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"Checkmate" is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series, The Prisoner. It was written by Gerald Kelsey and directed by Don Chaffey and third to be produced.
Checkmate: Directed by Don Chaffey. With Patrick McGoohan, Ronald Radd, Patricia Jessel, Peter Wyngarde. Inspired by a large chess game with people taking the place of the game pieces, Number Six formulates a new escape plan with some compatriots.
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- Don Chaffey
- 1968-08-17
"Checkmate" is a television episode of the British science fiction-allegorical series, The Prisoner. It was first broadcast by ITV (ATV Midlands) on 24 November 1967. As the title suggests, the plot centres on a game of human chess, directed by a mysterious "man with a stick".
"The Prisoner" Checkmate (TV Episode 1967) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
This is the definitive Prisoner episode. It has it all - colourful location footage, an imperturbable Number 2, iconic imagery, and a cracking plot.
Nov 17, 2009 · Episode 6: Checkmate: Directed by Nick Hurran. With Jim Caviezel, Hayley Atwell, Ian McKellen, Jamie Campbell Bower. The Village is expanding since there are more and more newcomers arriving.
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May 12, 2017 · Psychology and psychiatry are major themes in The Prisoner and find prominence here with the cruel conditioning of No.58. The psychiatrist actually name-drops Ivan Pavlov while she tortures No.58 into picking the correct water cooler to slake his drug-induced thirst.
