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Done with touches of madness & genius : The Prisoner may have lost the plot, but ita s still interesting [T]he majority opinion seems to be that its creator and star, Patrick McGoohan, lost his grip on the show over the course of its 17-episode run.

"I am not a number, I am a free man!" shouts Number Six, the titular character played by Patrick McGoohan in one of the UK's greatest cult series.

A television cult classic, "The Prisoner" , leads this week's new titles arriving on the DVD Blu-ray high-definition format.

"The Prisoner: The Complete Series Blu-ray," A&E Home Video; five discs, $99.95 suggested list price.

TWO YEARS AFTER it first aired, " The Prisoner " remains one of the strangest and trippiest television dramas ever produced, blending the paranoia of " The Invaders ," the fixed setting of " Gilligan's Island ," the plot machinations of Kafka and the surrealist imagery of a painting by Dali or, more fittingly, De Chirico .

Charles Kuralt once said, "Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything." But that wasn't for him.

Patrick McGoohan and an early version of The Prisonera s Rover. There are many views expressed in "Don't Knock Yourself Out," the 90-minute retrospective included in the new Blu-ray edition of the classic 1967 British TV series The Prisoner, in stores Tuesday.

By Elizabeth Sanderson, Mail on Sunday Feature Writer Last updated at 1:51 AM on 25th October 2009 Caught on film: No 6 Jim Caviezel filming in a holiday resort on the west coast of Namibia in southern Africa It was the cult Sixties television show that intrigued and enthralled a generation of viewers.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 20th Century Fox, $29.98/$34.98; Blu-ray, $39.99 At times, this third go-round for the prehistoric mammals of the "Ice Age" franchise feels like a sitcom nearing the end of its run.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - " The "Ice Age" franchise continues, and in this third installment we find Manny the Mammoth about to become a father.