A green and yellow Lotus Seven featured extensively in the opening credits of 'The Prisoner', the cult series devised by former 'Danger Man' star Patrick McGoohan. 'The Prisoner' was definitely a cut above the standard cops-and-robbers ITC fare, telling the story of a former government agent who is kept imprisoned in a secret village on an island because he won't tell the authorities why he resigned. He refuses to conform to the rules of the 'community' and each episode plays out the battle of wits between McGoohan (the actor who turned down the chance to play James Bond three times) and his captors. An E-Type, an Elan and a Lotus Cortina starred in various episodes, but just as memorable are the white Mini Mokes that the villagers used as taxis.
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