
The series
Six young Australians go to war, full of confidence and bravado. They land in Singapore in 1942, just in time for surrender. With 15,000 others, they are marched off to Changi prison camp. Together, the six boys survive three and a half years of incarceration. Almost sixty years later, the six prepare to get together for what may be their last hurrah.
Episodes
Season 1 · 6 episodes · 2001
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Episode 114 Oct 200158m
Seeing Is Believing
Now a retired property developer, David Collins has never been able to remember all that happened to him as a POW, but as the date for the reunion draws closer, he begins to recall his horrific ordeal. In his first year at camp, David is b…
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Episode 221 Oct 200158m
Gordon's Will
As an old man, Gordon is the victim of a stroke that paralyses him down one side. His condition reminds Gordon of the time in Changi when he refused to salute Lieutenant Aso, forcing a major confrontation. Aso places Gordon on a box in the…
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Episode 328 Oct 200158m
Private Bill
On his final day as a University Professor, Bill Dwyer is visited by a young student who looks remarkably like the girl he fell in love with before the war. He begins to reminisce with her about his missing years in Changi, telling her abo…
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Episode 44 Nov 200158m
Curley
As he practices for his impending driving test, Old Curley is thrown into a panic by an impatient driver behind him. His mind returns to Changi and the time he was caught stealing food. Thrown into 'The Hole' and left to rot in the dark fo…
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Episode 511 Nov 200158m
Eddie's Birthday
On his 78th birthday, Eddie is giving himself his traditional birthday shave, when his jaw begins to ache. He finds himself thinking back to his final year in Changi, when his wisdom tooth became infected, and he unwillingly attracted the …
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Episode 618 Nov 200159m
Pacifying the Angels
For Tom the prospect of the forthcoming reunion is a mixed blessing: He loves seeing his old mates, but hates where they take him – back to the last night of the war.
Cast

Matthew Newton
David Collins
Anthony Hayes
Gordon Yates
Leon Ford
Bill Dwyer
Mark Priestley
John 'Curley' Foster
Stephen Curry
Eddie
Matthew Whittet
Tom
Geoff Morrell
Rowdy
Gotaro Tsunashima
Lieutenant Aso
Charles Tingwell
Older David Collins
Frank Wilson
Older Gordon Yates
Terry Norris
Older Bill Dwyer