The Prisoner (episode: The Village Voice / "Dance of the Dead" style announcements)
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The Prisoner (episode: The Village Voice / "Dance of the Dead" style announcements) refers to the distinctive, disembodied Village public-address announcements—voiced by Fenella Fielding—in the 1960s British TV series "The Prisoner," characterized by their calm yet unsettling tone that reinforces the show's surreal, authoritarian atmosphere.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional element
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public address announcement style ⓘ television series element ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Prisoner (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode |
Dance of the Dead
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The Village Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Number Six NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
conformity
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loss of individuality ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deliveredBy | disembodied voice ⓘ |
| deliveryMedium | public address system ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction television
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surreal television ⓘ |
| influenced | later dystopian PA announcement tropes in television ⓘ |
| influencedBy | 1960s British broadcasting style ⓘ |
| inUniverseAuthority | Village administration ⓘ |
| inUniverseRole | official Village communications ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
reinforce authoritarian atmosphere
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reinforce surreal atmosphere ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive female voice
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iconic sound design of The Prisoner ⓘ repetitive phrasing ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Prisoner
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The Village (The Prisoner) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
bureaucratic
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cheerfully impersonal ⓘ |
| productionCompany | ITC Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Prisoner episode "Dance of the Dead"
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The Prisoner episode "The Village Voice" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | The Village (The Prisoner) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
authoritative content
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cheerful wording masking control ⓘ formal politeness ⓘ |
| tone |
calm
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unsettling ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Village-wide instructions
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maintaining social order in The Village ⓘ propaganda within The Village ⓘ |
| voiceActor | Fenella Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | female voice-over ⓘ |
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Fenella Fielding
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