answers: 692 episodes
context: copyright injunction through television production company ITC Entertainment, who thought the title was too similar to their program entitled The Prisoner. The series, produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, was filmed both in studio and on location. It aired on Network Ten, which broadcast 692 episodes between February 27, 1979 and December 11, 1986. Originally, it was planned as a 16-part stand-alone series. The show was viewed in numerous countries. In the United Kingdom, it was shown twice in its entirety, first from 1988-1995 on ITV and again from 1997-2001 on Channel 5. The show has launched various spin-offs, including </s> spread the show too thin, but was able to come up with 17 episodes. However, according to "The Prisoner: The Official Companion to the Classic TV Series", the series was originally supposed to run longer but was cancelled, forcing McGoohan to write the final episode in only a few days. "The Prisoner" had its British premiere on 29 September 1967 on ATV Midlands, and the last episode first aired on 1 February 1968 on Scottish Television. The world broadcast premiere was on the CTV Television Network in Canada on 5 September 1967. Filming began with the shooting of the series' </s> work began to persuade TV4 to air the show again. TV4 originally screened the series in a late-night (1am) slot three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, airing the final episode on 3 February 2000. During a repeat run from 2000 to October 2004, "Prisoner" aired at 2:15am four times a week: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The episodes were repeated over the weekend: the Monday and Tuesday episodes on Friday and the other two on Saturday. In May 2014 TV4 Guld began rerunning the series again Monday to Thursday at 10pm, with episode 32 shown on 3
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