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 The Prisoner's executive producer Michele Buck has spoken to Digital Spy (www.digitalspy.co.uk) in a semi-revealing interview.
Reading between the lines, what do we know now? - The basic plot is the same; Number Six is in the Village and wants to get out.
- It's going to look a bit different; It's not filmed in Portmeririon but Buck says, "Even in classic adaptations you're trying to do something different. This isn't just a classic adaptation, this was an iconic series originally and actually to have another spin of the dice is a huge challenge."
- They are trying to keep fans of the original happy; "We'd be bonkers if we thought we were going to make something they wouldn't like.", comments Buck.
- Christopher Eccleston was NEVER going to be Number Six; "At the time we announced we were doing The Prisoner, as with Doctor Who previously, the press was always second guessing and decided Christopher Eccleston was doing it. It was always going to be an American lead, because it's an American-British co-production and the split we decided on was an American Number Six and a British Number Two." explains Buck.
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 ITV has revealed details of their 2009 schedule, including the remake of The Prisoner and Boy Meets Girl.
Comedy Boy Meets Girl stars Martin Freeman (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) and Rachael Sterling (Tipping the Velvet) and it’s a gender defying drama. Freeman’s character gets struck by lightening and wakes up to find himself trapped inside a woman’s body. He now has to work out bras, relationships and walking in high heels.
The Prisoner is also making a return to the screens.The original 1960’s version is regarded as a major cult series which set the standard for fantasy - spy - drama. It also made Portmeirion in North Wales famous, but for the remake producers have decided to shoot the show in Namibia and South Africa. |
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