The Prisoner

Jim Caviezel, who plays New Yorker Michael in ITV's remake of The Prisoner, awakes to see Ian McKellen, the charismatic Two … Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk Two controls The Village, the surreal world in which Michael (now renamed Six) finds himself, where everyone is known by a number and noone can remember their previous life... Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk Jim Caviezel, best known for starring in Mel Gibson's 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the Christ, studies the script with series director Nick Hurran Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk Production began in Namibia; the original starring Patrick McGoohan was shot in the eccentric coastal town of Port Merrion in Wales Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk In the first episode, Six's quest for the truth leads him to a vacant grave … Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk The Village was set in Namibia's Swakopmund – Swakopmund is a colonial German relic, a unique 50s/60s time warp. Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk Six has his first encounter with the huge hovering white ball named Rover while in the desert Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk He encounters a giant anchor submerged in the sand, which he is assured is just a folly Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk Ian McKellen said of the new series: "This is the sort of thing I would enjoy watching myself and that is always a test." Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk