not a Number; I am a Free Man - The Prisoner
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- Start Date: 06 Oct 2025End Date: 27 Oct 2025Mon (Evening): 19:00 - 20:30OnlineFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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What is the course about?
This online course will examine how this ground breaking, thought provoking, cryptic, dystopian nightmare television series gripped television audiences and angered them in equal measure.
What will we cover?
We will look at the career of The Prisoner’s creator and star, Patrick McGoohan. We will explore the series’ development, production and its ultimate “Fall Out” with television executives and viewers. We will consider the cultural and social impact of the series and examine the influence the series had on subsequent television programmes.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Have a better understanding of the cultural impact and legacy of The Prisoner and its place in the pantheon of television.
- Further develop skills of analysis and interpretation in your wider television knowledge.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is suitable for all levels and is suitable for those with an enthusiasm for watching and discussing television.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Tutor presentation and screening of extracts from the series along with textual analysis and general discussion.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Bring paper and pen, tablet or laptop for notetaking. The tutor will provide support materials.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Please look for other similar Film Studies courses under History Culture and Writing/Film Studies at www.citylit.ac.uk.
Graham Rinaldi is a freelance film lecturer and writer. He is the author of the biography on the British comic actor, Will Hay and he is currently researching his next book, the acting career of David Bowie.
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