Revealing mistake: When Number 6 finds the black cat outside his house you can see his shadow fall across the painted backdrop of the town behind him. (00:11:39)
The Prisoner (1967)
1 revealing mistake in Dance of the Dead
Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Angelo Muscat, Peter Swanwick
Continuity mistake: The Villager Rover attacks changes outfits several times between shots. He's wearing a striped sweater that turns into a pink jacket that turns back into the sweater, etc.
Number 6: Unlike me, many of you have accepted the situation of your imprisonment, and will die here like rotten cabbages.
Trivia: This episode was not shown in the initial U.S. airing of "The Prisoner" on CBS. There was speculation that its pacifist, anti-violence moral might have been construed as a Vietnam War protest, but the network's reason for censoring the episode has never been disclosed.
Question: What exactly was Rover? Was it some sort of automated robot?
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Chosen answer: We're led to believe Rover is some kind of robot in the series. According to books on the show, Patrick McGoohan was looking for an unusual guardian for the Village, looked up at the sky, and saw a weather balloon, which was what Rover was.
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