Episode 16— Once Upon a Time
Aired January 26, 1968 · 50 min
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After previous methods to subdue Number 6 have failed, Number 2 proposes a deadly game of survival between them.
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Patrick Mcgoohan
as Number Six
Leo Mckern
as Number Two
Angelo Muscat
as The Butler
Peter Swanwick
as Supervisor
John Cazabon
as Umbrella Man
John Maxim
as Number Eighty Six
Ann Barrass
as Technician
Peter Madden
as Undertaker in opening sequence
George Markstein
as Man Behind Desk in Title Sequence
Dennis Plenty
as Technician
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