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** An {{uncredited|Role}} club barman from "The Colonel's Daughter" is played by Creator/DinoShafeek, who would later be best known for playing Muhammed in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'' and Ali Nadeem in ''Series/MindYourLanguage''.
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** A business man from "The Black Book" is played by Creator/EdwardSinclair, who would later be best known for playing the Verger in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
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** Alvarado from "An Affair of State" is played by Creator/JohnLeMesurier, who would later be best known for playing Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''.

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* HilariousInHindsight: The series is full of things that become either hilarious or [[{{Foreshadowing}} portentous]] in light of ''The Prisoner''. (Assuming you believe Drake is Number 6.)

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* HilariousInHindsight: The series is full of things that become either hilarious or [[{{Foreshadowing}} portentous]] in light of ''The Prisoner''. (Assuming Assuming you believe [[WMG/DangerMan Drake is Number 6.)Six]] (which a lot of people do).
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** Creator/RogerDelgado apeared in the Season 1 episode "Under the Lake" as Von Golling, ten years before he became known as the [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters Master]] on ''Series/DoctorWho''.

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** Creator/RogerDelgado apeared appeared in the Season 1 episode "Under the Lake" as Von Golling, ten years before he became known as the [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters Master]] on ''Series/DoctorWho''.
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** Three guest roles from between 1960 and 1961 are played by Creator/WarrenMitchell, who would later be best known for playing Alf Garnett in ''Series/TillDeathUsDoPart''.
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** An anesthetist from "The Girl in Pink Pyjamas" is played by Creator/RichardMarner, who would later be best known for playing Colonel von Strohm in ''Series/AlloAllo''.
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** Mrs. Harkness from "The Actor" is played by Creator/PatsyRowlands who would later be best known for her roles in the ''Film/CarryOn'' films.
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** A hostess from "An Affair of State" is played by Creator/FenellaFielding, who would later be best known for playing Valeria Watt in ''Film/CarryOnScreaming''.
** A police captain from "Find and Return" and Pepe from "The Hired Assassin" are played by Creator/FrankThornton, who would later be best known for playing Captain Peacock in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.
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* IAmNotShazam: John Drake is never called "Danger Man: in any episode. It is not a CodeName and doesn't even show up in a Meta capacity. It only appears as the title of the show. Nor is he ever explicitly referred to as a "Secret Agent", as that came around due to American localization replacing the original opening with the Johnny Rivers tune.

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* IAmNotShazam: John Drake is never called "Danger Man: Man": in any episode. It is not a CodeName and doesn't even show up in a Meta capacity. It only appears as the title of the show. Nor is he ever explicitly referred to as a "Secret Agent", as that came around due to American localization replacing the original opening with the Johnny Rivers tune.
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** In a similar vein, Drake tells a character in "Yesterday's Enemies", "I want information...and I know that you deal in it." [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready As we all know,]] every Number Two in ''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}'' wants "information...information...information."

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** In a similar vein, Drake tells a character in "Yesterday's Enemies", "I want information...and I know that you deal in it." [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready As we all know,]] know, every Number Two in ''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}'' wants "information...information...information."
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** Creator/JacquelinePearce (Servalan from ''Series/BlakesSeven'') appeared as Jeannie in the Season 2 episode "Don't Nail Him Yet".

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** An episode of Season 1 is titled "The Prisoner".



** An episode of Season 1 is titled "The Prisoner".
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** Creator/HonorBlackman appears in the Season 1 episode "Colonel Rodriguez", two years before she became famous for her role in [[Series/TheAvengers1960s another 1960s ITV spy show]].
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** "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove" which one could almost say (what with Don Chaffey directing, and all) that it was a beta test for ''Series/ThePrisoner1967''. (Though the episode "Colony Three" is even more a beta test as it pretty much anticipates the format of the later show.)

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** "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove" which one could almost say (what with Don Chaffey directing, and all) that it was a beta test for ''Series/ThePrisoner1967''.''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}''. (Though the episode "Colony Three" is even more a beta test as it pretty much anticipates the format of the later show.)



** Peter Swanwick appears in two episodes: "The Key" in Season 1, and "The Paper Chase" in Season 3. He would soon after become recognisable as the Supervisor in Creator/PatrickMcGoohan's next series, ''Series/ThePrisoner''...

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** Peter Swanwick appears in two episodes: "The Key" in Season 1, and "The Paper Chase" in Season 3. He would soon after become recognisable as the Supervisor in Creator/PatrickMcGoohan's next series, ''Series/ThePrisoner''...''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}''...
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** Creator/WalterGotell appears twice in the first season: as Colonel Perar in "The Leak" and a receptionist in "Under the Lake". Sixteen years later he would make his debut as General Gogol in the ''Film/JamesBond'' film series.
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** Creator/CharlesGray appeared in two Season 1 episodes. Ten years later, he would plat Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''.
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** Creator/LoisMaxwell appeared as Sandi Lewis in the Season 1 episode " Position of Trust", two years before her debut as Moneypenny in the ''Film/JamesBond'' film series.
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** Creator/PaulEddington played Captain Schulman in the Season 3 episode "I Am Afraid You Have the Wrong Number", 14 years before he became known as Jim Hacker in ''Series/YesMinister''.
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** Creator/JeanMarsh appeared as Kim Russell in "Name, Date and Place" in Season 1, ten years before she became known for ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.
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** Creator/RichardWilson appeared in the episode "Koroshi" in Season 4, 23 years before he became known as Victor Meldrew in ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' and 41 years before he became known as Gaius in ''{{Series/Merlin|2008}}''!

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