Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
15 episodes
E01
The Undefeated
After his capture at Dunkirk, Captain Pat Grant is marched to Laufen Prison Camp in the very heart of the German Reich. Trapped, exhausted, demoralised - a systematic reconnaissance of the prison only proves that escape is impossible. Then Grant finds three six-inch nails...
E02
Missing, Presumed Dead
After being shot down over Germany, Flight Lieutenant Simon Carter is sent to Prisoner of War camp Octenlager II. Caged and impatient to escape, Carter decides to jump the queue.
E03
Name, Rank and Number
The Gestapo is puzzled by Lieutenant Richard Player. Is he a British spy? He is sent to Berlin and entrusted to Count von Eissinger, who is determined to establish the truth.
E04
Welcome to Colditz
Lieutenant Colonel Preston, the new Senior British Officer, arrives at Colditz in time to witness an abortive escape attempt. Preston's attitude towards this fiasco suggests to the Kommandant of Colditz that here is a man with whom he could come to terms.
E05
Maximum Security
How will the British prisoners counter the effect of intensified security when the SS threaten to take control of Colditz?
E06
The Spirit of Freedom
Carrington seems to court unpopularity with his fellow prisoners - more so, when he finds it essential to write an account of the Third Reich and its ambitions for the human race.
E07
Lord, Didn't It Rain
When a lorry drives into the castle courtyard, Captain Grant seizes the opportunity to put a blitz escape into operation.
E08
The Traitor
When the Poles discover an informer among their officers, they hold a court martial in secret and sentence the traitor to death.
E09
Bribery and Corruption
Flight Lieutenant Carrington undertakes to bribe Private Heller into turning a blind eye for five minutes during his patrol in an area planned for an escape.
E10
Tweedledum
Convinced that the only certain method of escape is repatriation on medical grounds, W/Cdr Marsh resolves to feign madness.
E11
Court Martial
At Colditz, insubordination is treated as a court martial offence. It also means a train journey to Leipzig and an opportunity to escape.
E12
Murder?
The body of a German corporal is discovered in the Parcels Office, but despite evidence of murder, the Kommandant treats the matter as one of suicide. The British decide to carry out their own investigations to prevent reprisals from the Gestapo.
E13
The Way Out
Flt Lt Carrington is entrusted with a delicate task which leads to a daring attempt to escape.
E14
Gone Away (1)
Flt-Lt Carter gains valuable knowledge of the German garrison which makes an ingenious escape plan possible.
E15
Gone Away (2)
Flt-Lt Carter has been caught trying to escape but has managed to pass on valuable information which has made a previous escape plan possible. Capt Grant has been relieved of his duties as Escape Officer to lead them but..."The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley".
Season 2
13 episodesCast
David McCallum
as Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
Richard Heffer
as Capt. Tim Downing
Paul Chapman
as Capt. George Brent
Jack Hedley
as Lt. Col. John Preston
Bernard Hepton
as Kommandant
Hans Meyer
as Hauptmann Franz Ulmann
Robert Wagner
as Flt. Lt. Phil Carrington
Christopher Neame
as Lt. Dick Player
Edward Hardwicke
as Capt. Pat Grant
Anthony Valentine
as Major Horst Mohn
