The sad loss of Patrick McGoohan at age 80 has me remembering that mad and wonderful show The Prisoner, and a weekend in Harlech, Wales, while on tour with a production of Peter Pan.
I hadn’t even realised The Village was a real place until I discovered it less than 10K from my B & B. Spent an entire day exploring what has to be one of the oddest places in the world, and marvelling at its transformation into one of the oddest places on television.
The makers of the aughties remake are shooting in Swakopmund, Namibia, which looks charming and eccentrically European. But can it possible be as surreal, weird, just plain Out There? Portmeirion will be a tough act to follow.
Almost as tough as Mr McGoohan.
Posted by Graham Storrs on January 15, 2009 at 8:22 pm
I liked the big, wobbly ball thing that chased people and swallowed them up.
(Anyone under fifty should probably just take it on faith that it was the height of cool special effects at the time.)