The Village (The Prisoner) this version of the storyline, the Village is destroyed in a massive explosion. In reality, Portmeirion continues to be a popular tourist attraction in Wales, and frequently hosts events related to celebrating the series. The building in Portmeirion shown in the series as Number Six's house was later converted into a shop selling "Prisoner"-related souvenirs, with a penny-farthing bicycle parked outside. In "The Simpsons" episode "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes", Homer Simpson is imprisoned in a location called "The Island" after accidentally uncovering a secret flu shot scheme. He escapes by stealing Number Six's raft (which he had spent thirty
Characters in The Prisoner the function of the control room supervisor. These supervisors are clearly not meant to be the same character as Swanwick's supervisor -- in fact, one new supervisor explicitly takes over for Swanwick's supervisor after he is fired. These other supervisors might be simply working a different shift from Swanwick's supervisor, as the control room is operational 24 hours a day. It's also possible that Village authorities periodically rotate different people through the position of Supervisor, as they seem to do with the position of Number Two. Characters in The Prisoner Characters from the TV series The Prisoner. Number Six typically