Colditz (1972): S01E05 – Maximum Security

Introduction Colditz is a British television drama series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974. Outline The new Security Officer, Hauptmann Ulmann, arrives to replace the drafted Oberleutnant Lehr. The prisoners are wary of their new opponent, who seems much more skilled than his predecessor. Ulmann is aghast at…

Andrew Marshall

12/11/2021

1–2 minutes

Drama, History, Military Prison, Military TV Series, POW: Prisoner of War, War, World War Two

Introduction

Colditz is a British television drama series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974.

Outline

The new Security Officer, Hauptmann Ulmann, arrives to replace the drafted Oberleutnant Lehr. The prisoners are wary of their new opponent, who seems much more skilled than his predecessor. Ulmann is aghast at the drunkenness of the second-in-command, the Kommandant’s friend Willi, and this is a source of tension between him and the Kommandant. Suddenly, the SS arrive for a conference, much to the Kommandant’s consternation, and the Standartenführer makes a bid to take over the camp.

Colditz Series

You can find a full index and overview of Colditz here.

Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 16 November 1972.
Rating: 12.
Running Time: 50 minutes.
Country: UK.
Language: English.