- P.O.W (TV Series)
P.O.W was a television series consisting of 6 episodes, broadcast on
ITV in2003 . The series starredJames D'Arcy andJoe Absolom . The drama series is based on true stories, set in Germany in the year 1940 and follows the character of James Caddon as he is captured after his plane crashes during a bombing over Normandy. The series was filmed inLithuania and first broadcasted on television on10 October 2003.Cast
• "James D'Arcy" as Jim Caddon• "
Joe Absolom " as Drew Pritchard• "Anatole Taubman " as Kommandant Dreiber• "Shaun Dooley " as Brown• "Ewan Stewart " as John Stevens• "Craig Heaney " as Larry Boyd• "Patrick Baladi " as Captain Attercombe• "Sam Spruell" as Wilkes• "Amelia Curtis" as Alice DreiberEpisodes
* EPISODE ONE: Germany 1940. Flight Sergeant James Caddon is captured when his plane is shot down on a bombing raid over Normandy. He is taken to the Prisoner of War camp Stalag 39 where he discovers that a daring escape is already being planned.
* EPISODE TWO: A recent arrival at the camp saves Jim's life by speaking to a guard in fluent German. But why did he keep this skill a secret?
* EPISODE THREE: After a day spent drinking home-made liquor, a man is found dead. The culprit is found and tried by a court-martial.
* EPISODE FOUR: Jim is taken off the escape list and told that he must remain behind to help future escapees. Furious, he carries out his own impromptu escape.
* EPISODE FIVE: The ruthless SS Captain Spiegel arrives at the camp in search of a spy. But he is not the first to discover the British agent's identity.
* EPISODE SIX: The men of Stalag 39 are preparing for a mass breakout. However, their plans do not go smoothly when a section of the tunnel collapses.DVD
After the series aired it was released on DVD containing the following extras:
• Production notes• Picture gallery• Interactive menus• Scene selection• P.O.W. Hooch recipe• Cast filmographies• P.O.W. slang dictionary
Series Two
It is unlikely that a second series will be made as the show was first broadcast back in 2003. However, ITV have followed up P.O.W with several other World War Two dramas including
Colditz andIsland at War .External links
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