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Episode 9

Checkmate

1967
Drama, Sci-fi
TV Episode
1h 0m
Inspired by a large chess game with people taking the place of the game pieces, Number Six formulates a new escape plan with some compatriots.

Directed by:

Don Chaffey
Don-Chaffey
44 total credits
Credits include: Jason and the Argonauts, Pete's Dragon, One Million Years B.C., The Prisoner and Charlie's Angels
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Writer:

Gerald Kelsey
Gerald-Kelsey
1 total credit
Credits include: Checkmate
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Starring:

Patrick McGoohan
Patrick-McGoohan
44 total credits
Credits include: Braveheart, Escape from Alcatraz, Scanners, The Phantom and Silver Streak
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,
Bee Duffell
Bee-Duffell
3 total credits
Credits include: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Fahrenheit 451, Dance of the Dead and Checkmate
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,
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie-Crutchley
25 total credits
Credits include: The Haunting, The Message, Man of La Mancha, Mahler and Eleni
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,
Peter Wyngarde
Peter-Wyngarde
10 total credits
Credits include: Flash Gordon, The Innocents, Burn, Witch, Burn!, Alexander the Great and South
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,
Patricia Jessel
Patricia-Jessel
5 total credits
Credits include: The City of the Dead, Checkmate, No Kidding and Tales from Dickens
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,
Denis Shaw
Denis-Shaw
7 total credits
Credits include: The Mummy, The Colditz Story, The Viking Queen, Arrival and House of Blackmail
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,
George Coulouris
George-Coulouris
51 total credits
Credits include: Citizen Kane, Papillon, Arabesque, This Land Is Mine and Mr. Skeffington
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,
Basil Dignam
Basil-Dignam
11 total credits
Credits include: The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Seven Seas to Calais, You Pay Your Money, Persuasion and Checkmate
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,
Ronald Radd
Ronald-Radd
8 total credits
Credits include: The Offence, The Kremlin Letter, The Sea Gull, The Spiral Staircase and Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
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,
Victor Platt
Victor-Platt
7 total credits
Credits include: Deadly Nightshade, Checkmate, The Drayton Case, Playback and The Liars
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,
Angelo Muscat
Angelo-Muscat
1 total credit
Credits include: The Prisoner, Arrival, The Chimes of Big Ben, Fall Out and It's Your Funeral
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,
Michael Danvers-Walker
Michael-Danvers-Walker
1 total credit
Credits include: Checkmate
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Genres:

Drama, Sci-fi, Mystery

Checkmate

1967
Drama, Sci-fi
TV Episode
1h 0m
Your probable score

Ratings & Reviews

Compact view
27 Jul 2026
80
80th
I thought they'd use chess as a metaphor a lot earlier than this (although it was mentioned briefly in one of the earlier episodes). I thought they'd use something like The Immortal Game for the moves; turns out they are based on a correspondence game from Sweden. Sadly, though, I think I'll remember this less for the chess and more for Number Two's eyeliner.
03 Jul 2024
98
96th
1) 3.7.2024 2) 8.4.2025
15 Aug 2026
60
12th
31 Mar 2022
83
86th

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Don Chaffey
Don-Chaffey
44 total credits
Credits include: Jason and the Argonauts, Pete's Dragon, One Million Years B.C., The Prisoner and Charlie's Angels
polygon

Writer:

Gerald Kelsey
Gerald-Kelsey
1 total credit
Credits include: Checkmate
polygon

Starring:

Patrick McGoohan
Patrick-McGoohan
44 total credits
Credits include: Braveheart, Escape from Alcatraz, Scanners, The Phantom and Silver Streak
polygon
,
Bee Duffell
Bee-Duffell
3 total credits
Credits include: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Fahrenheit 451, Dance of the Dead and Checkmate
polygon
,
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie-Crutchley
25 total credits
Credits include: The Haunting, The Message, Man of La Mancha, Mahler and Eleni
polygon
,
Peter Wyngarde
Peter-Wyngarde
10 total credits
Credits include: Flash Gordon, The Innocents, Burn, Witch, Burn!, Alexander the Great and South
polygon
,
Patricia Jessel
Patricia-Jessel
5 total credits
Credits include: The City of the Dead, Checkmate, No Kidding and Tales from Dickens
polygon
,
Denis Shaw
Denis-Shaw
7 total credits
Credits include: The Mummy, The Colditz Story, The Viking Queen, Arrival and House of Blackmail
polygon
,
George Coulouris
George-Coulouris
51 total credits
Credits include: Citizen Kane, Papillon, Arabesque, This Land Is Mine and Mr. Skeffington
polygon
,
Basil Dignam
Basil-Dignam
11 total credits
Credits include: The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Seven Seas to Calais, You Pay Your Money, Persuasion and Checkmate
polygon
,
Ronald Radd
Ronald-Radd
8 total credits
Credits include: The Offence, The Kremlin Letter, The Sea Gull, The Spiral Staircase and Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
polygon
,
Victor Platt
Victor-Platt
7 total credits
Credits include: Deadly Nightshade, Checkmate, The Drayton Case, Playback and The Liars
polygon
,
Angelo Muscat
Angelo-Muscat
1 total credit
Credits include: The Prisoner, Arrival, The Chimes of Big Ben, Fall Out and It's Your Funeral
polygon
,
Michael Danvers-Walker
Michael-Danvers-Walker
1 total credit
Credits include: Checkmate
polygon

Genres:

Drama, Sci-fi, Mystery
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