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# The Great Escaper
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-great-escaper/episode/the-great-escaper-zg8rpt/
- Published: 2025-11-14T22:01:07.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-08T05:30:27.000Z
- Description: The Great Escaper tells the true story of Bernard Jordan (Michael Caine).
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The Great Escaper, Season 2025, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_e5651c2d-4fd9-4036-b462-04d550a22411, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_0f7e1c4d-5d8a-467b-b289-ae5eee570120, #v1.16

The Great Escaper tells the true story of Bernard Jordan (Michael Caine) who made global headlines in the summer of 2014\. He had staged a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy, commemorating their fallen comrades at the D-Day Landings 70th anniversary. The late, two-time Oscar® winner Glenda Jackson also stars as Bernie’s devoted wife, Irene.