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In some ways this is the first "real" Colditz episode: it's the first one that takes place primarily inside Colditz, and it's the first with the ensemble mostly together.
The episode centers on the arrival of the new Senior British Officer, Colonel Preston. Along the way we also meet key figures on the camp staff: the Kommandant (who never gets a full name, although later we learn his first name is Karl), a First World War veteran whose son has just been posted to France with the Luftwaffe; and Lt. Lehr, the security officer. Threaded in with this main story, we also meet Flight Lieutenant Phil Carrington, whom we see captured at the beginning and taken off for Gestapo interrogation, and who then arrives in Colditz considerably later and much the worse for wear.
Colonel Preston, who earned his rank in the Territorial Army rather than as a regular career officer, promptly makes himself unpopular by appearing too "spit and polish" and trying to reimpose certain aspects of military discipline such as an Officer of the Day and daily orders. He also ( spoilers for this episode )
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The episode centers on the arrival of the new Senior British Officer, Colonel Preston. Along the way we also meet key figures on the camp staff: the Kommandant (who never gets a full name, although later we learn his first name is Karl), a First World War veteran whose son has just been posted to France with the Luftwaffe; and Lt. Lehr, the security officer. Threaded in with this main story, we also meet Flight Lieutenant Phil Carrington, whom we see captured at the beginning and taken off for Gestapo interrogation, and who then arrives in Colditz considerably later and much the worse for wear.
Colonel Preston, who earned his rank in the Territorial Army rather than as a regular career officer, promptly makes himself unpopular by appearing too "spit and polish" and trying to reimpose certain aspects of military discipline such as an Officer of the Day and daily orders. He also ( spoilers for this episode )
Warning: There will almost certainly be spoilers for future episodes in the comments.
You're welcome to join in the discussion on DW or LJ; most of it will probably take place on LJ, since that's where the other participants are.
