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Colditz

Name, Rank and Number (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Drama, History, War

Dick Player, a Royal Navy lieutenant, is washed up on a beach bleeding and in civilian clothes. He is taken to hospital and escapes but, upon recapture, he is found to have no military identity on him and, given that he speaks perfect ...See moreDick Player, a Royal Navy lieutenant, is washed up on a beach bleeding and in civilian clothes. He is taken to hospital and escapes but, upon recapture, he is found to have no military identity on him and, given that he speaks perfect German, it is assumed he is a spy. In fact he spent his boyhood in Germany before the war as the son of a diplomat and he is sent to see an old friend of his, Count Paul Von Eissinger, who has a proposition to make, the outcome leading to a spell in Colditz. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
Writers
P.R. Reid (autobiographical book "Colditz") | Ivan Foxwell (film "The Colditz Story") | Arden Winch (written by) | Brian Degas (series devised by) | Gerard Glaister (series devised by)
Producer
Composer
Production Designers
Ray London (as Raymond London) | Peter Seddon
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 2, 1972

Release date
Nov 2, 1972 (United Kingdom)
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17 cast members
Name Known for
Nigel Stock
Gestapo Officer One Gestapo Officer One   See fewer
John Quentin
Paul Von Eissinger Paul Von Eissinger   See fewer
David McCallum
Flt. Lt. Simon Carter Flt. Lt. Simon Carter   See fewer
Edward Hardwicke
Capt. Pat Grant Capt. Pat Grant   See fewer
Christopher Neame
Lt. Dick Player Lt. Dick Player   See fewer
Richard Heffer
Capt. Tim Downing Capt. Tim Downing   See fewer
Paul Chapman
Capt. George Brent Capt. George Brent   See fewer
Terrence Hardiman
Gestapo Officer Two Gestapo Officer Two   See fewer
Grahame Mallard
Leutnant Lehr Leutnant Lehr   See fewer
Edward Kelsey
French Doctor French Doctor   See fewer
Tim Meats
German Captain German Captain   See fewer
James Taylor
Polish Captain Polish Captain   See fewer
John Bryans
German Guard German Guard   See fewer
Gordon Faith
Ward Orderly Ward Orderly   See fewer
Graham Ashley
Military Policeman Military Policeman   See fewer
Alastair Meldrum
German Soldier (as Alistair Meldrum) German Soldier (as Alistair Meldrum)   See fewer
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