Iron Maiden's 1982 album, The Number of The Beast, included a song 'The Prisoner'. The song was inspired by the TV show of the same name, starring Patrick McGoohan and the band wanted to use the now famous dialogue used in the titles of the TV show. Rob Smallwood, the bands manager, had to call Patrick McGoohan to ask permission to use the dialogue for the opening of the song. Smallwood had a hesitant conversation with McGoohan who is reported to have said "What did you say the name was? A rock band, you say? Do it."
