The Great Escape With Guy MartinFebruary 9, 2020

Guy Martin wants to recreate the most iconic motorcycle stunt in movie history - the jump at the climax of the classic 1963 war film The Great Escape. After a mass breakout of allied airmen from Stalag Luft III, Steve McQueen’s character, Lieutenant Virgil Hilts, steals a motorbike and attempts to jump a pair of border fences into Switzerland. He clears the first fence but then crashes and gets recaptured. Guy not only wants to recreate that same jump, but he also wants to go one better; doing what Virgil Hilts couldn’t - and clear both fences in one go.

The Great Escape With Guy Martin was broadcast on SBS ONE at Monday 20 September 2021, 18:05. This episode was initially placed on Sunday 9 February 2020.