Unless you have been very badly out of the loop you will already be aware that AMC and ITV produced new reinterpretation of the classic Prisoner mini series, it aired in the US at the end of last year and is due for release in the UK very soon. Factory Entertainment hold the license to produce the cards for this and for the classic series, and although the ratings were not as high as some may have liked (it still did respectable numbers) in the US, they remained committed to releasing the set. We can now reveal one of the big reasons why, they have a top notch autograph card driving this set. None other than Sir Ian McKellen.
Ian's Signed Card (A2)
McKellen is as as I have no doubt most folks are aware is a big name, a classically trained actor with miles of credits to his name he has been given the cardboard treatment in the past as Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)and Magneto (X-Men etc.) Now he will be appearing as Number 2. This is a great signing for Factory Entertainment and for the new series Prisoner set in general. His signing will no doubt bring in some collectors who thought about skipping this set.
This image should start to get a little more interest moving in a set that looks like it’s going to have some very very nice inserts. At this point we don’t know the ratio or number of signed cards completed, in fact the only thing we know for sure is that Carolyn Edwards has completed sketch cards, and Ian McKellen has signed. Watch this space for more updates! I wonder who A1 will be….