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THE PRISONER
 | Church of Christ, Scientist. 2-4, University Avenue, Belfast.
Thursday 29 April Doors 8.00pm Event starts at 8.30pm
£6.00
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| | | | | | | | So you might ask yourself, why are we screening the classic TV show The Prisoner in a Church in Belfast?
Read on....
The architect Clough Williams-Ellis designed the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Belfast, which was built in 1936-7. But his work in the village of Portmeirion in Wales is well known in popular culture as it was used as the set for the cult 1960’s TV show The Prisoner.
The Prisoner was a British television series broadcast in 1967. Starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan, it combined spy fiction with elements of science fiction and psychological drama.
The series follows a former secret agent who is held prisoner in a mysterious seaside village where his captors try to find out why he abruptly resigned from his job.
The show’s combination of 1960s countercultural themes and surreal setting had a far-reaching effect on science fiction/fantasy programming, and on popular culture in general. We’ll be showing a classic episode of the series and afterwards a talk about Clough Williams-Ellis’ work and the importance of architectural heritage in Belfast.
Presented by Belfast Film Festival, The Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS) and the ‘Forum for Alternative Belfast’
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