Fall Out (The Prisoner)

"Fall Out" is the title of the controversial seventeenth and final episode of the British science-fiction-allegorical series, The Prisoner, starring Patrick McGoohan as Number Six. It originally aired in the UK on ITV on February 4, 1968 and was first broadcast in the United States on CBS in the summer of 1968.

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British - Science-fiction - Allegorical - The Prisoner - Patrick McGoohan - Number Six - ITV - February 4 - 1968 - United States - CBS

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Fall Out generated controversy when it was originally aired because the last third of the episode was designed to be very obscure, have no dialogue, and be open to interpretation. So many viewers called ITV to complain about the ending that the switchboard was literally blown. It also forced Patrick McGoohan to go into hiding for a period of time because even he was hounded at home by baffled viewers demanding explanations.

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This episode omits the usual long opening and instead shows a recap of the last episode, "Once Upon A Time". It also is the only episode in the series in which Portmeirion is given a specific credit in the opening titles.

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Once Upon A Time - Portmeirion

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