Court Martial (28 Dec. 1972)

Martinet Dr. Starb arrives at the castle,a stickler for discipline who insists that the prisoners salute their captors. Aware that if he rebels against Starb he may be court-martialled in ... See full summary »

Director:

William Slater

Writers:

P.R. Reid (autobiographical book "Colditz"), Ivan Foxwell (film "The Colditz Story"),

Stars:

Kenneth Griffith, Robert Wagner, David McCallum

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Kenneth Griffith	...	Dr. Starb
Robert Wagner	...	Flt. Lt. Phil Carrington
David McCallum	...	Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
Edward Hardwicke	...	Capt. Pat Grant
Jack Hedley	...	Lt. Col. John Preston
Christopher Neame	...	Lt. Dick Player
Paul Chapman	...	Capt. George Brent
Richard Heffer	...	Capt. Tim Downing
Peter Penry-Jones	...	P.O. Peter Muir
Bernard Hepton	...	Kommandant
Ralph Michael	...	Bauman
Geoffrey Toone	...	President of the Court
Harry Brooks Jr.	...	Prosecutor (as Harry Brookes Jnr.)
Julian Herrington	...	Medical Orderly (as Julian Herington)

Storyline

Martinet Dr. Starb arrives at the castle,a stickler for discipline who insists that the prisoners salute their captors. Aware that if he rebels against Starb he may be court-martialled in Leipzig,Carter deliberately disobeys,hoping that he can escape from the train taking him to the court house. As ever though the escape is doomed,as is that of Carrington,who accompanies him and tries to poses as an American journalist.

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 1972 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Universal TV

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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