Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!darrelj From: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.tv.drwho Subject: Re: The Prisoner Returns Message-ID: <1747@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Feb-85 11:15:04 EST Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.1747 Posted: Sat Feb 9 11:15:04 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Feb-85 05:22:08 EST References: <799@sjuvax.UUCP> <1604@gondor.UUCP> Reply-To: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica Lines: 18 Xref: watmath net.sf-lovers:6088 net.tv.drwho:848 Summary: The Prisoner was actually filmed at the Hotel Portmerion in Wales (so in some sense, that's where the vilage is, or could be). Rover was something of an accident. It was originally envisioned (and built) as a robot/machine-like entity. Unfortunately their machine proved to be very cranky, especially in water. It was out of commision and they had to film something, when they happened to see these weather baloons laying about... -- Darrel J. Van Buer, PhD System Development Corp. 2500 Colorado Ave Santa Monica, CA 90406 (213)820-4111 x5449 ...{allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,orstcs,sdcsvax,ucla-cs,akgua} !sdcrdcf!darrelj VANBUER@USC-ECL.ARPA