Colditz - Season 1 - Eps 4: Welcome to Colditz
Colditz gets a new senior British officer, Colonel Preston (Jack Hedley). (The previous senior British officer, Major Donaldson is referred to in this episode but never seen). On his arrival he witnesses a futile escape attempt by Flight Lieutenant Carter and when the Kommandant meets him, he believes Preston is a man of honour who he can deal with. The colonel's new orders that seem to be appeasing the Germans cause conflict and dissension in the ranks, but there is method in the colonel's madness, which could come unstuck when a Polish officer decides to escape.
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
