It is 18 years since the last Colditz drama on British television, which apparently means we need a new one. And the times being what they are, it appears that the drama will have to reflect the values of our little cultural-revolutionary period.
There is an effort to rip up our own myths while inventing wholly new myths about other groups of people
Like most adaptations of already well-known stories, this one will be based on a book by Ben Macintyre.
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