The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Colditz Castle and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.
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Series Cast Summary
| David McCallum | ... |
Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
(26 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Richard Heffer | ... |
Capt. Tim Downing
(25 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Paul Chapman | ... |
Capt. George Brent
(24 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Jack Hedley | ... |
Lt. Col. John Preston
(23 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Bernard Hepton | ... |
Kommandant
(23 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Hans Meyer | ... |
Hauptmann Franz Ulmann
(23 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Christopher Neame | ... |
Lt. Dick Player
(17 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Robert Wagner | ... |
Flt. Lt. Phil Carrington
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(14 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Edward Hardwicke | ... |
Capt. Pat Grant
(14 episodes, 1972-1973)
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| Anthony Valentine | ... |
Major Horst Mohn
(11 episodes, 1974)
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Peter Penry-Jones | ... |
P.O. Peter Muir
(10 episodes, 1972-1973)
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| Dan O'Herlihy | ... |
Lt. Col. Max Dodd
(5 episodes, 1974)
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| Nicholas McArdle | ... |
Capt. Richard Walters
(5 episodes, 1974)
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| Cy Town | ... |
Prisoner of War
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(5 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Jeremy Kemp | ... |
Sq. Ldr. Tony Shaw
(4 episodes, 1974)
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Lawrence Davidson | ... |
Capt. Coty
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(4 episodes, 1973-1974)
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| Al Mancini | ... |
Capt. Harry Nugent
(3 episodes, 1974)
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| Malcolm Stoddard | ... |
Capt. Christopher Mawson
(3 episodes, 1974)
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| Donald McDonald | ... |
Lt. Jordan (Padre)
(3 episodes, 1974)
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Grahame Mallard | ... |
Leutnant Lehr
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(3 episodes, 1972)
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| Edward Brooks | ... |
German NCO
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(3 episodes, 1974)
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Jeremy Higgins | ... |
French Officer
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(3 episodes, 1972-1974)
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Len Lowe | ... |
Corp. Hopkins
(3 episodes, 1974)
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Desmond Jones | ... |
German Lieut.
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(3 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Joanna David | ... |
Cathy Carter
(3 episodes, 1972-1974)
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Brian Hawksley | ... |
Col. André Leclerq
(2 episodes, 1974)
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| Garrick Hagon | ... |
Lt. Jim Phipps
(2 episodes, 1974)
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Peter Hager | ... |
General Schaetzel
(2 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Geoffrey Palmer | ... |
Doc
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
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John Herrington | ... |
Stabsarzt
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
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James Taylor | ... |
Polish Captain
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(2 episodes, 1972)
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James Hayes | ... |
Lt. Paddy Moore
(2 episodes, 1974)
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Paul Humpoletz | ... |
Capt. James
(2 episodes, 1973)
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David Allister | ... |
Capt. George Holland
(2 episodes, 1974)
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Nigel Stevens | ... |
British Prisoner
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(2 episodes, 1972)
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| Jim Norton | ... |
Capt. James Porteous
(2 episodes, 1974)
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Anthony Jacobs | ... |
General Rawicz
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(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
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Oliver Gilbert | ... |
German Guard
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(2 episodes, 1974)
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Philip Marchant | ... |
Harry
(2 episodes, 1974)
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Henri Szeps | ... |
Capt. Henri Lefevre
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(2 episodes, 1973-1974)
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Stanley Price | ... |
2nd NCO
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(2 episodes, 1972)
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Ronald Musgrove | ... |
German Guard
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(2 episodes, 1972)
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Donald Tandy | ... |
Senior French Officer
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
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Timothy Morand | ... |
Capt. Marquand
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(2 episodes, 1974)
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Michael Harding | ... |
Senior Dutch Officer
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
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| Gertan Klauber | ... |
German Radio Announcer
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(2 episodes, 1973-1974)
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Willy Bowman | ... |
German Sergeant
(2 episodes, 1974)
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Keith Ashley | ... |
German Orderly
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(2 episodes, 1974)
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John Beardmore | ... |
Brigadier Holmes
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(2 episodes, 1972-1974)
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| Patrick Troughton | ... |
Padre
(1 episode, 1972)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- Studios USA Television
- TF1 (1975) (France) (tv) (dubbed version) (monochrome broadcast)
- TF1 (1983) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The prisoners in Colditz Castle make many attempts to escape captivity from the arrival of the first British prisoners after Dunkirk in 1940 until the liberation of the castle by the Americans in 1945. Colditz was a special camp, designed by the Germans to hold high-risk and politically important prisoners.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The series takes place from May 1940 to April 1945. See more » |
| Goofs | All of the prisoners are seen dressed in impeccable uniforms, from uniform caps with insignia down to highly polished boots. The shirts and pants are clean and pressed, and the senior officers even have ties. None of these would have been carried into battle, and even if they had been, would surely have shown signs of wear after years in prison camps. In reality the prisoners had to make due with whatever they could gather together, certainly not the high quality uniforms featured in the series. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Night of a Thousand Shows (2000). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Colditz March See more » |