(This article is about the 2005 ITV TV miniseries. For the 1955 film, see The Colditz Story. For the 1972–1974 BBC TV series, see Colditz (TV series).) Colditz is a two-part 2005 television drama miniseries, based on the book Colditz: The Definitive History by Henry Chancellor, and the Channel 4 television series Escape from Colditz. It is not claimed to be historically accurate. It features an ensemble cast headlined by Damien Lewis and Sophia Myles and was directed by Stuart Orme. The screenplay was written by Peter Morgan and Richard Cottan.