words, the length of the correct Spanish quotation. When Number Six says "And you see me as the anvil?" he is apparently aware (and Number Two apparently is not) of the George Orwell quote: "It is always the anvil that breaks the hammer, never the other way about." Broadcast The broadcast date of the episode varied in different ITV regions of the UK. The episode was first shown at 7:30pm on Friday 1 December 1967 on ATV Midlands and Grampian Television, on Friday 8 December on Anglia Television, on Sunday 10 December on ATV London, whose broadcasts were also taken up by Southern Television, Westward Television and Tyne-Tees; on Thursday 14 December on Scottish Television, on Thursday 21 December on Border Television and on Friday 29 December on Granada Television in the North West. The aggregate viewing figures for the ITV regions that debuted the season in 1967 have been estimated at 9.1 million. In Northern Ireland, the episode did not debut until Saturday 9 March 1968, and in Wales, the episode was not broadcast until Wednesday 11 March 1970. Sources – script of episode References External links The Prisoner episodes 1967 British television episodes Television episodes directed by Pat Jackson fr:Le Marteau et l'Enclume (Le Prisonnier)