The Laughing Prisoner

The Laughing Prisoner

🎞️ Movie 36 min GB
โ˜… 5.9 /10 1987

A funny remake of 'The Prisoner' - with a 1980's twist to it 'The Laughing Prisoner' is a remake (or homage) of (to) the Kafkaesque 1960's television show 'The Prisoner' with Patrick McGoohan in the lead role. This time it is a successful television presenter (Jools Holland) who decides to quit at the height of his stardom. He is abducted from his apartment and brought to the village, where number 2 (a young Stephen Fry) is questioning him. The whole show has a cosy 1980's feel to it, with several bands from that period performing their music.

Cast

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Jools Holland
No. 7
Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
Head of Channel 4
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
No. 2
Stanley Unwin
Stanley Unwin
No. 3
Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie
Assistant
John Peel
John Peel
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Siouxsie and the Banshees
Self
Themselves
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XTC
XTCes
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Magnum
Self
Themselves
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Graham Brown
Cinematographer