Granada to remake The Prisoner

ST

stuartfanning 17 November 2005 9:19am

So says a headline on the online edition of Broadcast magazine. Anyone know anything more about this?

MD

Mr D'Arcy 17 November 2005 6:50pm

I smell disaster already!

The Prisoner was a classic it doesn't need to be remade! Pure madness!

BR

Brekkie 17 November 2005 7:45pm

Teletext says it's being made for Sky, with eight episodes being filmed.

FR

freddy 21 November 2005 6:39am

BBC News Reports...

DC

Des Cartes 21 November 2005 4:37pm

I'd feel better if they had Patrick McGoohan on board.

Quote:

Damien Timmer, who has been lined up to executive produce the show for Granada, told Broadcast the new series would take "liberties with the original" and would not retain its arty feel.

Travesty!

MD

Mr D'Arcy 21 November 2005 5:49pm

Des Cartes posted:

I'd feel better if they had Patrick McGoohan on board.

Quote:

Damien Timmer, who has been lined up to executive produce the show for Granada, told Broadcast the new series would take "liberties with the original" and would not retain its arty feel.

Travesty!

Or in other words we are doing it on the cheap and it's going to bloody awful!

NU

The Nurse 21 November 2005 8:38pm

Idiots! Surely the whole point of the original was that it was somewhat wacky and off the wall! And as for not making it at Portmerion.

Pah. This looks like it could be the worst Sky 1 re-make since Blockbusters!!

Granada to remake The Prisoner

(November 2005)