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 ⓘ
public address announcement style ⓘ
television series element ⓘ
appearsIn The Prisoner (TV series) ⓘ
linked to: The Prisoner
appearsInEpisode Dance of the Dead ⓘ
The Village Voice ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Number Six ⓘ
associatedWithTheme conformity ⓘ
loss of individuality ⓘ
surveillance ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
deliveredBy disembodied voice ⓘ
deliveryMedium public address system ⓘ
genre science fiction television ⓘ
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 ⓘ
reinforce surreal atmosphere ⓘ
notableFor distinctive female voice ⓘ
iconic sound design of The Prisoner ⓘ
repetitive phrasing ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf The Prisoner ⓘ
The Village (The Prisoner) ⓘ
linked to: The Prisoner
portrayedAs bureaucratic ⓘ
cheerfully impersonal ⓘ
productionCompany ITC Entertainment ⓘ
productionPeriod 1960s ⓘ
relatedWork The Prisoner episode "Dance of the Dead" ⓘ
linked to: The Prisoner

The Prisoner episode "The Village Voice" ⓘ
linked to: The Prisoner
setting The Village (The Prisoner) ⓘ
linked to: The Prisoner
styleCharacteristic authoritative content ⓘ
cheerful wording masking control ⓘ
formal politeness ⓘ
tone calm ⓘ
unsettling ⓘ
usedFor Village-wide instructions ⓘ
maintaining social order in The Village ⓘ
propaganda within The Village ⓘ
voiceActor Fenella Fielding ⓘ
voiceType female voice-over ⓘ

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Fenella Fielding → voiceWork → The Prisoner (episode: The Village Voice / "Dance of the Dead" style announcements) ⓘ