James), Mircea Krischan (Gestapo Officer), Fred Berhoff (Ticket Collector), Alexander Hell (Ticket Clerk), Werner Abrolat (German Farmer), Simon Clarke (German Guard), Wolf Parr (Swiss Frontier Guard). During World War II, a Belgian resistance movement called Lifeline, based in Brussels, organises the return of Allied airmen who have been shot down by the Luftwaffe to the United Kingdom. Alan Marshall), David Monico (Capt. He gets along quite well with the accommodating Kommandant, whom he respects and is adept with in negotiating. One of them turns out to be Phil Carrington, now promoted to Major and sporting a bushy beard. Meanwhile, the pastor of Colditz town makes a request to the Kommandant for the prisoners' choir to sing at the town church during the Bishop of Leipzig's visit. However, despite being a co-production, the series failed to get a US screening, except for two series one episodes which were edited together as a two-hour TV movie under the title Escape From Colditz (1974). Christopher Neame as Lt. Dick Player The most dangerous time for the prisoners begins, as they await the order from the Nazi government that they are to be shot. Walsh), Timothy Morand (Capt. Guest cast: Michael Bryant (W / Cdr George Marsh), Bernard Kay (Hartwig), John Herrington (Stabsarzt), Geoffrey Palmer (Doc), Jeremy Higgins (Lt. Vaugirard), Stuart Fell (Lt. Beausire), Philip Howard (Swiss Official), Peter Jolley (British Prisoner), Nigel Stevens (British Prisoner), David Pelton (Guard), Petar Vidovic (Guard). Richard Walters), Heather Canning (Anna), Jürgen Andersen (Hans), Kevin Brennan (Drunk), Keith Ashley (German Orderly), John Snagge (British Radio Announcer (voice), Gertan Klauber (German Radio Announcer (voice), Karl Howard (German Guard). You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Following the British retreat at Dunkirk in 1940, Captain Pat Grant is one of many Allied soldiers captured by the Germans and sent to the prisoner of war camp at Laufen Castle. Following disrespect from Carter, he acquires a grudge for the young Flight Lieutenant, who cooks up a scheme to get himself court-martialled so that he can escape in transit. This page consists firstly of a straight list of episode titles followed by lists of the cast & crew and episode summaries. Christopher Mawson), Nicholas McArdle (Capt. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The British contingent is upset at the arrival of a black sheep in their midst: Pilot Officer Lawrence Page, an antisocial Royal Air Force prisoner who does not seem to be able to get along with anyone and behaves oddly at his first appel. Use the HTML below. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? John Higgins (Second G.I. Guest cast: Alec Wallis (Corporal Baker),  James Taylor (Polish Officer), Grahame Mallard (Leutnant Lehr), Martin Howells (Erich), Derek Ware (Gestapo Man), Joe Santo (1st NCO), Stanley Price (2nd NCO). ( Log Out /  Colditz est une série télévisée américano-britannique en 28 épisodes de 50 minutes, créée par Brian Degas et Gerard Glaister et diffusée entre le 19 octobre 1972 et le 1 er avril 1974 sur BBC1. Guest cast: George Mikell (Col. Cybulski), Ronald Lacey (Major Zibnek), John Line (Capt. Coty), Peter Winter (Jimmy Walker). Preston makes it his business to get on well with the Kommandant and this makes him unpopular with several of the other prisoners, who see him as a collaborationist. For the 1955 film, see, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0544158/characters/nm0790410?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t10, "Colditz TV Series S01-E14 - Gone Away (Part I)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colditz_(TV_series)&oldid=969416306, Television series by Universal Television, Pages using infobox television with nonstandard dates, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. BBC Television/Universal TV (BBC1). Tony Shaw), Leonard Fenton (Unterfeldwebel Ernst Krueger), Brian McDermott (Lt. Fairclough), Roy Herrick (Lt. Dyer), Oliver Gilbert (German Guard), Willy Bowman (German Sergeant). Add the first question. Wing Commander Marsh (Michael Bryant), an assistant to the British Medical Officer, decides to use his extensive knowledge of mental illness for an escape. Is this my memory playing tricks, or have a missed something watching the series again, on Yesterday? The story of a Scottish commando named McDonald (, The first of a two-part season finale which follows the true story of how Pat Reid and Hank Wardle (characterised as Pat Grant & Phil Carrington) escaped from Colditz. Player is interrogated by the new escape officer, Carter, who discovers that the main impediment to escapes is that the Germans are alerted to the escapes too quickly. "Colditz" was shown here in Finland as a rerun in 1997-98. Jack Hedley as Lt. Unfortunately, before it is sent off, something makes the Gestapo change their minds. After much harassment is directed at him, the Kommandant allows him his own separate room in which to write a book on Nazi politics. The spot he chooses is the hole under the pulpit in the chapel. Ulmann is aghast at the drunkenness of the second-in-command, the Kommandant's friend Willi, and this is a source of tension between him and the Kommandant. Suspecting an informer, Colonel Preston asks the other Senior Officers to interrogate their contingents. Freddy Townsend  (Julian Fox), Lt. Cameron (Mark McManus), Lt. Newman (Mike Horsburgh), Capt. Sound assistant: Clive Derbyshire. Guest cast: Dan O’Herlihy (Lt. Col. Max Dodd), Ed Bishop (Lt. Col. Harritty), Al Mancini (Capt. Ferguson then feigned his own insanity to gain repatriation in 1945. Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "escape-proof" German P.O.W. Colonel Preston receives both good and bad news, learning that he has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order but also that his wife has died. How will the British prisoners cope when the SS threaten to take control of Colditz? Was this review helpful to you? RAF officer George Marsh, who had worked in a psychiatric hospital prior to the war and is now a medical orderly, works out that if he pretends that he is mentally ill, he will be repatriated and returned to England. After being shot down, Flight Lieutenant Simon Carter is sent to PoW camp Octenlager II. The British discover a hopeful escape route through the boarded up camp theatre. The Corporal has a brother who is insane, so Ulmann believes he is a better judge of Marsh's condition than any doctor. Missing, Presumed Dead 3. Michael Bryant was nominated for a Bafta for his performance in this episode.[6][7]. The series is among the best when it comes to drama. He proposes to "go insane" and be repatriated. Studio sound by John Delany, Colin Dixon, Alan Edmonds, John Staple. Guest cast: Prentis Hancock (Lt. Ian McDonald), Phillip Hinton (Renoir), Henri Szeps (De Croissat), Lawrence Davidson (French Escape Officer), Brian Dexter (Accordian Player), Brian McKie (German NCO), Michael Bruce (Sentry). Pat Grant S1), David McCallum (Flt. He also plays cards with a German guard and manages to take him for enough that the guard is forced to help Collins get a metal ID tag for civilian workers in the castle. The lone American Officer in the camp gets a thrill when three other Americans arrive in the camp. 'Doctor Who': 'Star Wars' actor Garrick Hagon joins cast. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Guest cast: Dan O’Herlihy (Lt. Col. Max Dodd), Edward Brooks (Sgt. Film editors: Henrietta Barlow, Terry Cornelius, Peter Evans, Dan Rae. I seem to recall that we saw Lt Player, making good across the border, at the wheel of a truck? Colonel John Preston Braithwaite), Len Lowe (Corp. Hopkins), Ian Ainsley (German Guard), John Scammell (German Guard), Biff Byfield Quartet (The Band). Suddenly, the SS arrive for a conference, much to the Kommandant's consternation, and the Standartenführer makes a bid to take over the camp. By the time the Germans are willing to consider repatriation, Marsh has done such a convincing job that even the Doctor is uncertain whether or not Marsh is simply pretending to be insane. They use this information and the offer of money to bribe him to look the other way as they escape out of a tunnel. Learning that he had been blackmailed by the Gestapo who would otherwise have taken reprisals on his family, Preston and the padre attempt to intervene for mercy but to no avail and ultimately Ullmann has to step in. When a lorry drives into the courtyard at Colditz, Player is chosen to be smuggled on board to make an escape bid. The episode then follows his ongoing escapes till being sent to Colditz. Guest cast: Keith Buckley (Gemeiner Heller), John Serret (Dentist), Louisa Martin (Lisa ). Lt. Waltham), Peter Halliday (Wing Co. Cannock), Brian Godfrey (Morris), Tony Gylby Garner (Edmunds), Walter Horsbrugh (Baxter), William Lindsay (Davis),Tom Condren (German motorcyclist). On a visit to a pub in the town, he meets with a woman named Anna, apparently an old friend. This is one of the best TV series concerning War time escapes. Andre Vaillant), Sarah Craze (Gerda). Watch full episodes of Colditz and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at TVGuide.com … He gets into his Wellington bomber but has to bail out when it is hit and, on the ground, befriends a young priest before being caught by the Germans. Production manager: Colin Farnell. Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London. The new Security Officer, Hauptmann Ulmann, arrives to replace the drafted Oberleutnant Lehr. Colditz was a "special" camp, designed by the Nazis to hold high-risk and politically important prisoners. Carter has been caught but has passed on information that has helped a previous escape. Ulmann is still seething over the "home-run" by Pat Grant and Phil Carrington, and interrogates Dick Player ceaselessly, without success. Technical advisor Maj. P.R.Reid M.B.E, M.C. Ulmann is convinced that the celebrity prisoner will be trouble. After the various contingents are interrogated, the traitor is identified as a Pole who is court martialed and sentenced to death by his compatriots. Guest cast: Ray Barrett (Flt. Frogs in the Well. This in reality was the circumstances of an escape by Anthony Murray 'Peter' Allan. Fortunately, the Kommandant comes to Colonel Preston with a plea for a guarantee that he and his men will be delivered to the American liberation forces and saved from the Russians. In fact he spent his boyhood in Germany before the war as the son of a diplomat and he is sent to see an old friend of his, Count Paul Von Eissinger, who has a proposition to make, the outcome leading to a spell in Colditz. The Undefeated 2. The Kommandant initially refuses to allow the Swiss authority to examine Marsh but relents when Marsh's evident madness embarrasses him in front of an important visitor.