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Dec 31, 2016
Monty heads to Slovenia to retrace one of the most daring, yet unknown, mass escapes of Allied prisoners during the Second World War, made possible only with the help and kindness of ordinary people.

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Season 1, 4 episodes

Season 1
   
Slovenia,
Monty heads to Slovenia to retrace one of the most daring, yet unknown, mass escapes of Allied prisoners during the Second World War, made possible only with the help and kindness of ordinary people.
47m Dec 31, 2016
   
Sulmona,
Monty tells a story of evasion and escape through unknown, hostile territory. He follows the route taken by prisoner of war Len Harley, who spent months on the run before braving snow, ice, and Nazi patrols to escape over the mountains of the Majella.
47m Sep 22, 2017
   
Rossano,
Monty travels to Rossano, a gathering point for escaped POWs. His journey takes him over precipitous ridges of the Marble Mountains and through the Gothic Line, following the route the SAS took after their successful mission.
47m Dec 31, 2016
   
The Pyrenees,
Monty treks one of the toughest and most famous trails, taking him through the valleys and passes of the Pyrenees mountain range and into Spain. His route was part of an escape network that began in Paris and would have been fraught with danger.
47m Oct 6, 2017
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