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Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling

Episode Number: 13    Season Num: 1    First Aired: January 7, 1968    Prod Code: n/a
Number Six is not himself. The Prisoner's mind is transformed into another man's body by the Village authorities in an attempt to track down a scientist, Professor Seltzman.

When he awakens in his London home, he has a tough task convincing people of his true identity, so he sets off for Austria to find Professor Seltzman - the only man who can help him.

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Writer: Vincent Tilsley
Director: Pat Jackson
Star: Patrick McGoohan (Number Six),  Angelo Muscat (The Butler)
Guest Star: Danvers Walker (First New Man),  Henry Longhurst (Old Guest),  Gertan Klauber (Cafe Waiter),  Fredric Abbott (Potter),  Lockwood West (Camera Shop Manager),  Patrick Jordan (Danvers),  Lloyd Lamble (Stapleton),  James Bree (Villiers),  John Wentworth (Sir Charles),  Hugo Schuster (Seltzman),  Nigel Stock (The Colonel),  Clifford Evans (Number Two),  Zena Walker (Janet),  John Nolan (Young Guest)

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This is the only episode in which someone other than Patrick McGoohan portrays Number Six. He is played by Nigel Stock here. (edit)
This is the only episode in which they both appear where Patrick McGoohan (Number Six) and Angelo Muscat (The Butler) do not share a scene. (edit)
This is the only episode of 'The Prisoner' in which Number Six touches a woman in an affectionate way, the woman being Number Six's fiancee. This is probably because the actor portraying Number Six is not Patrick McGoohan, who objected to doing scenes of this kind. This is probably why intimate scenes were written out of two other episodes which would have featured McGoohan, 'The Chimes Of Big Ben' and 'Many Happy Returns'. (edit)
The working title of this episode was "Face Unknown." (edit)
Lockwood West (Camera Shop Manager) was the father of Timothy West, the father-in-law of Prunella Scales and the grandfather of Samuel West. (edit)

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In several of the long shots during the scenes that take place in Number Two's office, it is likely not Nigel Stock, Clifford Evans or Hugo Schuster on set. (edit)
Approximately 30 minutes into 'Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling' the rebodied Number Six walks into a Photographic Shop. On the door an advertisement poster is folded over twice at the top so as not to show the poduct name. A moment later Number Six looks back through the door and sees a man watching - the poster is now only folded once and advertises "The Polaroid Swinger". (edit)
In some of the car driving shots the actor is not Nigel Stock but looks to be McGoohan. This is particularly evident after he has left the camera shop and is returning back home, as the car makes a right hand turn. Likely due to using stock footage of McGoohan driving rather than filming Nigel Stock doing it. (edit)

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8.0
Great
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
"Well written"
Number Six's Identity Crisis
Continue » Posted Jul 3, 2007 10:58 pm PST

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5.0
Mediocre
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
"Bottom of the barrel"
Every series has to have a bad episode. This is an odd, temporary, turn into mediocrity for this otherwise compelling series.
Continue » Posted Sep 15, 2006 1:28 pm PST
6.3
Fair
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
"Bottom of the barrel"
Not exactly its finest hour
Continue » Posted Jul 22, 2005 2:11 pm PST
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