The Great Escape: A Daring Plan
A Daring Plan
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
The story of the audacious Second World War prison break immortalised in the classic 1963 film, when 76 men tunnelled out of a German prison camp in March 1944 on a mission to cause mayhem in the heart of the Third Reich. The opening instalment reveals how the PoWs set about building three huge tunnels and preparing 200 men for escape from Stalag Luft III
The Great Escape: A Daring Plan airs on 5SELECT at 8:00 PM, Friday 6 December. (Subtitles.)
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History
Jamie Simpson
Series Producer
Oliver Wright
Executive Producer