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Production stills and behind the scenes of "The Schizoid Man"

#the prisoner #the prisoner 1967 #patrick mcgoohan #jane merrow #anton rodgers #frank maher #queue #*erm

The Saint: The Fiction Makers - Part 1 (6.11, ITC, 1968)

"Mr. Klein, do you remember what SWORD did to the police sergeant in Sunburst Five?"

"Oh no..."

"The equipment is fully operational in the cellar, it can be filled with acid in one minute."

"Oh, you wouldn't!"

#the saint #the fiction makers #1968 #leslie charteris #john kruse #roy ward baker #roger moore #sylvia syms #justine lord #kenneth j. warren #philip locke #tom clegg #nicholas smith #roy hanlon #caron gardner #peter ashmore #frank maher #graham armitage #richard franklin #oswald laurence #david rendall #rather surprising that it took the show this long to do a 2 parter; ITC had started playing with the format (two part eps that could be #stitched together for cinema release on the continent) back on The Baron‚ and it had become fairly standard practice by now. this was shot #as two eps and then stitched together (the other Saint film yet to come did the opposite) but per Network's dvd was never repeated in its #episodic format after first transmission (not even itv4 or tptv tend to include them) which might explain why the image does seem rather #badly degraded in places (particularly the credits of part 2). Syms and Lord were two of the most ubiquitous Saint guests with nearly a #dozen appearances between them so it's lovely they came back for this special outing; Syms in particular is the mvp here‚ having played #mostly upper class lady roles on the series to date she really seems to relish the chance to do something different as the ditzy and rather #loud (and most unserious) novelist Amos Klein‚ whose creations have been brought to life by an evil mastermind... yes it's all a bit silly #fun tho! honestly this is a fun time‚ and clearly not taking itself seriously at all

Production stills and behind the scenes of "Living in Harmony"

#patrick mcgoohan #alexis kanner #valerie french #david bauer #frank maher #david tomblin #the prisoner 1967 #be back from mini-hiatus tonight (probably) ❤️#queue

The legendary Frank Maher, my not-so-secret crush, in one of his most underrated appearances 😆

(fringe fandom redefined)

#frank maher #danger man #don’t nail him yet #he looks good in slow-mo too

*Random Thoughts about Random Trading Cards*

While none of us can be sure which episodes are part of the legendary McGoohan Seven, “The Schizoid Man” is definitely one of my personal favorites.

There is so much to love about this episode: plot, pace, action, ironic twists, and A LOT of McGoohan. Also, a lot of Frank Maher, who my husband has started suspecting, might be my real crush.

Just when it seems that Number Six is finally settling into village life, including a very simpatico avuncular relationship with the lovely Alison, a sinister plot unfolds.

Before our eyes, Number Six gets drugged, relocated, reconditioned (both mentally and physically), and literally doubled into a new resident called Number Twelve.

Getting stripped of his identity is one thing; being confronted with an impostor claiming to be the real individual goes deep into the psychological realm of identity, projection, and the archetype of the Shadow.

Surprisingly, not even the mental link with Alison can prove his true identity.

Finally, our hero succeeds in mentally and physically emancipating himself from the village administration's paradoxical attempt to both eradicate and confirm his existence as Number Six.

Which ultimately gets him into a helicopter, but certainly not out of the village.

(Random side thought: If McGoohan had not adamantly refused to kiss Jane Merrow, the Zener cards would never have been part of the plot- and God knows what alias I would have come up with instead of threewavylines 😆)

#patrick mcgoohan #the prisoner 1967 #The Schizoid Man #frank maher #another failed escape attempt #random thoughts about random trading cards #the password is not Gemini #are we sure that Curtis is not really John Drake?#the whole cast was perfect #the back of the card is actually quite nice too

Ending the day with a Danger Man double treat - courtesy of “I am Afraid You Have the Wrong Number”

Front view: Patrick McGoohan / Rear view: Frank Maher

(Either way- no complaints 🔥)

#danger man #patrick mcgoohan #frank maher #nice views #looks like he lost his brylcreem there for a moment 😆#no complaints #rhododendrons will never look the same again #I’m afraid you have the wrong number

Man in a Suitcase: Blind Spot (1.20, ITC, 1968)

"You know what I have in here?"

"Your lunch?"

"A confidential report concerning you."

"Confidentially, I don't care."

#man in a suitcase #blind spot #1968 #itc #classic tv #jeremy summers #victor canning #richard bradford #marius goring #felicity kendal #derek newark #william dexter #inigo jackson #michael bates #keith marsh #gillian lind #nina huby #constantine gregory #frank maher #terry yorke #one of star Richard Bradford's chief complaints about production on MiaS was the quality of the writing‚ and specifically his suspicion #that scripts were being recycled from previous ITC shows. there's no evidence that that was the case‚ and with genre tv of this era being #what it was (and always having an element of the formulaic) it's understandable that it might appear at times to be revisiting ideas #already explored. I'm not exactly saying that's the case with this episode (i don't have a specific example of this exact plot being used #previously) but it certainly Feels a little off... it doesn't really have the feel of a MiaS ep‚ and the vibes are more like the kind of #case The Saint may have been involved in. the plot may be a little strung out but it does afford Bradford some moments to shine in a more #playful performance‚ as McGill trades quips and snarky put downs with pretty much every other character; he's also rather sweet in his #dealings with young Felicity Kendal (a newcomer at this point but soon to become sitcom royalty and a tv icon). Goring had been a pretty #successful film star in his day‚ and was still a well known household name; in the 50s he'd both produced and starred in The Adventures of #the Scarlet Pimpernel for ITC‚ and soon after this guest spot he'd land a long running role starring in The Expert for the BBC