" Freedom!" "Freedom!" "I absolutely forbid any further escape attempt on those lines" " Sincerely Ellen Marsh convey my thanks to his friends and the German soldier who befriended him" " But I take comfort and strength from his quiet acceptance" " I'm afraid there's little hope of any improvement" " So I'm able to visit him quite easily have now been committed to the Ainsworth mental home outside Harrow what it means to me to have him safe in England" " for what you've done for my husband during his imprisonment..." "I'm writing to thank you and the men at Colditz" " Concerning Wingcmd." "Marsh" "I wish to read to you a letter I just recieved" " It's marvellous!" " Come on!" "Let's join the French celebrations but Marshe's escape has got to be kept secret..." " They wouldn't believe us anyway!" " That's a pity" " He solded me out once!" "You realise we can't tell the others" " Hell of a stroke to pull off!" " He certainly fooled me!" " What!" "Marsh?" "It's incredible!" " You're all invited to a celebration in our quarters" " I had a postcard from Spain" " Gentlemen!" "Boussier is free!" "I've something to tell all of you!" "Come on!" "He was the one that tam-tam-tam and was gone..." " Doctor!" "Just the man I want to see You remember Boissir" " You may continue with your duties" " I thought you'd like to know" " I'm very grateful for everything you've done" "I understand" " It's not a fitting way for a soldier to return home of course" " Thank you!" "I'm very glad" " In fact he arrived in England 4 weeks ago" " that it has been confirmed that Wingcmd." "Marsh was repatriated. out of regard for your profession" " They're checking that everyone's here now that we'd visitors" "saved the best bit for last" " Good bye and good luck!" "and bring him to the car!" "I won't go!" "Wingcommander" " Nooooo" " I'm not going!" "I live here!" "yes?" "I'll take you now... you must come with me now..." " Hartwig!" "" " I think we're all happy to get rid of that poor idiot!" " Are you specially friendly with him?" " I can't say that I am" "I think so!" " He did an extraordinary..." " Hi Phil!" " he convinced all of us!" " I could have killed him on more than one occasion!" "I don't mind telling you" " We'd like to talk to you sit up Wingcmd !" " The Wingcmd." "Marsh" " during interrogation" " I have given permission to Corporal Hartwig to remain with the prisoner together with our own medical report" " This is Wingcommander Marsh" " Good luck old man!" " Convince them!" "but this is the test !" " This is your chance old man!" "the Swiss chaps are here piano music" " Goal!" "he's doing a thundering good job." "Look at him!" " He's convinced the most difficult of the lot." "When are the Swiss chaps due?" " Not for a couple of months yet" "Tweedle won him over" " I have..." " Well I be damned!" "We've misjudged our Corporal" " Wingcommander?" "" " Try and stop me!" "Wonder what we'll get this time would you please report to the office for distribution of the parcels" " You'll be pleased to hear that Red Cross parcels will be distributed in one hour gentlemen" " Good morning Corporal Hartiwig" " Rise!" "Rise!" " Leave him alone" " Bryant!" "Bryant!" "Simon!" " He's a very sick man don't vent your spite on my patient in the future" " God know's he's tired this time... but..." " How is he?" " Simon!" "Tweedle?" "no..." " Stop!" " Tweedle's back then the authorities will decide if repatriation is possible by Dr. Herzte" " Will he get proper psychiatric treatment there?" " The Kommendant has finally accepted my request after that... exhibition" " Where are they taking him?" " To the civilian hospital in Nachswitz" " Wingcmd." "Marsh!" " Attention!" " Top bars... here they come" " Who are we all dressed up for?" " No idea" "Sir the doctor should decide" " Now the Kommendant is reconsidering What do you think?" "as you know" " The Kommendant wants a full report." " He may be very clever was so like him...but I do not know" "Marsh" " My brother...it's very difficult" "Sir but faking" " I'm not sure... at first I was ..." "I was sure he was faking." " What do you think?" " I think the doctor should decide" " Never mind what the doctor say is he crazy or not?" "Sir" " So ?" "haven't you?" "Sir" " Never mind about that" " You heard about Wingcmd." "Marsh?" "Sir" " Sit down!" " Come in!" " Go and have a little rest" " The ground is a bit hard isnt it?" " But it's not the right place is it?" "There are too many ppl around digging a tunnel are you?" " Quick at hole and cross bones" " On Harrods...on the Knightsbridge" " On the tram..." "Right!" " Get away!" " I never knew he was so strong" " He's getting dangerous" " Get off me!" "Gett off me!" " Off!" "Off!" "Off!" "Marsh!" "Do you understand that you cretin?" " Shut that damn thing off!" "but it isn't easy you know." "Doc One day he'll really get hurt" " Let me take a look at you" " Lift him up!" " Leave him!" "I ought to know He's in the next bunk" " It's perfectly obvious that Marsh's off his head" " I don't think Ulmann approves of Marsh" " Ulmann's enjoying this" " What's all this about?" " Wingcmd." "Marsh" " Now what?" "and he's getting vicous" " He's bound to get on people's nerves." "That's my real worry" " He's making them windy about the new tunnel the chaps are beginning to complain" " I'd like to ask you for advice about Tweedle" " I'll tell him later the Kommendant refused permission" " Simon!" "Bad news about Marsh..." " Porridge!" " Porridge boys" " Permission refused" " You really enjoy it?" "Hartwig" " Pack it in!" "Can't you pick on someone your own size?" "crack!" " Sir!" "Hartwig" "I'm sorry" "Sir" " How is your brother?" "Hartwig that is more valuable" "I'm not competent to do this I have no medical training" " The Stab's doctor is convinced that he's genuine." "I'm not what does the doctor think ?" " Tell me if you think he's faking." "He may be putting us off guard to make an escape" " Sir?" " I want you to watch Wingcmd." "Marsh very closely" " I've brought you out from the paymaster's office into the prison guard becuase I have a special job for you" " Perhaps...perhaps it's time he was put away yes?" " Are what?" "George?" " Ah... you know..the others are not... everything alright?" " Out" " But you know it is prohibited Come back in" " Where are you going?" " Don't shoot!" " Halt!" "Halt!" "not again!" "sit down" "I'd like to benefit from your obvious knowledge in this field" " advanced views on certain manic states and..." " And I really came to ask your advice as I understand that you hold quite rather.." " I'm worried about him" " and also frequent lapses into a semi-catatonic state" " Then you might have noticed paranoiac symtoms" "I have examined him 2 days ago" " Oh yes it's the one they call " Tweedledum" "Wingcommander Marsh" "Hr Doctor I do" "" " That is all" " And it's dangerous it's tragic..." " Just simple obvoious psychosis" " Do I really have to spell it out?" "please" " I've tested it for invisible writing there's nothing presumably to his wife please" "George" " It's like talking to yourself" " I just want you to think what you're doing..." "Sir But you started a search that nearly wrecked the set up" "come with me pursers office and the floor upstairs" " It's here Sir" "Sir" " Come in!" " Let me go!" "you keep him out!" "he goes off in a trance every 5 minutes" " If you'd ask me he's going around the bend I can't have him assisting me any longer" " Will you explain this?" " He's becoming a nuisance" " If still available I'll ask for a German orderly" " I don't want this man in my sick bay" " STOP!" "What is happening here?" " Just get out will you!" " You're a bloody quack!" " Who knows?" " What are his chances?" "Sir" " and I'm not going to let any escape attempt ruin the chances of those poor devils to be repatriated" " Before the war is over we're bound to have 1 or 2 genuine mental cases in here" " Do it thoroughly righ until the end" "I need your word that you'll carry this through" "Sir" " I wonder if you have do you realise the possible danger to yourself?" "not only for the Germans but your fellow officers as well for 6 months maybe a year" " Just a moment." "There is something" " Good luck!" " Thank you!" "you know the rules" " I just wish you wouldn't try" " I've made up my mind but..." "You have to convince the German medical people and the protecting power" " You have to convince me in a sense." "you have to do this so well you realise that the Swiss won't be around for 6 months" " That's exactly what the schizoid subject is or trying to become" " John Down said " No man is an island" " A pathological fear of percecution delusions..." " We're basically in the area of schizophrenia" " Just keep it simple to this exercise than neurosis othewise no trip home" "I think this has to be a psychosis situation but you're all we've got" "Pat anyone!" "is that clear?" " Are you quite sure you'll be able to go through with it?" "expecting for a moment that you have a chance to pull it off" " I know how they behave" " Not sure" " Why not?" " When I was in university I had a part time job in a mental institution" "I could do it" " The average chap couldn't do it that would need special eyes knowledge" " Of faking insanity?" "No... it's not so easy to be sure of - protective power can intervene and recommend repatriation you'll have to be half dead before" " Certain ways with repatriation it's always a chance he didn't have a chance" "Vite!" " Better luck next time" " C'est la chance!" "you can have him now tell the escape people" " Alright the oldish are no longer in currency" " Still no black-out in the town about the war I mean?" " No he'll live" " Hold that will you?" "used the last on this idiot not much good but better than old newspaper" "I've actually got some sticking plaster" " It will be a bit painful for a while but otherwise no harm done" " What did this?" "A rifle butt?" " Keep still Lt." "I have work to do" "Doctor" "I keep reminding you all." " We have a patient for you doctor" "George we can always stick him in the cooler" " Well I can do that" " What went wrong?" " Picked him up at the railway station" " He's roughed up a little" " He didn't make it then?" " Who was it this time?" " The French chap that we got last night"