NEWSNIGHT HOMAGE
"The
Prisoner" has been seen several times in the past on various shows
being pastiched, or used to illustrate a point, but possibly not as
well done as last week, when a special report on BBC2's flagship current
affairs show "Newsnight" programme used music, clips, and
imagery from the series to form much of Chris Cook's (left) report on
how government departments are not adhering to the freedom of information
act (an apt topic to utilise "The Prisoner" for, of course,
given many of the key themes of the series).
Largely filmed at Portmeirion, with blazer and Rover props to boot, Chris's report was superbly Produced, edited, and directed by highly respected producer Stuart Denman who told TUW "I very much enjoyed making it ...it was like having a whole film set to ourselves". Click HERE for more quotes, photos and details of the production and to see the finished piece.
With thanks to Stuart Denman, Chris Cook, Crispin Hodges, and Eric Mival for this news item. Images (c) BBC.