8.5

The Prisoner•Season 1•Episode 5

The Schizoid Man

8.5/10 · 1,064 votesOct 27, 196750 min

Ranked #4 of 17 in Season 1•+0.6 vs season avg

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Number Six wakes up with a new identity. Now he's Number Twelve. Worse, Number Two asks him to impersonate someone--Number Six. But the new Number Six is more like him than he is.

Directed byPat Jackson

Written byTerence Feely

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Seasons1

All 1

Season 1 Episodes17

E1 8.4

Arrival

E2 8.6

The Chimes of Big Ben

A., B. and C.

Free for All

The Schizoid Man

The General

Many Happy Returns

Dance of the Dead

Checkmate

Hammer into Anvil

It's Your Funeral

A Change of Mind

Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling

E14 7.0

Living in Harmony

E15 7.2

The Girl Who Was Death

E16 7.7

Once Upon a Time

E17 7.6

Fall Out

Cast1

Patrick McGoohan

Number Six

Crew4

Terence Feely

Writer

Pat Jackson

Director

Brendan J. Stafford

Director of Photography

Geoffrey Foot

Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Schizoid Man" is episode 5 of The Prisoner season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 1,064 votes, ranking #4 of 17 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Pat Jackson and written by Terence Feely, it aired on October 27, 1967.

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