The Laughing Prisoner

A funny remake of The Prisoner with a 1980s twist to it The Laughing Prisoner is a remake or homage of to the Kafkaesque 1960s television show The Prisoner with Patrick McGoohan in the lead role This time it is a successful television presenter Jools Holland who decides to quit at the height of his stardom He is abducted from his apartment and brought to the village where number 2 a young Stephen Fry is questioning him The whole show has a cosy 1980s feel to it with several bands from that period performing their music