8.5

Colditz•Season 1•Episode 8

The Traitor

8.5/10 · 54 votesDec 7, 197251 min

Ranked #2 of 15 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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German guards are foiling too many escape attempts which leads Colonel Preston to believe that there is an informer working within the imprisoned population, so an inquiry is started to identify the suspect, but this sets off a chain of events which reveal the darker

Directed byViktors Ritelis

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Seasons2

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Season 1 Episodes15

E1 7.8

The Undefeated

E2 7.8

Missing, Presumed Dead

E3 8.1

Name, Rank and Number

E4 8.2

Welcome to Colditz

E5 8.1

Maximum Security

E6 8.2

The Spirit of Freedom

E7 7.9

Lord, Didn't It Rain

E8 8.5Now viewing

The Traitor

E9 8.3

Bribery and Corruption

Tweedledum

Court Martial

Murder?

The Way Out

Gone Away (1)

Gone Away (2)

Cast5

David McCallum

Flt. Lt. Simon Carter

Bernard Hepton

Kommandant

Christopher Neame

Lt. Dick Player

Edward Hardwicke

Capt. Pat Grant

Peter Penry-Jones

P.O. Peter Muir

Crew1

Viktors Ritelis

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Traitor" is episode 8 of Colditz season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 54 votes, ranking #2 of 15 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Viktors Ritelis, it aired on December 7, 1972.

Next: E9 · Bribery and Corruption Best of Season 1