The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.

Jack Lyon
Himself
Richard Osgood
Self - MoD Archaeologist

Paul McGann
narrator
Frank Stone
Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Alan Bryett
Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Howard Tuck
Self Historian
Philip Westwood
Self - Chief Engineer
Tony Pollard
Self - Chief Archaeologist
John Le Cornu
Self - Royal Air Force

Tomka and His Friends
Tomka and His Friends

The Discussion
The Discussion

Children from Overseas
Children from Overseas

Atlantic Patrol
Atlantic Patrol

Enigma
Enigma

Hart's War
Hart's War
Charlotte: A Royal at War
Charlotte: A Royal at War

The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone

Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging

Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron

Breakthrough
Breakthrough

When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows