Colditz

Synopsis

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.

Cast

David McCallum

Flt. Lt. Simon Carter

Bernard Hepton

Kommandant

Christopher Neame

Lt. Dick Player

Edward Hardwicke

Capt. Pat Grant

Peter Penry-Jones

P.O. Peter Muir

Jack Hedley

Lt. Col. John Preston