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''Escape'' is a 30-minute British television anthology series about escapes from German prisoner of war camps during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. The series was produced by and aired on the

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in 1957. It was adapted from

Aidan Crawley Aidan Merivale Crawley (10 April 1908 – 3 November 1993) was a British journalist, television executive and editor, and politician. He was a member of both of Britain's major political parties: the Labour Party and Conservative Party, and wa ...

's book ''Escape from Germany 1939–1945''.

Morris Barry Morris Randolph Barry (9 February 1918 – 20 November 2000) was born in Northampton, England. He was a producer and director for the BBC in the 1960s and 1970s, and also worked as an actor. He made his name as a producer and director o ...

directed the filmed inserts, while

Ronald Eyre Ronald Eyre (13 April 1929 – 8 April 1992) was an English theatre director, actor and writer. Biography Eyre was born at Mapplewell, near Barnsley, Yorkshire and he taught at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn and Giggleswick ...

directed the studio sequences. Among its guest stars were

Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film ico ...

and

Roy Dotrice Roy Dotrice (26 May 1923 – 16 October 2017) was a British actor famed for his portrayal of the antiquarian John Aubrey in the record-breaking solo play '' Brief Lives''. Abroad, he won a Tony Award for his performance in the 2000 Broadway r ...

. As usual for the period, it was transmitted live; no recordings are known to survive.''BBC Television Drama Research Guide'', Kaleidoscope, 2011, pp. 1133–34.

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* 1950s British drama television series 1957 British television series debuts 1957 British television series endings BBC television dramas 1950s British anthology television series English-language television shows Black-and-white British television shows {{BBC-tv-prog-stub