The Prisoner on Blu-Ray from Network

[Lee R]

Pretty pictures.

[Bleddyn Williams]

Whoever is the first to post actual package shots will be a true star!

[John Hodson]

DVD Times review.

[norliss]

Having just scanned over the DVD Times review, it does seem very positive. However it doesn't state whether Network have given lossless audio: can anyone clarify that?

[Anthony McKay]

I had hoped the extras would feature some more of the World Backgrounds archive material, there are quite a few original film sequences that could have been used. I guess all Network could afford were the lava lamp back plates.

[John Hodson]

Order from the Network site and: "Each order for this set from networkdvd.co.uk will get an exclusive facsimile of the original 1960s sales brochure (to be sent separately)."

[maninasuitcase]

Order from the Network site and: "Each order for this set from networkdvd.co.uk will get an exclusive facsimile of the original 1960s sales brochure (to be sent separately)."

And I see Network have now lowered their price to £49.99 which is a little more in line with Amazon, Play, HMV, etc.

[Max Fischer]

DVD Times review.

If you're thinking of getting this release and are also in the enviable position of having never seen The Prisoner before then I wouldn't look at that DVDTimes review if I were you as it's absolutely full of spoilers.

[Richard M]

Order from the Network site and: "Each order for this set from networkdvd.co.uk will get an exclusive facsimile of the original 1960s sales brochure (to be sent separately)."

This is a very good deal and the image comparisons on that DVD Times review do look good, but I can't afford it at the moment, I have a bit of a backlog also to work through.

[julz1970]

If Network had only released the BD version instead of the SD (which I have), it would have persuaded me to buy a BD player just for this!

[Richard M]

The trouble is, if I sold my original Network DVD set, I'm likely to only get about 20 quid for it on eBay and I paid £60 for it. But I remember selling my Carlton set for over 40 quid at the time.

[John Hodson]

Is it an original Network set? With '40th Anniversary' on the cover? Quite collectable apparently; I pulled £59 for mine...

[Richard M]

Yes, it's the original 40th Anniversary edition digipack version.

[John Hodson]

There ya go; mine went on Amazon Marketplace in a flash.

[alyd]

That youtube clip has made me salivate! It looks so crisp, and I thought the 1st network set looked very good. If only they'd replace the DVD discs with the dodgy audio and screwed titles. I don't think I can convince the missus to get a blu-ray just for the Prisoner set :-(

You can get the Tevion from Aldi for under £100 and that does multi-region for Blu-ray and DVD with a simple code via its remote.

If Network had only released the BD version instead of the SD (which I have), it would have persuaded me to buy a BD player just for this!

See above, don't let price be a bar, you know you'll want to watch the Blu-ray every time you reach for the SD version, waiting would only be postponing your innevitable upgrade to Blu-ray - why wait? Unless it's purely a case of not having the money in which case fair enough, as and when but it's no longer the massive financial strain it was to go Blu

The trouble is, if I sold my original Network DVD set, I'm likely to only get about 20 quid for it on eBay and I paid £60 for it. But I remember selling my Carlton set for over 40 quid at the time.

Is it an original Network set? With '40th Anniversary' on the cover? Quite collectable apparently; I pulled £59 for mine...

There ya go; mine went on Amazon Marketplace in a flash.

I think you were lucky John as the demand for that has gone (they're not selling on ebay for £30) since it was clear the book was coming out again. The book was the reason for the first version being sought after for a time. Having said that I did manage to sell one to a gentleman of this parish but not for much more than £30. And as it happens I do have another copy here which I'm not going to bother to sell as I only paid £30 in Virgin for it on day of release and it's more than entertained me enough for that price, not really worth the effort to sell it (imho) now there's a Blu-ray nobody will want it.