P.O.W. (2003)

Directed by

Joe Absolom, James D'Arcy, Ewan Stewart, Craig Heaney

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

It is a drama about a British airman named Jim Caddon who is captured by Germans in 1940 after his plane crashes in Normandy. The series focuses on his attempts to escape from a prisoner of war camp alongside other low-ranking soldiers.

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What happens

P.O.W. is 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 title "P.O.W." stands for "prisoner of war". A second series was not commissioned, though ITV followed it with several other World War Two dramas including Colditz and Island at War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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