This week is Sleeperdisc TV Sweeps Week! And today, Deuce dips into the mighty G rab Movies catalog and recommends a TV series that may have slipped your notice.

Today's Sweeps Week Selection: The Prisoner

In 1967, the BBC asked Patrick McGoohan, star of their hit series, Danger Man, to conceptualize a new series, based on his former character John Drake. Instead, McGoohan returned the groundbreaking series, The Prisoner. Its premise is unique - a unnamed secret agent resigns, only to be drugged and transported to a hidden "resort" called the Village, where his captors continually test him both overtly and subvertly to find out what he knows and more importantly, why he resigned. In addition to the overt plot, McGoohan has made multiple subtextual commentaries throughout the series - Upon arrival, he loses his name and is given a number (not unlike all of us). He's free to roam wherever he pleases, but can never leave his captivity. And who are his captors - his own government or a political enemy country, or possibly both working in tandem? And of course, the everpresent surveillance he can never escape.

With only a little over a dozen episodes, The Prisoner still maintains a loyal cult following that discusses the series' themes, subtle clues and overall message. Even today, McGoohan has remained tight-lipped about certain secrets about the series, preferring the piece to stand on its own merits.

Despite being a series created in the late 60's, The Prisoner raises powerful questions about today's society, as well - the conflict surroung the rights of the individual set against the actions taken on behalf of "the common good", the idea of privacy vs security, and of course, the value of personal identity. Could such a place like the Village truly exist? Maybe we're already there.

That's today's recommendation. Keep coming back this week for more Sleeperdisc Sweeps Week selections.