Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983)

S1E8 The Fugitive

The guys head out for a weekend fishing trip in the countryside and encounter a mysterious English hitchhiker. Their suspicions deepen when the hitchhiker suddenly flees from the police. After a tense confrontation, the lads discover that he is actually AWOL from the Army. Ultimately, they convince him to do the honorable thing and return to his unit.