Name, Rank and Number (2 Nov. 1972)

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... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Cregeen

Writers:

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

Stars:

Nigel Stock, John Quentin, David McCallum

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Nigel Stock	...	Gestapo Officer One
John Quentin	...	Paul Von Eissinger
David McCallum	...	Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
Edward Hardwicke	...	Capt. Pat Grant
Christopher Neame	...	Lt. Dick Player
Richard Heffer	...	Capt. Tim Downing
Paul Chapman	...	Capt. George Brent
Terrence Hardiman	...	Gestapo Officer Two
Grahame Mallard	...	Leutnant Lehr
David Garfield	...	Diels
Edward Kelsey	...	French Doctor
Tim Meats	...	German Captain
James Taylor	...	Polish Captain
John Bryans	...	German Guard
Gordon Faith	...	Ward Orderly

Storyline

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 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.

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 1972 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Polperro, Cornwall, England, 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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