Colditz (TV series)
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| Colditz | |
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 This is the main title caption that was seen throughout the series. |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Creator(s) | Gerard Glaister |
| Starring | Jack Hedley Robert Wagner David McCallum Bernard Hepton Edward Hardwicke Anthony Valentine |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
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| Running time | 1 Hour |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Original run | 1972 – 1974 |
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Colditz is a British television series, made as a co-production between the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974.
The series dealt with Allied prisoners of war interned at the supposedly impregnable Colditz Castle 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.
One memorable episode portrayed the attempts of a prisoner, Wing Commander Marsh (Michael Bryant), to get out of Colditz by feigning insanity. He succeeds, but is actually driven insane in the process.
Colditz was created and produced by Gerard Glaister, who went on to devise another successful BBC series dealing with the Second World War – Secret Army.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] The Internees
- Lieutenant Colonel John Preston - Jack Hedley
- Captain Pat Grant - Edward Hardwicke
- Flight Lieutenant/Major Phil Carrington - Robert Wagner
- Flight Lieutenant Simon Carter - David McCallum
- Lieutenant Dick Player - Christopher Neame
- Captain Tim Downing - Richard Heffer
[edit] The Germans
- Kommandant - Bernard Hepton
- Major Horst Mohn - Anthony Valentine
- Hauptmann Ullmann - Hans Meyer
