The Village (The Prisoner) Portmeirion. In the TV series "2Point4 Children", the episode "Seven Dials" sees one of the main characters Ben played by Gary Olson wake up in the Village at a "Prisoner" convention, as part of an ongoing and increasingly surreal vendetta plot with rival plumber Jake Klinger, played by Roger Lloyd-Pack. In the TV series "The Invisible Man" (2000), the episode "A Sense of Community" featured a village called "The Community" where troublesome spies were forced to 'retire' to. The Village is recreated in the late-1970s Edu-Ware computer game, "The Prisoner" and its sequel, "Prisoner 2". In both games, however, the
The Name of the Game (TV series) Name of the Game" rotated among three characters working at Howard Publications, a large magazine publishing company—Jeffrey "Jeff" Dillon (Franciosa), a crusading reporter with "People" magazine (before there was a real-life "People" magazine); Glenn Howard (Gene Barry, taking over for George Macready, who had originated the role in the earlier film), the sophisticated, well-connected publisher; and Daniel "Dan" Farrell (Robert Stack), the editor of "Crime" magazine. Serving as a common connection was then-newcomer Susan Saint James as Peggy Maxwell, the editorial assistant for each. "The Name of the Game" provided Steven Spielberg with his first long-form directing assignment: the dystopic