Heroes II: The Return

Dec 15, 1991 (en) Drama, War & Politics [200] Min
  • First Air Date
    Dec 15, 1991
  • Production
    TVS Films, Telco Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    Heroes II: The Return
  • Release
    Dec 15, 1991
  • en
    -

Overview

Heroes II: the Return is a 1991 Australian mini-series about Operation Rimau during World War II. The true and tragic story of Operation Rimau, one of the most daring raids of WW2. In September 1944 Ivan Lyon and 22 Australian and British troops attempted to blow up Japanese ships in Singapore. Just 10 miles away from the target they are discovered and so begin a long and desperate bid to escape to Australia. The series shows how after the war it is revealled that 13 men were killed during the pursuit and that the remaining 10 were murdered by the Japanese in a war crime. Tragically this was covered up and their killers were never charged while the men themselves never received any honours for their heroism.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Anthony Buckley

    Producer

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  1. Nathaniel Parker

    Lt. Col. Ivan Lyon

  2. John Bach

    Lt. Cmdr Donald 'Davo" Davidson

  3. Craig McLachlan

    Lt. Walter Carey

  4. Miranda Otto

    Roma Page

  5. Simon Burke

    Capt. Ellis

  6. Ken Teraizumi

    Hiroyuki Furuta

  7. Mark Lewis Jones

    Royal Marine Maj. Reggie Ingleton

  8. Ian Bolt

    Lt. Bobby Ross

  9. Anne-Louise Lambert

    Nancy Davidson

  10. Wayne Scott Kermond

    Able Seaman Frederick 'Boof' Marsh

  11. Troy Willats

    Able Seaman Andrew 'Happy' Houston

  12. Kelly Dingwall

    Able Seaman Walter 'Poppa' Falls

  13. John O'Hare

    Cpl. Flectcher

  14. Kenneth Radley

    Warr. Off. Alf Warren

  15. Brett Partridge

    Lt. Andrew 'Blondie' Sargent

  16. Malcolm Robertson

    Col. Mott

  17. Barbara Lowing

    Gabrielle Lyon

  18. Edmund Pegge

    Maj. Chapman

  19. Kate Sheil

    Roma's Mother

  20. Kit Taylor

    Roma's Father

  21. Felix Nobis

    Cpl. Colin Craft

  22. Wayne Pygram

    Lt. Bruno Reymond

  23. Paul Kennedy

    Hardy

  24. Peter Healy

    Sgt. David Gooley

  25. Peter Muller

    Riggs

  26. Peter Lehner

    Pvt. Douglas Warne

  27. Richard Lindsell

    Sgt. Colin Cameron

  28. Greg Jones

    Campbell

  29. Jonathan Sweet

    Mackenzie

  30. Leon Teague

    Warr. Off. Jeremy Willersdorf

  31. Brandan O'Connell

    Cpl. Hugo Pace

  32. Robin Bowering

    Marsham

  33. Brendon Lunney

    General Howard

  34. Tarō Ishida

    General Otsuka

  35. Donald MacDonald

    Lt. Col. Pritchard

  36. Gō Awazu

    Mikizawa

  37. Jim Kemp

    Major Wild

  38. Kazuhiro Muroyama

    Major Kamiya

  39. Warwick Tennant Moss

    General Steven

  40. Ken Senga

    Colonel Yoshida

  41. Brian McDermott

    Brigadier Johns

  42. Alan Faulkner

    Admiral

  43. Robert Davis

    General

  44. Gregg Arthur

    Croton

  45. John Meillon Jr.

    1st Lieutenant

  46. Christopher Betts

    Captain Ross

  47. Alan McQueen

    Union Secretary

  48. Damian Cudmore

    Union Picket

  49. Liberty Lee

    Caroline

  50. Earle Cross

    Minister

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 56 / Crews : 16

Mini-series ( 1991-12-15)

The true and tragic story of Operation Rimau, one of the most daring raids of WW2. In September 1944 Ivan Lyon and 22 Australian and British troops attempted to blow up Japanese ships in Singapore. Just 10 miles away from the target they are discovered and so begin a long and desperate bid to escape to Australia. The series shows how after the war it is revealled that 13 men were killed during the pursuit and that the remaining 10 were murdered by the Japanese in a war crime. Tragically this was covered up and their killers were never charged while the men themselves never received any honours for their heroism.

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Episode 2

Episode: 2
Dec 15, 1991 (en)
Drama, War & Politics
[200] Min
  • First Air Date Dec 15, 1991
  • Production
    TVS Films, Telco Productions
  • Rotten tomato 80%
Original Title Heroes II: The Return
en

Overview

Heroes II: the Return is a 1991 Australian mini-series about Operation Rimau during World War II. The true and tragic story of Operation Rimau, one of the most daring raids of WW2. In September 1944 Ivan Lyon and 22 Australian and British troops attempted to blow up Japanese ships in Singapore. Just 10 miles away from the target they are discovered and so begin a long and desperate bid to escape to Australia. The series shows how after the war it is revealled that 13 men were killed during the pursuit and that the remaining 10 were murdered by the Japanese in a war crime. Tragically this was covered up and their killers were never charged while the men themselves never received any honours for their heroism.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Anthony Buckley

    Producer