Colditz - Season 1 - Eps 13: The Way Out
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 Carrington befriends the man and does what he can to help, but McDonald is tall and loud and stands out in a crowd – will anyone want to escape with him?
About Colditz

Title: Colditz
First Air Date: 1972-10-19
Last Air Date: 1974-04-01
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 12 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 28
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama, War & Politics
Production Companies: Unknown
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