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Welcome to Colditz (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Drama, History, War

American Phil Carrington arrives at Colditz as Lieutenant-Colonel Preston takes over from Major Donaldson as the senior British officer at the castle. Preston makes it his business to get on well with the Kommandant and this makes him ...See moreAmerican Phil Carrington arrives at Colditz as Lieutenant-Colonel Preston takes over from Major Donaldson as the senior British officer at the castle. Preston makes it his business to get on well with the Kommandant and this makes him unpopular with several of the other prisoners, who see him as a collaborationist. However his methods have their uses when a Polish soldier attempts to escape. 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") | N.J. Crisp (written by) | Brian Degas (series devised by) | Gerard Glaister (series devised by)
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Edit Released
Updated Nov 9, 1972

Release date
Nov 9, 1972 (United Kingdom)
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19 cast members
Name Known for
Robert Wagner
Flt. Lt. Phil Carrington Flt. Lt. Phil Carrington   See fewer
David McCallum
Flt. Lt. Simon Carter Flt. Lt. Simon Carter   See fewer
Edward Hardwicke
Capt. Pat Grant Capt. Pat Grant   See fewer
Jack Hedley
Lt. Col. John Preston Lt. Col. John Preston   See fewer
Christopher Neame
Lt. Dick Player Lt. Dick Player   See fewer
Peter Penry-Jones
P.O. Peter Muir P.O. Peter Muir   See fewer
Richard Heffer
Capt. Tim Downing Capt. Tim Downing   See fewer
Alec Wallis
Corporal Baker Corporal Baker   See fewer
James Taylor
Polish Officer Polish Officer   See fewer
Bernard Hepton
Kommandant Kommandant   See fewer
Grahame Mallard
Leutnant Lehr Leutnant Lehr   See fewer
Derek Ware
Gestapo Man Gestapo Man   See fewer
Joe Santo
1st NCO 1st NCO   See fewer
Stanley Price
2nd NCO 2nd NCO   See fewer
Jim Dowdall
German Motorbike Rider (uncredited) German Motorbike Rider (uncredited)   See fewer
Hugh Elton
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Jay McGrath
Gestapo Man (uncredited) Gestapo Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Reynell
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
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