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Something I’ve felt guilty about forever: After watching the first five or six episodes, I kind of fell in love with The Prisoner, the fantastic British TV show that ran from 1967 to 1968. This was six or seven years ago when I was watching, mind, back when my then-girlfriend’s former roommate’s boyfriend had all of the Prisoner DVDs—and as can probably be guessed from that tortured explanation of how I first was exposed to it, I didn’t have easy access to the show after catching the first few episodes. Ever since, I’ve meant to pick them up and watch the rest of the series—seriously, I think about that show all the time, I can’t shake it—but I’ve somehow never gotten around to it.

I no longer have an excuse. In light of a looming Prisoner remake, AMC has posted all of the episodes of the original show, which you can watch for free.

Excuse me.

Via The Beat.

With honor and distinction, Erik Henriksen served as the executive editor of the Portland Mercury from 2004 to 2020. He can now be found at henriksenactual.com.