‘The Prisoner’ penny-farthing button badge (1990's)
A large ‘Prisioner’ merchandise badge featuring the logo of The Prisoner Appreciation Society (Six of One) www.sixofone.org.uk/ . I found this surreal image very appealing and reminds me of something from a Salvador Dali painting. The badge measures 2 1/8” in diameter (about 54mm).
‘The Prisoner’ TV series is somewhat cryptic in it’s meaning and whose symbolism can be hard to explain, but that seems to add to it’s mystery and cult status. The meaning of the penny-farthing was explained during an interview with Patrick McGoohan (who co-wrote and produced the series) and is reproduced here;
“What does the penny-farthing symbol represent?
McGoohan's only reference to it in interviews has described it as an "ironic symbol of progress" - McGoohan claimed things were going faster and faster with little reflection on whether new inventions were of benefit or not. The incongruous canopy is said to have been added to represent the "overprotective" nature of modern society, as encapsulated by the "caring" façade of the Village.” (Ref: www.web-sighted.co.uk/franks/faq2.html#q225 )
‘The Prisoner’ was a British TV series in the spy/sci-fi genre that was broadcast between September 1967 to February 1968. There were 17 episodes made which rapidly attained a cult status worldwide wherever it was shown. The series centre around ‘The Prisoner’ known as ‘Number 6’ who was played by Patrick McGoohan (1928-2009).
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.
‘The Prisoner’ penny-farthing button badge (1990's)
A large ‘Prisioner’ merchandise badge featuring the logo of The Prisoner Appreciation Society (Six of One) www.sixofone.org.uk/ . I found this surreal image very appealing and reminds me of something from a Salvador Dali painting. The badge measures 2 1/8” in diameter (about 54mm).
‘The Prisoner’ TV series is somewhat cryptic in it’s meaning and whose symbolism can be hard to explain, but that seems to add to it’s mystery and cult status. The meaning of the penny-farthing was explained during an interview with Patrick McGoohan (who co-wrote and produced the series) and is reproduced here;
“What does the penny-farthing symbol represent?
McGoohan's only reference to it in interviews has described it as an "ironic symbol of progress" - McGoohan claimed things were going faster and faster with little reflection on whether new inventions were of benefit or not. The incongruous canopy is said to have been added to represent the "overprotective" nature of modern society, as encapsulated by the "caring" façade of the Village.” (Ref: www.web-sighted.co.uk/franks/faq2.html#q225 )
‘The Prisoner’ was a British TV series in the spy/sci-fi genre that was broadcast between September 1967 to February 1968. There were 17 episodes made which rapidly attained a cult status worldwide wherever it was shown. The series centre around ‘The Prisoner’ known as ‘Number 6’ who was played by Patrick McGoohan (1928-2009).
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.