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The Great Escape

During the Second World War, a group of Allied prisoners of war mount a daring breakout from a supposedly inescapable Nazi prison camp. Based on a true story.

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2 hours, 45 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 202621:00
BBC Four

Credits

DirectorJohn Sturges
Hilts 'The Cooler King'Steve McQueen
Hendley 'The Scrounger'James Garner
Bartlett 'Big X'Richard Attenborough
Danny 'Tunnel King'Charles Bronson
Sedgwick 'The Manufacturer'James Coburn
Blythe 'The Forger'Donald Pleasence
Ramsey 'The SBO'James Donald
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'David McCallum
MacDonald 'Intelligence'Gordon Jackson
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'Hannes Messemer
Willie 'Tunnel King'John Leyton
Ives 'The Mole'Angus Lennie
Cavendish 'The Surveyor'Nigel Stock
Werner 'The Ferret'Robert Graf

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Dec 200716:15
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 20 Jul 200817:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland & Yorkshire
  • Boxing Day 202516:45
    BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • New Year's Day 202621:00
    BBC Four

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