Patrick McGoohan meets Jools Holland in a Village where everyone parties like it's 1987.
A funny remake of "The Prisoner" - with a 1980's twist to it 'The Laughing Prisoner' is a remake (or homage) of (to) the Kafkaesque 1960's television show 'The Prisoner' with Patrick McGoohan in the lead role. This time it is a successful television presenter (Jools Holland) who decides to quit at the height of his stardom. He is abducted from his apartment and brought to the village, where number 2 (a young Stephen Fry) is questioning him. The whole show has a cosy 1980's feel to it, with several bands from that period performing their music.
Acting
Stephen Fry's smugly sinister No. 2 steals everything.
Score
Live performances from XTC, Magnum, and other '80s gods.
Production
Channel 4 let them rebuild The Village for ONE NIGHT.
Director
Geoff Wonfor
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