nce a fixture of every holiday season, The Great Escape is a thrilling movie, all the more remarkable for adhering to the engineering truths of the escape of 76 allied prisoners from the Germans' supposedly escape-proof Stalag III prison in Poland. Part archaeology show, part recreation, here smart RAF chaps of today build the trollies and so on, while survivors of the escape party look on. You sort of wish this was one that James May or the Top Gear lot had come up with, but it's engaging, regardless.