Free For All is a television episode of the British science fiction-allegorical series, The Prisoner. It originally aired in the UK on ITV on 20 October 1967. This episode was filmed second, and was titled "Episode Two". It is usually broadcast fourth, but is located second in The Prisoner DVD Megaset.
The central theme of this episode is the difficulties with the democratic election process.
Presented with the opportunity, Number Six runs for el...
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Free For All is a television episode of the British science fiction-allegorical series, The Prisoner. It originally aired in the UK on ITV on 20 October 1967. This episode was filmed second, and was titled "Episode Two". It is usually broadcast fourth, but is located second in The Prisoner DVD Megaset.
The central theme of this episode is the difficulties with the democratic election process.
Presented with the opportunity, Number Six runs for election to the post of Number Two. He was promised to meet Number One if he won. Number 2 encourages him to run, giving him a foreign speaking woman to use for assistance. She cannot speak English, but communicates with number 2 in a non-verbal fashion as well as using some indistinct phrases. Both men campaign for the office, with Number 6 offering freedom if he is elected. He eventually wins, but not before he is drugged and coerced into believing he is part of the Village. As he and his assistant go to the dome, the assistant destabilises...
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