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  • Colditz Ace in the Hole (Season 2, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | Drama, History, War

Colditz

Ace in the Hole (Season 2, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Drama, History, War

Tony Shaw, a much decorated fighter pilot, is captured and brought to Colditz. To the disappointment of the escape committee he has no interest in joining them, rather renewing his pre-war job as a teacher and taking part in education ...See moreTony Shaw, a much decorated fighter pilot, is captured and brought to Colditz. To the disappointment of the escape committee he has no interest in joining them, rather renewing his pre-war job as a teacher and taking part in education classes with librarian Porteous. However, when he discovers a locked room in the attic he concocts a plan to build his own glider and fly out of the castle. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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P.R. Reid (autobiographical book "Colditz") | Ivan Foxwell (film "The Colditz Story") | David Ambrose (written by) | Brian Degas (series devised by) | Gerard Glaister (series devised by)
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Updated Feb 11, 1974

Release date
Feb 11, 1974 (United Kingdom)
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26 cast members
Name Known for
Jeremy Kemp
Sq. Ldr. Tony Shaw Sq. Ldr. Tony Shaw   See fewer
David McCallum
Flt. Lt. Simon Carter Flt. Lt. Simon Carter   See fewer
Jack Hedley
Lt. Col. John Preston Lt. Col. John Preston   See fewer
Bernard Hepton
Kommandant Kommandant   See fewer
Anthony Valentine
Major Horst Mohn Major Horst Mohn   See fewer
Richard Heffer
Capt. Tim Downing Capt. Tim Downing   See fewer
Paul Chapman
Capt. George Brent Capt. George Brent   See fewer
Hans Meyer
Hauptmann Franz Ulmann Hauptmann Franz Ulmann   See fewer
Jim Norton
Capt. James Porteous Capt. James Porteous   See fewer
David Allister
Capt. George Holland Capt. George Holland   See fewer
Len Lowe
Corp. Hopkins Corp. Hopkins   See fewer
Desmond Jones
German Lieut. German Lieut.   See fewer
Richard Atherton
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
John Beardmore
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Dean
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Eden Fox
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Harris
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Pierce McAvoy
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Phillips
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Reynell
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Roy
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Terry Sartain
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Strange
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Cy Town
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Leslie Weeks
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
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