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** Eddy from "Flight Night to Andorra" is played by Creator/EwanHooper, who would later be best known for playing Alec Foster in ''Series/HiDeHi''.
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** Delacroix from "Blind Spot" is played by Creator/MichaelBates, who would later be best known for playing Blamire in ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'' and Rangi Ram in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum''.
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** Berger from "Jigsaw Man" is played by Creator/JohnBluthal, who would later be best known for playing Frank Pickle in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley''.

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** A lodger from "Why They Killed Nolan" is played by Creator/TrevorPeacock, who would later be best known for playing Jim Trott in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley''.



** Outdoor night-time scenes were usually shot day-for-night with a blue filter on the camera, for example the climaxes of the episodes "The Sitting Pigeon" and "Why They Killed Nolan". Unfortunately this was often done while the sun was shining, and the shadows make it painfully obvious.
** Like many series of its era, back-projection is often used for driving scenes. This would likely not have been noticeable to viewers at the time, but is all-too-obvious to those watching the remastered Blu-Ray edition.

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** Outdoor night-time scenes were usually shot day-for-night with a blue filter on the camera, for example example, the climaxes of the episodes "The Sitting Pigeon" and "Why They Killed Nolan". Unfortunately Unfortunately, this was often done while the sun was shining, and the shadows make it painfully obvious.
** Like many series of its era, back-projection back projection is often used for driving scenes. This would likely not have been noticeable to viewers at the time, time but is all-too-obvious all too obvious to those watching the remastered Blu-Ray edition.
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** A girl at the cleaners in "Day of Execution" is played by Creator/SallyGeeson, who would later be best known for playing Sally Abbott in ''Series/BlessThisHouse''.

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** A girl at the cleaners in from "Day of Execution" is played by Creator/SallyGeeson, who would later be best known for playing Sally Abbott in ''Series/BlessThisHouse''.
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** A girl at the cleaners in "Day of Execution" is played by Creator/SallyGeeson, who would later be best known for playing Sally Abbott in ''Series/BlessThisHouse''.
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** Harry from "Dead Man's Shoes" is played by Creator/LarryMartyn, who would later be best known for playing Mr. Mash in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.
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** Leon from "Blind Sport" is played by Creator/KeithMarsh, who would later be best known for playing Jacko in ''Series/LoveThyNeighbour''.
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** Lord Gormond from "The Bridge" is played by Creator/BillOwen, who would later be best known for playing Compo Simmonite in ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine''.
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* BizarroEpisode: The episode "Brainwash", which would feel more at home in ''Series/ThePrisoner1967''.[[note]]Ironically, it was first broadcast two days before the [[Recap/ThePrisonerE1Arrival1967 opening episode]] of The Prisoner.[[/note]] It abandons the grounded realism of the rest of the series, instead putting [=McGill=] through elaborate psychedelic torture designed to mentally break him into making a false confession.

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* BizarroEpisode: The episode "Brainwash", which would feel more at home in ''Series/ThePrisoner1967''.''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}''.[[note]]Ironically, it was first broadcast two days before the [[Recap/ThePrisonerE1Arrival1967 opening episode]] of The Prisoner.[[/note]] It abandons the grounded realism of the rest of the series, instead putting [=McGill=] through elaborate psychedelic torture designed to mentally break him into making a false confession.
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** Like many series of its era, back-projection is often used for driving scenes. This would likely not have been noticeable to viewers at the time, but is all-to-obvious to those watching the remastered Blu-Ray edition.

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** Like many series of its era, back-projection is often used for driving scenes. This would likely not have been noticeable to viewers at the time, but is all-to-obvious all-too-obvious to those watching the remastered Blu-Ray edition.

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** Outdoor night-time scenes were usually shot day-for-night with a dark filter, for example the climaxes of the episodes "The Sitting Pigeon" and "Why They Killed Nolan". Unfortunately this was often done while the sun was shining, and the shadows make it painfully obvious.

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** Outdoor night-time scenes were usually shot day-for-night with a dark filter, blue filter on the camera, for example the climaxes of the episodes "The Sitting Pigeon" and "Why They Killed Nolan". Unfortunately this was often done while the sun was shining, and the shadows make it painfully obvious.
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** Like many series of its era, back-projection is often used for driving scenes. This would likely not have been noticeable to viewers at the time, but is all-to obvious to those watching the remastered Blu-Ray edition.

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** Like many series of its era, back-projection is often used for driving scenes. This would likely not have been noticeable to viewers at the time, but is all-to obvious all-to-obvious to those watching the remastered Blu-Ray edition.
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** Outdoor night-time scenes were usually shot day-for-night with a dark filter, for example the climaxes of the episodes "The Sitting Pigeon" and "Why They Killed Nolan". Unfortunately this was often done while the sun was shining, and the shadows make it painfully obvious.
** Like many series of its era, back-projection is often used for driving scenes. This would likely not have been noticeable to viewers at the time, but is all-to obvious to those watching the remastered Blu-Ray edition.
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** A behind the camera example: Creator/JohnGlen, who would later become famous for directing five Film/JamesBond films directed the episode "Somebody Loses, Somebody...Wins?" and is credited as an editor on nine other episodes.
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** Creator/RogerDelgado appears in the episode "Burden of Proof", three years before he became [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters The Master]] on Series/DoctorWho.
** Creator/JacquelinePearce guests in two episodes as two separate chracters: Miss Brown in "Sweet Sue" and Ruth Klinger in "Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?". This was over a decade before she became known as [[Series/BlakesSeven Servalan]].

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** Creator/RogerDelgado appears in the episode "Burden of Proof", three years before he became [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters The Master]] on Series/DoctorWho.
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** Creator/JacquelinePearce guests in two episodes as two separate chracters: characters: Miss Brown in "Sweet Sue" and Ruth Klinger in "Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?". This was over a decade before she became known as [[Series/BlakesSeven Servalan]].

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* BizarroEpisode: The episode "Brainwash", which would feel more at home in Series/ThePrisoner1967.[[note]]Ironically, it was first broadcast two days before the [[Recap/ThePrisonerE1Arrival1967 opening episode]] of The Prisoner.[[/note]] It abandons the grounded realism of the rest of the series, instead putting [=McGill=] through elaborate psychedelic torture designed to mentally break him into making a false confession.

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* BizarroEpisode: The episode "Brainwash", which would feel more at home in Series/ThePrisoner1967.''Series/ThePrisoner1967''.[[note]]Ironically, it was first broadcast two days before the [[Recap/ThePrisonerE1Arrival1967 opening episode]] of The Prisoner.[[/note]] It abandons the grounded realism of the rest of the series, instead putting [=McGill=] through elaborate psychedelic torture designed to mentally break him into making a false confession.



** Creator/JacquelinePearce guests in two episodes as two separate chracters: Miss Brown in "Sweet Sue" and Ruth Klinger in "Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?". This was over a decade before she became known as [[Series/BlakesSeven Servalan]].

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** Creator/JacquelinePearce guests in two episodes as two separate chracters: Miss Brown in "Sweet Sue" and Ruth Klinger in "Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?". This was over a decade before she became known as [[Series/BlakesSeven Servalan]].Servalan]].
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** Creator/RogerDelgado appears in the episode "Burden of Proof", three years before he became [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters The Master]] on Series/DoctorWho.

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** Creator/RogerDelgado appears in the episode "Burden of Proof", three years before he became [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters The Master]] on Series/DoctorWho.Series/DoctorWho.
** Creator/JacquelinePearce guests in two episodes as two separate chracters: Miss Brown in "Sweet Sue" and Ruth Klinger in "Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?". This was over a decade before she became known as [[Series/BlakesSeven Servalan]].
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* BizarroEpisode: The episode "Brainwash", which would feel more at home in Series/ThePrisoner1967.[[note]]Ironically, it was first broadcast two days before the [[Recap/ThePrisonerE1Arrival1967 opening episode]] of The Prisoner.[[/note]] It abandons the grounded realism of the rest of the series, instead putting [=McGill=] through elaborate psychedelic torture designed to mentally break him into making a false confession.

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* BizarroEpisode: The episode "Brainwash", which would feel more at home in Series/ThePrisoner1967.[[note]]Ironically, it was first broadcast two days before the [[Recap/ThePrisonerE1Arrival1967 opening episode]] of The Prisoner.[[/note]] It abandons the grounded realism of the rest of the series, instead putting [=McGill=] through elaborate psychedelic torture designed to mentally break him into making a false confession.confession.
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** Creator/DonaldSutherland appears in two episodes as two separate guest characters: "Day of Execution" as Willard and "Which Way Did He Go, [=McGill=]?" as Keith Earle.
** Creator/CarolCleveland appears as Miss Dinsdale in "The Sitting Pigeon", two years before Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus debuted.
** Creator/RogerDelgado appears in the episode "Burden of Proof", three years before he became [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters The Master]] on Series/DoctorWho.

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* BizarroEpisode: The episode "Brainwash", which would feel more at home in Series/ThePrisoner1967. It abandons the grounded realism of the rest of the series, instead putting [=McGill=] through elaborate psychedelic torture designed to mentally break him into making a false confession.

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* BizarroEpisode: The episode "Brainwash", which would feel more at home in Series/ThePrisoner1967. [[note]]Ironically, it was first broadcast two days before the [[Recap/ThePrisonerE1Arrival1967 opening episode]] of The Prisoner.[[/note]] It abandons the grounded realism of the rest of the series, instead putting [=McGill=] through elaborate psychedelic torture designed to mentally break him into making a false confession.
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* BizarroEpisode: The episode "Brainwash", which would feel more at home in Series/ThePrisoner1967. It abandons the grounded realism of the rest of the series, instead putting [=McGill=] through elaborate psychedelic torture designed to mentally break him into making a false confession.

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