Dan and I just finished watching this old BBC programme (done way back from 1972-74) and loved it all over again!

It was only 28 episodes (now that seems like a lot compared to Sherlock) but came to a natural conclusion when the POW camp was liberated near the end of the war. 

Probably done on a shoestring budget (they did most of the outside scenes in Scotland I think) with very few sets but what writing!  Some of the most important episodes were written by Ivan Moffat (now relation to Sherlock's Moffat that I know of) who was in on a lot of highly successful and praised movies (Shane, Tender is the Night, A Place in the Sun, Giant, etc). 

The acting wasn't bad either - especially on David McCallum's part and Jack Hedley and Bernard Hepton. Robert Wagner also had a recurring role in the series (he went on in later years to guest star on NCIS in which David McCallum is a regular cast member of) but I was never much of a fan of his acting style and he didn't do anything to change my mind on this. 

Dan is pretty well an expert on anything that has to pertain to WWII and he was very impressed with the accuracy of the historical aspects of the show (including all the little details about the jargon used by flyers on the show). 

If you are into historical dramas about WWII or POWs (like I am) then you don't get much better than this on TV in my opinion.  Well written, complex characters and a lot of fine acting.  Who could ask for anything more!

If it isn't on TV in your area most of the show is available on Youtube (I think only one episode is missing in the English version).

-Val