Colditz

Colditz

1972 2 Seasons ⭐ 7.538
Drama War & Politics

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-proof Colditz 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.

Seasons

1. The Undefeated

1972-10-19 • ⭐ 8.0

The opening episode takes place in June 1940. Captain Pat Grant (Edward Hardwicke) is captured and taken to a camp where he immediately starts organizing escape activity. After a…

2. Missing, Presumed Dead

1972-10-26

Action takes place in May 1940. After having a disagreement with his new wife, Flight Lieutenant Simon Carter (David McCallum) sets off for a night mission over Germany but he i…

3. Name, Rank and Number

1972-11-02

The bruised and unconscious body of submariner Lieutenant Dick Player is washed up on a beach somewhere in France. He is wearing plain clothes and speaks fluent German, which make…

4. Welcome to Colditz

1972-11-09

Colditz gets a new senior British officer, Colonel Preston (Jack Hedley). (The previous senior British officer, Major Donaldson is referred to in this episode but never seen). On …

5. Maximum Security

1972-11-16

The arrival of a new security officer – Haupman Ullman, leads to a tightening up of security. However the British contingent manages to eavesdrop on a meeting that will decide t…

6. The Spirit of Freedom

1972-11-23

Flight Lieutenant Carrington (Robert Wagner) joins the British contingent in Colditz and he is viewed with resentment, especially by Simon Carter (David McCallum) and after they h…

7. Lord, Didn't It Rain

1972-11-30

When a lorry drives into the Castle courtyard, Captain Grant seizes the opportunity to put a blitz escape operation into action.

8. The Traitor

1972-12-07

German guards are foiling too many escape attempts which leads Colonel Preston to believe that there is an informer working within the imprisoned population, so an inquiry is star…

9. Bribery and Corruption

1972-12-14

Colonel Preston receives bad news from home and has to make a decision about his command. Meanwhile Dick Player has to go to the dentist in town and gets set to escape, but whil…

10. Tweedledum

1972-12-21

Wing Commander Marsh assists the British doctor as an orderly and he proposes escaping by feigning mental illness in order to be repatriated. The escape committee is not told of t…

11. Court Martial

1972-12-28

A new doctor joins the German staff at Colditz and his stickling for rules causes problems with the prisoners, but then Simon Carter sees this as an opportunity to be court-martia…

12. Murder?

1973-01-04

One of the German guards is found murdered, but fearing reprisals from the Gestapo, the Kommandant reports it as suicide. The Gestapo decide nevertheless to investigate but at the…

13. The Way Out

1973-01-11

Mc Donald, a Scottish officer, receives a ""dear John"" letter and wants to escape desperately to put things right at home which puts the escape committee in a spot. Phil Carringt…

14. Gone Away (1)

1973-01-18

Dick Player believes he has an excellent escape plan, but the escape officer rejects the idea and the feeling is that there are too many good escape ideas being rejected which res…

15. Gone Away (2)

1973-01-25

The escape is on and there is tension in the air and not everything goes according to plan – but as some escapees find out, getting out of Colditz is only one part of the battle…

Top Cast

David McCallum
David McCallum
Bernard Hepton
Bernard Hepton
Christopher Neame
Christopher Neame
Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke
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Peter Penry-Jones
Jack Hedley
Jack Hedley

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