The
G.E.C. (General Electric Company) building in Elstree Way was also on the tour;
its now famous, (courtesy of The Prisoner) Paternoster lift can be seen
in the episode Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling, when Number Six,
in the guise of actor Nigel Stock is taken to see his Superiors. The Paternoster
lift (Latin: Pater Noster; which in English translates as - Our Father) was popular
in the the first half of the 20th century especially in mainland Europe for use
in public buildings, it was not as popular in the U.K. and was used to a much
lesser extent. The Paternoster lift has open-fronted compartments with no doors
and moves slowly in a continuous loop, passengers must enter or exit whilst the
lift is in motion.
Last,
but by no means least, as this location has been used in innumerable film and
television productions over the years is the A1 Barnet By-Pass; which features
in three episodes of The Prisoner: Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling, The
Girl Who Was Death and the concluding episode - Fallout.
