Anyone remember this show?

Kai

Back in the late 80's maybe early 90's there was a series shown on RTE which had Australian soldiers fighting against the Japanese in a jungle.

I cant remember the name of it but for some reason i think it ran for 2 seasons and in the final episode the group of soldiers were captured and executed by being beheaded. It wasn't particularly graphic but I remember how awful it was to watch :eek:

I think it was based loosely on real events but that might not be the case. Anyone any ideas?

RoryMurphyJnr

Might be among this lot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_series

R

JonathanAnon

the only similar Australian show I remember was The Sullivans...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G2nCQyUCNo

it was set during WWII, and a number of the sons went off to fight the Japs, but I dont remember the scenes you are discussing.

30txsbzmcu2k9w

I remember it, it was called The Heroes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095297/

jasonb

I was thinking it was The Heroes too. But it wasn't on for 2 seasons, and they didn't all get beheaded at the end ( though during the credits it did say that they went on another mission the following year and they all died during that mission ).

J.

30txsbzmcu2k9w

Actually remember it being a really sad ending too. Think because it didn't end with a happy ending it's stayed with me since i was a kid.

Ash.J.Williams

ANZACS?

jasonb

Well, it looks like it is The Heroes, as there was also Heroes II : The Return ( which would be your 'second season' ) and in this one a lot of them were beheaded at the end.

A quick look at Wiki gives us this :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Jaywick

which is basically the story of The Heroes and this :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rimau

which is basically the story of Heroes II : The Return...

J.

Kai

Bingo thanks guys. It seems Jason Donovan and Craig Mclachlan were in it! Nostalgia is just not what it used to be.

jasonb

From what I remember, Jason Donovan in the first one and Craig ( Hey Mona! ) McLachlan was in the second.

I also remember the shock of the sad ending, un-used to such things as I was at that tender age!

J.

Kai

jasonb wrote: »

From what I remember, Jason Donovan in the first one and Craig ( Hey Mona! ) McLachlan was in the second.

I also remember the shock of the sad ending, un-used to such things as I was at that tender age!

J.

Reading the details brought back the ending. They had 2 endings, one was the Japanese official version which said they lined up and calmly accepted their fate (as a Jap soldier would supposedly) and the guy with the sword did a good 'clean' job at removing head from shoulders.

The second version was from a Japanese soldier who saw it happen and said they were dragged screaming and knocked to their knees (as a western soldier would) and the executioner needed a few blows to finish the job....

All a few weeks before the war ended. I was only about 12 when i saw it so it stuck with me.

30txsbzmcu2k9w

Just found this lad's youtube channel seems to have uploaded the whole show so i'll prob give it a watch again.

http://www.youtube.com/user/aQSteve