Character Relationship Map: Danger Within

Characters

• Lieutenant Colonel David Baird (played by Richard Todd) — protagonist

  Leads the POW escape committee that investigates the camp after a disastrous escape attempt, becoming convinced there is an informer among the prisoners.

• Lieutenant Colonel Huxley (played by Bernard Lee) — protagonist

  Devises the final desperate plan for a mass escape, timing it to occur during the day under the cover of a theatrical performance.

Key Relationships

• Lieutenant Colonel David Baird → Lieutenant Colonel Huxley (Professional Committee Leader)

Story Analysis

Prisoners of war uncover a traitor and execute a daring daylight escape to evade capture.

Plot Progression

1. The First Betrayal
2. The Second Ambush
3. The Traitor Hunt
4. The Daylight Breakout