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
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hugh Laurie appears as No. 2's assistant with approximately three lines, already plotting his own takeover of British comedy.
Made for Channel 4's 'The Tube'—Jools Holland's actual show—blurring reality so hard that viewers reportedly called in asking if he'd really quit.
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