Spode Under the name 'Spode Ltd' the same factories and business was continued after 1970. In 2006, the business merged with Royal Worcester. The merged company entered administration on 6 November 2008. The brand names and intellectual property were acquired by Portmeirion Group on 23 April 2009. On 23 April 2009, Portmeirion Pottery purchased their rival Royal Worcester and Spode brands, together with some of the stock, after they had been placed into administration the previous November. The purchase did not include Royal Worcester or Spode manufacturing facilities. Many items in Spode's Blue Italian and Woodland ranges are now made at
Number Six (The Prisoner) Number Six (The Prisoner) Number 6 is the central character in the 1960s television series "The Prisoner", played by Patrick McGoohan and Nigel Stock. In the AMC remake, Number 6 is played by Jim Caviezel. Much of Number 6's background is kept a mystery during the series, including his name. Throughout the series, he is known by a variety of names, including: The Man, The Prisoner, Peter Smith, Schmidt, Duval, and ZM-73. In the first episode, it is stated that he was born on 19 March 1928 (the same date as McGoohan's birthday), and that he held a position of