Portmeirion lots of piccies & a link

[Dave_Snelson]

Last New Year, we stayed in the village of Portmeirion and hired a room in the village itself not far from the "Prisoner's" house. Even the drive there was magical...

The little fountain lake was frozen over - see the peeps skating on it

The view from above the Portmeirion hotel when the tide is out.

The "green" dome...or No 2's residence

The "Bristol Colonnade" - or in the Prisoner, the "Election Balcony"

In the Prisoner, this was the hospital. Now fully restored, this is Castell Deudraeth, one the finest restaurants you will ever eat in with spledid views.

Battery Square - No 6's residence is here.

The hotel, taken from up above. Note on the left of the picture there appears to be a boat set into the harbour wall. This is the "stone boat" and is indeed set into the wall. From the seaward side it looks just like a real boat. Its called "Amis Reunis" - or "Friends Reunited".

I could go on forever, but I will finish on here with two things. Here is one of the most fab sunsets you will ever see.

And HERE is the link to all the thubnails which give these piccies and indeed give the supersize versions. Help yourselves, but there is loads of other DS junk in here!

BTW - I didn't seem to have one taken from the seaward side, I will rectify that this weekend and post it on here.

I hope you enjoyed them.

 

[halcyon]

Re: Portmeirion lots of piccies & a link

Visited there around 1955, it was the home home of the film stars then, or similar.
I was abount 9 then, only remember they had a little fire station with a little fire engine, it was something like the building in battery square with the car outside. Everything else is just a very general thing, nice to relive it with your pictures.

Brian

 

[Nauti Fox]

I really must visit the place, the theme music always takes me back, and what a good opening to the program it was.
New one on its way!

After 30 years of The Prisoner appreciation society - Six of One - waiting to learn if there will ever be a 'sequel', firm news is now appearing. The final Prisoner episode - Fall Out - ended the original series abruptly, back in 1967. Now, 4 decades on, there is to be a new series based on the old one, which had 17 hourly epsiodes. But the new production is a mini-series of 6 episodes, costing £1 million each. The sixties' stories had a budget of £75,000.

The satellite TV channel Sky One has unveiled plans for a new six-part “thrilling reinvention” of The Prisoner, as director of programmes Richard Woolfe describes the project, with Christopher Eccleston proposed for the lead role of Number Six. Woolfe adds that the mini-series will be a “sophisticated, high-concept drama to rival anything on the terrestrials and the best of the U.S. It's our biggest drama commission ever and every penny will be evident on screen. We want to capture the imagination of a new generation of viewers.”

Commissioning drama editor Elaine Pyke has revealed that the project “has been subject to an unprecedented level of attention, attracting an array of A-list actors and writers. We intend to raise the bar for British drama with this, aiming for it to be 2007's most hotly anticipated series."

"With writer Bill Gallagher responsible for the script, the remake will reflect the original outline - that of a top secret official resigning his post and being abducted to a mysterious prison called “The Village” - but with a modern take. Without any filming in Portmeirion, the mini-series will be more of a “ultimate conspiracy thriller,” than the sixties fantasy pyscho-drama, executive producer Damien Timmer states. “The new series will entrap you from the opening scene. We hope it will tap into this iconic show's existing cult following, whilst creating a whole new generation of fans.”

Hmmm... more here.
Be seeing you.

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Well its been on the cards for a while - but I'm not sure on two counts.

1) what's all this about a "more exotic" location? Locations for this type of genre don't come more exotic than Portmeirion.

2) Its a bit like bringing out an old prizefighter from retirement. Seeing the fighter get hammered by a new pretender (rather than remaining a legend) is upsetting and robs the old magic of its sparkle.

We'll see - but thanks for all the info anyway. Its very interesting.

We wants information. By hook or by crook we will get it.

 

[Nauti Fox]

Who are you?
I hope it is good....but....and not using Portmeirion!

 

[whisper]

I stayed there about 20yrs ago. Thought it felt weird in a nice way - like intruding onto a film set - which I suppose we were. Our room was above one of the entrance arches and sleeping up there seemed unreal somehow.
Can you still stay there nowadays?