Number Six
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- Alternate uses, see Number 6
Played by Patrick McGoohan, Number Six was the central fictional character in the 1960s television series The Prisoner. In each episode, his attempts to escape the Village would be foiled, either by Number Two or by Rover, a robotic guardian which resembles a weather balloon. Many fans of The Prisoner believe that Number Six is really John Drake from Danger Man but McGoohan has always denied this.
The Number Six who appears on the television series Battlestar Galactica is apparently a tribute to the Number Six of The Prisoner. There is also a Simpsons episode, called "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes", parodying Number Six with Patrick McGoohan making a guest appearance as Number Six.
See also
- The Prisoner
- Danger Man
- Portmeirion ("The Village")