Colditz Welcome to Colditz (1972–1974) Online
- Original Title :
- Welcome to Colditz
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama / History / War
- Year :
- 1972–1974
- Directror :
- Michael Ferguson
- Cast :
- Robert Wagner,David McCallum,Edward Hardwicke
- Writer :
- P.R. Reid,Ivan Foxwell
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 50min
- Rating :
- 8.4/10
American Phil Carrington arrives at Colditz as Lieutenant-Colonel Preston takes over from Major Donaldson as the senior British officer at the castle. Preston makes it his business to get on well with the Kommandant and this makes him unpopular with several of the other prisoners, who see him as a collaborationist. However his methods have their uses when a Polish soldier attempts to escape.
| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
 | Robert Wagner | - | Flt. Lt. Phil Carrington |
 | David McCallum | - | Flt. Lt. Simon Carter |
 | Edward Hardwicke | - | Capt. Pat Grant |
 | Jack Hedley | - | Lt. Col. John Preston |
 | Christopher Neame | - | Lt. Dick Player |
 | Peter Penry-Jones | - | P.O. Peter Muir |
 | Richard Heffer | - | Capt. Tim Downing |
| Alec Wallis | - | Corporal Baker |
| James Taylor | - | Polish Officer |
 | Bernard Hepton | - | Kommandant |
| Grahame Mallard | - | Leutnant Lehr |
| Martin Howells | - | Erich |
| Derek Ware | - | Gestapo Man |
| Joe Santo | - | 1st NCO |
| Stanley Price | - | 2nd NCO |
John Preston was born in 1893.
John and Caroline Preston were married in 1933.