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P.O.W. was a television series consisting of 6 episodes, broadcast on ITV in 2003. The series starred James D'Arcy and Joe Absolom. The drama series is based on true stories, set in Germany in the year 1940 and follows the character of Jim Caddon as he is captured after his plane crashes during a bombing raid over Normandy. In contrast to previous entries in the World War Two prison escape genre such as The Colditz Story, it concentrated on escape attempts by other ranks rather than officers. The series was filmed in Lithuania and first broadcast on television on 10 October 2003. A second series has not been commissioned, though ITV followed it with several other World War Two dramas including Colditz and Island at War. The title "P.O.W." stands for "prisoner of war".
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- S01E01Episode 1October 10, 2003—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 Priso
- S01E02Episode 2October 17, 2003—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?
- S01E03Episode 3October 24, 2003—After a day spent drinking home-made liquor, a man is found dead. The culprit is found and tried by a court-martial.
- S01E04Episode 4October 31, 2003—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 esca
- S01E05Episode 5November 7, 2003—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.
- S01E06Episode 6November 14, 2003—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.
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