The intended Sky remake of classic 60s hit The Prisoner has been scrapped, owing to conflicts of interest between the British broadcaster and their American partner AMC. Sky One head Richard Woolfe explains his decision to preserve the show's integrity here.
It's nice to see someone sticking up for quality over undoubted ratings success -- as I'm sure the American backers wanted to fiddle with the concept so much it would lose its British heart. Sky are probably well aware that Doctor Who's revival didn't make concessions to the Americans and has become a huge worldwide hit.
