BBC One · Ended

Colditz

Drama, War, History · 1972

Last aired: S2 E13, Liberation · 1974-04-01

Colditz is a British television series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proofColditz Castle when designated Oflag IV-C during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.

Cast

David McCallum Flt. Lt. Simon Carter

Richard Heffer Capt. Tim Downing

Paul Chapman Capt. George Brent

Jack Hedley Lt. Col. John Preston

Bernard Hepton Kommandant

Hans Meyer Hauptmann Franz Ulmann

Robert Wagner Flt. Lt. Phil Carrington

Christopher Neame Lt. Dick Player

Edward Hardwicke Capt. Pat Grant

Anthony Valentine Major Horst Mohn

Season 2

Season 1 Season 2

E1 Arrival of a Hero 1974-01-07 · 50 min With the arrival of a new Second-in-Command appointed from the very highest quarters in Berlin, a direct confrontation between both sides seems unavoidable.

E2 Ghosts 1974-01-14 · 50 min The escape that never was - Flt-Lt Carter devises an escape plan which requires two volunteers to vanish into thin air!

E3 Odd Man In 1974-01-21 · 50 min Can a man be branded a clumsy coward when he reaches the limit of his courage?

E4 The Guests 1974-01-28 · 50 min Three men, captured in a raid on the French coast, arrive in Colditz. As Commandos, their lives are in danger. It is imperative to get them out before the SS take them away.

E5 Frogs in the Well 1974-02-04 · 50 min Everyone has an equal right to escape. But what happens when two Frenchmen are discovered attempting the same escape route as two British officers?

E6 Ace in the Hole 1974-02-11 · 50 min "It is not part of our duty to create either heroes or martyrs here. This man's reputation goes before him - as a flyer. Let us see how long it survives the confines of Colditz".

E7 French Leave 1974-02-18 · 50 min When the French are told they are leaving Colditz for another Prisoner of War camp, Captain Andre Vaillant decides he will leave in his own way, in his own time.

E8 The Gambler 1974-02-25 · 50 min A losing streak does not last forever. Captain Brent thought so. Unterfeldwebel Ernst Krueger thought so. But Flt-Lt Collins was an expert with cards.

E9 Senior American Officer 1974-03-04 · 50 min Three American prisoners - including Carrington - are brought in to join lone countryman Phipps.

E10 Very Important Person 1974-03-11 · 50 min When SS General Berger is appointed Head of all Prisoner of War Administration, the Kommandant of Colditz and Colonel Preston are suddenly faced with an extremely grave situation.

E11 Chameleon 1974-03-18 · 50 min The disintegrating forces of Hitler's Third Reich bring their own havoc inside Colditz. Faced with the bitter truth, Major Mohn finds himself in a very exposed situation and sets out to save his own skin.

E12 Death Sentence 1974-03-25 · 50 min As the German Army retreats before the Allies the fate of the prisoners in Colditz becomes increasingly uncertain.

E13 Liberation 1974-04-01 · 50 min When American tanks are spotted advancing on the town and the castle is strafed by American planes, concern for the safety of the prisoners prompts Major Carrington to try to get through to the American lines.

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