The Prisoner: Officially Licensed Action Figures

 

I heard about The Prisoner growing up. But I don't think I saw the TV series until the late 1980s. In the '90s, I purchased a book on the series, and purchased it on Blu-ray when it became available. In 2012, I visited Portmeirion in Wales, where they filmed the series. The cottage where Number 6 lived was a shop, where I purchased another book based on the series. In 2018, I enjoyed the four-issue comic series Titan Comics produced. But whether traveling to the video store, the comic shop, or in Number 6's shop in Wales, I don't remember ever seeing action figures. Now, I do!

Here's all the info from Wandering Planet Toys: 

 

   

 

The Prisoner Deluxe, 6-Inch Action Figures Launch On Kickstarter from Wandering Planet Toys

Introducing the First Ever Officially Licensed, Fully Articulated 1:12 Scale Action Figures Based on the Cult Classic TV Show

In 1967 the cult classic TV series, The Prisoner burst onto the screen. The series, about an unnamed British intelligence agent who awakes to find himself trapped in an idyllic seaside village, was an instant hit with viewers at the time and went on to be watched and re-watched obsessively by fans, quickly gaining cult status. And while there have been several collectables released over the decades, The Prisoner didn’t receive a line of Officially Licensed action figures until Wandering Planet Toys crowdfunded the first-ever waves of action figures, including multiple versions of Patrick McGoohan’s Number 6; Leo McKern, Mary Morris, and Darren Nesbit as Number 2; and even Barbara Yu Ling as The Taxi Driver. The incredible success of the first two Prisoner crowdfunding campaigns speaks to the passion longtime and new fans have for the classic series. Now, Wandering Planet Toys is breaking new ground yet again to celebrate the series and its cult following with the first Officially Licensed 1:12 Scale, Fully Articulated, Deluxe The Prisoner Action Figures.

The 6-inch fully articulated collectible figures based on Patrick McGoohan and Leo McKern’s unforgettable performances as Number 6 and Number 2 are the most detailed, poseable Prisoner figures to date and will be available individually or as a pair. In addition to saving money, fans who order the bundle will receive a metal retro-style The Prisoner lunchbox. The lunchbox features brand new original art created exclusively for this campaign. 

"Ever since we released our first wave of retro-style 4-inch action figures, PRISONER fans have been messaging us, asking us to make modern, 6-inch, highly-articulated figures in the 1:12 scale as well,” Says Wandering Planet Toys co-founder Chris “Doc” Wyatt. “Getting that many requests, we couldn't help but respond. PRISONER fans ask for them, and here they are!"

"We've been working on and carefully designing these deluxe The Prisoner figures for some time,” adds Wandering Planet Toys’ Gavin Hignight “I'm thrilled that we finally get to bring 1/12 scale, TV accurate, highly articulated figures to Prisoner fans everywhere... I can't wait to put No6 and No12 on my shelf!"   

 

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To support the campaign, visit Kickstarter and be sure to follow Wandering Planet Toys on X, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook for more updates. "The Prisoner ™and © ITC Entertainment Group Limited. 1967, 2001 and 2021. Licensed by ITV Ventures Limited.  All rights reserved."

 

To see my tribute to the series, here's my visit to Portmeirion. 

 

Thanks to Wandering Planet Toys and Superfan Promotions for sharing this exciting news with us. Be seeing you!

 

 

 

ABOUT WANDERING PLANET TOYS

Wandering Planet Toys is an indie toy company run out of a garage located less than a mile from the staircase location where Laurel & Hardy’s classic, Oscar-winning short “The Music Box” was filmed. 

Wandering Planet was launched by two friends and toy fans who spend their days as professional TV animation writers and producers, and their nights putting together toy lines for their collections and yours. Wandering Planet has created officially licensed toy lines based on the 1960’s classic British TV series, THE PRISONER, and the original girl detective, NANCY DREW.

 

 

Patrick McGoohan: The Prisoner Triumphant

Along the rugged Welsh coast perches a village named Portmeirion.

It's a colorful place, filled with scenic charm.

There visitors can sample its architectural splendor,

And reflect on its dark past. 

Once a Human axis of power, strong enough to rival the mighty Dalek race, used Port Meirion as a prison to hold secret agents who no longer wished to spy for their governments. Only one man defied all their attempts to break him. He never told us his name, so all we can remember him by is the number the authorities branded him with, the number he refused to accept: Number 6.

Portrayed by Patrick McGoohan in the TV series that dramatized his imprisonment, we watched as Number 6 defied his jailers' attempts at subjugation. Our hopes rose as he suffered through their most machiavellian plots. And we cheered when he eventually broke the axis of evil's hold on Portmeirion, and orchestrated an escape that freed all inmates to live their lives in any manner they chose.  

No, we never knew you, Number 6. So we celebrate your triumphs through your alter ego today, on what would have been his 87th birthday. All hail Patrick McGoohan, the Prisoner Triumphant!

Dragon Dave

One Adventure Ends, and Another Begins

Our Peugeot outside our hotel in Thirsk

This year’s vacation in England offered us many unique experiences, and I’ve tried to share the most memorable ones with you.  Inevitably, I fell behind in my recording of important events.  By the time I finished extolling the wonders of Holmfirth, we were packing up and leaving Thirsk.  Our rented Peugeot took us all over Yorkshire and North Wales before we returned it to Manchester Airport. 

In the process, we explored five National Parks: the Peak District, North York Moors, the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District, and Snowdonia National Park.  We visited Askrigg, where the building used for Skeldale House was shot for the TV show “All Creatures Great and Small,” and Portmeirion, where much of “The Prisoner” was filmed.  We visited an important building from Beatrix Potter’s life, and climbed up and down the numerous winding stairways of a thirteenth century castle. 

We visit beautiful and remote Askrigg.

Throughout our journeys, we ate some amazing food, and brought home cookies and candy to savor in the coming months. 

Then there was the long journey home.  It consisted of arriving early for our flight to Heathrow, a long layover, and an even longer flight back to San Diego.  During the latter, I watched three movies, read the second half of a Time Travel novel by Stephen Fry, and ate a chicken salad sandwich while being shaken by turbulence. 

Although I tried several times to drift off, I got no sleep.  Still, I’m always wishing I could cram more hours into each day: that one I got an extra eight!

We saw lots of horses in England.
Some larger than others.

My sleep patterns are slowly settling down.  More importantly, I’ve dived back into my dragon novel.  Refreshed and renewed, I’m working at it harder than ever, and once again enjoying the process of creating and fleshing-out my fictional world.

While I’ve enjoyed blogging exclusively about our travels over the past couple weeks, now it’s time for that aspect of my life to return to normalcy as well.  While I'll continue writing about our time in England, there are also so many books I want to write about.  By delving into what I’ve read, I remind myself of what made each story special, and am able to share that experience with you.  Of course, there are also the TV shows and movies I look forward to discussing, and important events (such as the recent passing of Ray Bradbury) to cover, but my primary aim has always been to primarily discuss the fiction I’ve read.  Those stories enriched my life in so many ways, in addition to inspiring me to attempt some of my own, and I yearn to share my affection for them with you.

No matter how wondrous, each adventure must end,
if only to make way for another.

I hope you’ve enjoyed our journey together, and that you’ll continue alongside me into the future.  I cannot foresee all that we will discover, but I promise to make those adventures as interesting and fun as I can. 

Thanks for being my travel partner,

Dragon Dave