Where was The Prisoner filmed?
British television series
The Prisoner (1967–1968) was filmed in Portmeirion — 1 recorded filming location in the United Kingdom. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Portmeirion
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
village in Wales
“A single series of 17 episodes was filmed between September 1966 and January 1968, with exterior location filming primarily taking place in the Welsh seaside village of Portmeirion.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 4 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Borehamwood
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
town in Hertfordshire, England, UK
“The Village setting was further augmented by the use of the backlot facilities at MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
City of Westminster
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
City and borough in London
“Additionally, filming of a key sequence of the opening credits—and of exterior location filming for three episodes—took place at 1 Buckingham Place in Westminster, which at the time was a private residence, presented as Number Six's home.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Portmeirion Hotel
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Grade II listed building in Gwynedd. Located on the sea front at the southern edge of the village.
“At the request of Portmeirion's architect Clough Williams-Ellis, the main location for the series was not disclosed until the opening credits of the final episode, where it was described as "The Hotel Portmeirion, Penrhyndeudraeth, North Wales".” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Eltisley
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
village in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
“The episodes "Many Happy Returns", "The Girl Who Was Death" (the cricket match for which was filmed at four locations, with the main sequences filmed at Eltisley in Cambridgeshire) and "Fall Out" also made use of extensive location shooting in London and other locations.” Wikipedia
Places whose own article says it was shot there
4 places whose own Wikipedia article names this series as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this series’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Elstree Studios United Kingdom
“Television shows shot at Elstree include The Avengers, Danger Man, The Prisoner, UFO, Robot Wars, The Muppet Show, EastEnders, Holby City, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Big Brother.” Wikipedia
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Eltisley United Kingdom
“In 1967 an episode of the ITV television series The Prisoner filmed location scenes featuring a cricket match, for the episode The Girl who was Death, on this green.” Wikipedia
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Portmeirion United Kingdom
“It has served as the location for numerous films and television shows, most famously as "the Village" in the 1960s television show The Prisoner.” Wikipedia
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Portmeirion Hotel United Kingdom
“In the series The Prisoner, the hotel is depicted as the Old Peoples' Home in The Village.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Prisoner have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 4 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United Kingdom.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
A Clockwork Orange (1971), each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.