Colditz - Season 1 - Eps 8: The Traitor

1972-12-0751 min⭐ 7.3/10

German guards are foiling too many escape attempts which leads Colonel Preston to believe that there is an informer working within the imprisoned population, so an inquiry is started to identify the suspect, but this sets off a chain of events which reveal the darker side of life in Colditz.

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About Colditz

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

David McCallum

Flt. Lt. Simon Carter

Bernard Hepton

Bernard Hepton

Kommandant

Christopher Neame

Christopher Neame

Lt. Dick Player

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Capt. Pat Grant

Peter Penry-Jones

Peter Penry-Jones

P.O. Peter Muir

Jack Hedley

Jack Hedley

Lt. Col. John Preston

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