Heroes II: The Return( 1991)

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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.

Series Cast

Nathaniel Parker
Lt. Col. Ivan Lyon
John Bach
Lt. Cmdr Donald 'Davo" Davidson
Craig McLachlan
Lt. Walter Carey
Miranda Otto
Roma Page
Simon Burke
Capt. Ellis
Ken Teraizumi
Hiroyuki Furuta
Mark Lewis Jones
Royal Marine Maj. Reggie Ingleton
Ian Bolt
Lt. Bobby Ross
Anne-Louise Lambert
Nancy Davidson
Wayne Scott Kermond
Able Seaman Frederick 'Boof' Marsh
Troy Willats
Able Seaman Andrew 'Happy' Houston
Kelly Dingwall
Able Seaman Walter 'Poppa' Falls
John O'Hare
Cpl. Flectcher
Kenneth Radley
Warr. Off. Alf Warren
Brett Partridge
Lt. Andrew 'Blondie' Sargent
Malcolm Robertson
Col. Mott
Barbara Lowing
Gabrielle Lyon
Edmund Pegge
Maj. Chapman
Kate Sheil
Roma's Mother
Kit Taylor
Roma's Father
Felix Nobis
Cpl. Colin Craft
Wayne Pygram
Lt. Bruno Reymond
Paul Kennedy
Hardy
Peter Healy
Sgt. David Gooley
Peter Muller
Riggs
Peter Lehner
Pvt. Douglas Warne
Richard Lindsell
Sgt. Colin Cameron
Greg Jones
Campbell
Jonathan Sweet
Mackenzie
Leon Teague
Warr. Off. Jeremy Willersdorf
Brandan O'Connell
Cpl. Hugo Pace
Robin Bowering
Marsham
Brendon Lunney
General Howard
Tarō Ishida
General Otsuka
Donald MacDonald
Lt. Col. Pritchard
Gō Awazu
Mikizawa
Jim Kemp
Major Wild
Kazuhiro Muroyama
Major Kamiya
Warwick Tennant Moss
General Steven
Ken Senga
Colonel Yoshida
Brian McDermott
Brigadier Johns
Alan Faulkner
Admiral
Robert Davis
General
Gregg Arthur
Croton
John Meillon Jr.
1st Lieutenant
Christopher Betts
Captain Ross
Alan McQueen
Union Secretary
Damian Cudmore
Union Picket
Liberty Lee
Caroline
Earle Cross
Minister
Pudji Waseso
Raja Mun
Gandhi MacIntyre
Sald Abdullah
Raymond Chan
Malay Interpreter
Johann Huang
Chin Yan
Arif Hidayat
Moestika Captain
Marcus Schultz
Outram Rd Guard

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Mini-series

1991 | 2 Episodes

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.