Senior American Officer (4 Mar. 1974)

Three American prisoners - including Carrington - are brought in to join lone countryman Phipps. However they are given preferential treatment and access to American newspapers, a ... See full summary »

Director:

Philip Dudley

Writers:

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

Stars:

David McCallum, Robert Wagner, Dan O'Herlihy

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David McCallum	...	Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
Robert Wagner	...	Major Phil Carrington
Dan O'Herlihy	...	Lt. Col. Max Dodd
Jack Hedley	...	Lt. Col. John Preston
Bernard Hepton	...	Kommandant
Anthony Valentine	...	Major Horst Mohn
Richard Heffer	...	Capt. Tim Downing
Paul Chapman	...	Capt. George Brent
Hans Meyer	...	Hauptmann Franz Ulmann
Al Mancini	...	Capt. Harry Nugent
Garrick Hagon	...	Lt. Jim Phipps
Malcolm Stoddard	...	Capt. Christopher Mawson
Nicholas McArdle	...	Capt. Richard Walters
Alan Tucker	...	Lt. Graham East
Edward Brooks	...	Sergeant Winter

Storyline

Three American prisoners - including Carrington - are brought in to join lone countryman Phipps. However they are given preferential treatment and access to American newspapers, a deliberate ploy to make the British believe that they are spying for the Germans. Preston learns from the senior American,Colonel Dodd,that the trio are on a secret mission to make contact with the Hungarian free government but they realise that they are under surveillance for information and must thwart the eavesdropper.

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 1974 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Universal TV

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Reference is made to the German invasion of Budapest on 19 March 1944, meaning that events took place shortly after.

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Goofs

The two vehicles that the Hungarian soldiers arrive in are unlikely to be used by the Hungarian army. The first is a Russian GAZ 67, which might possibly have ben captured on the Russian front. The second is a post-war West German DKW Munga (Mehrzweck UNiversal Geländewagen mit Allradantrieb", which translated means, "Multi purpose Universal Cross-country Car with All-wheel drive"), production of which started in 1956.

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Soundtracks

"You're in the Army Now"
(uncredited)
Written by Tell Taylor and Ole Oleson
Performed by Garrick Hagon

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