The General (The Prisoner)
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| The Prisoner episode | |
|---|---|
| “The General” | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 6 |
| Guest star(s) | Number Two - Colin Gordon Number Twelve - John Castle Professor - Peter Howell Professor's wife - Betty McDowell |
| Writer(s) | Lewis Greifer |
| Director | Peter Graham Scott |
| Production no. | |
| Original airdate | November 5, 1967 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "The Schizoid Man" | "Many Happy Returns" |
The General is the sixth episode of the television series The Prisoner.
[edit] Synopsis
Number 6 discovers a new scheme -- Speedlearn -- that permits a person to learn a university level course in history in three minutes, taught by "The Professor", and "The General" behind him. He finds that Speedlearn could possibly used for mind control as well as mass education. A disaffected member of the Speedlearn committee helps Number 6 infiltrate the Speedlearn committee to try and bring the General down.
[edit] Additional guest cast
- Announcer - Al Mancini
- Supervisor - Peter Swanwick
- Doctor - Conrad Phillips
- Man in buggy - Michael Miller
- Waiter - Keith Pyott
- Man in cafe - Ian Fleming
- Mechanic - Norman Mitchell
- Projection operator - Peter Bourne
- Corridor guard - George Leech
- Corridor guard - Jackie Cooper
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