Episode
The Prisoner: Dance of the Dead
Overview
Number 6 comes across a body that has washed ashore with a radio. After sending the body back out to sea, he tries to use the radio to get rescued.
Details
- Series
- The Prisoner
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1967-11-17
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
Dance of the Dead is Episode 8 in Series 1 of The Prisoner. It aired on 1967-11-17. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 12: A Change of Mind
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Episode 13: Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling
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