Colditz - Season 1 - Eps 2: Missing, Presumed Dead
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 is forced to bail out of his crashing aircraft. On the ground, he befriends a young priest but the Gestapo arrests them both. Carter escapes first from the Gestapo and then from the prisoner of war camp he is assigned to – from there he is despatched to Colditz.
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
