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The Great Escape
10:00 pm - 11:00 pm Saturday, September 12
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Season 1 · Episode 2
The story of the audacious Second World War prison break, when 76 men tunnelled out of a German prison camp on mission to cause mayhem in the heart of the Third Reich. In the second episode, Roger Bushell and the X Committee are devastated when their tunnel, nicknamed Tom, is discovered and destroyed by the Nazis. Later, the PoWs face a multitude of problems as they finally make their escape
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- Jamie Simpson — Director
- Oliver Wright — Executive producer
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