The Times (band)
ArTpOp! Records 1982–1986
ArTpOp! Records 1982–1986
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On leaving the Television Personalities, and consequently Whaam!, Ball immediately launched the ARTPOP! label with the Times' second single "I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape!" (September 1982\). This was accompanied by humorous tongue in cheek video based on "[The Prisoner](/wiki/The_Prisoner "The Prisoner")" T.V. series that starred [Patrick McGoohan](/wiki/Patrick_McGoohan "Patrick McGoohan"). Ball's songwriting took a more serious turn with "This Is London" (1983\). Songs like "Goodbye Piccadilly", "If Only", and the title track, match the bleakness and despair of [Joy Division](/wiki/Joy_Division "Joy Division"), the cutting sarcasm of [The Jam](/wiki/The_Jam "The Jam"). After the experimental electronics of "Hello Europe" (1984\), Ball fulfilled a long\-time ambition to stage [Joe Orton](/wiki/Joe_Orton "Joe Orton")'s screenplay for [the Beatles](/wiki/The_Beatles "The Beatles") "Up Against It" at a West London theatre with Tony Conway from [Mood Six](/wiki/Mood_Six "Mood Six"). This culminated with the Times' fifth album "Up Against It" (1985\).


Who starred in [The Prisoner] TV series?