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Heroes II: The Return
Heroes II: The Return
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Heroes II: The Return

December 15, 1991
1 Season
2 Episodes
TMDB7.5· 2

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.

Cast
Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Lt. Col. Ivan Lyon

John Bach

John Bach

Lt. Cmdr Donald 'Davo" Davidson

Craig McLachlan

Craig McLachlan

Lt. Walter Carey

Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto

Roma Page

Simon Burke

Simon Burke

Capt. Ellis

Ken Teraizumi

Ken Teraizumi

Hiroyuki Furuta

Mark Lewis Jones

Mark Lewis Jones

Royal Marine Maj. Reggie Ingleton

Ian Bolt

Ian Bolt

Lt. Bobby Ross

Anne-Louise Lambert

Anne-Louise Lambert

Nancy Davidson

Wayne Scott Kermond

Wayne Scott Kermond

Able Seaman Frederick 'Boof' Marsh

Troy Willats

Troy Willats

Able Seaman Andrew 'Happy' Houston

Kelly Dingwall

Kelly Dingwall

Able Seaman Walter 'Poppa' Falls

John O'Hare

John O'Hare

Cpl. Flectcher

Kenneth Radley

Kenneth Radley

Warr. Off. Alf Warren

Brett Partridge

Brett Partridge

Lt. Andrew 'Blondie' Sargent

Malcolm Robertson

Malcolm Robertson

Col. Mott

Barbara Lowing

Barbara Lowing

Gabrielle Lyon

Edmund Pegge

Edmund Pegge

Maj. Chapman

Kate Sheil

Kate Sheil

Roma's Mother

Kit Taylor

Kit Taylor

Roma's Father

Felix Nobis

Felix Nobis

Cpl. Colin Craft

Wayne Pygram

Wayne Pygram

Lt. Bruno Reymond

Paul Kennedy

Paul Kennedy

Hardy

Peter Healy

Peter Healy

Sgt. David Gooley

Peter Muller

Peter Muller

Riggs

Peter Lehner

Peter Lehner

Pvt. Douglas Warne

Richard Lindsell

Richard Lindsell

Sgt. Colin Cameron

Greg Jones

Greg Jones

Campbell

Jonathan Sweet

Jonathan Sweet

Mackenzie

Leon Teague

Leon Teague

Warr. Off. Jeremy Willersdorf

Brandan O'Connell

Brandan O'Connell

Cpl. Hugo Pace

Robin Bowering

Robin Bowering

Marsham

Brendon Lunney

Brendon Lunney

General Howard

Taro Ishida

Taro Ishida

General Otsuka

Donald MacDonald

Donald MacDonald

Lt. Col. Pritchard

Gō Awazu

Gō Awazu

Mikizawa

Jim Kemp

Jim Kemp

Major Wild

Kazuhiro Muroyama

Kazuhiro Muroyama

Major Kamiya

Warwick Tennant Moss

Warwick Tennant Moss

General Steven

Ken Senga

Ken Senga

Colonel Yoshida

Brian McDermott

Brian McDermott

Brigadier Johns

Alan Faulkner

Alan Faulkner

Admiral

Robert Davis

Robert Davis

General

Gregg Arthur

Gregg Arthur

Croton

John Meillon Jr.

John Meillon Jr.

1st Lieutenant

Christopher Betts

Christopher Betts

Captain Ross

Alan McQueen

Alan McQueen

Union Secretary

Damian Cudmore

Damian Cudmore

Union Picket

Liberty Lee

Liberty Lee

Caroline

Earle Cross

Earle Cross

Minister

Pudji Waseso

Pudji Waseso

Raja Mun

Gandhi MacIntyre

Gandhi MacIntyre

Sald Abdullah

Raymond Chan

Raymond Chan

Malay Interpreter

Johann Huang

Johann Huang

Chin Yan

Arif Hidayat

Arif Hidayat

Moestika Captain

Marcus Schultz

Marcus Schultz

Outram Rd Guard

Crew
Donald Crombie

Donald Crombie

Director

Anthony Buckley

Anthony Buckley

Producer

Seasons & Episodes
Mini-series

Mini-series

2 episodes
Dec 15, 1991

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.

Videos
Heroes II: The Return - Operation Rimau, "Reported Missing" trailer (DVD release)
Clip

Heroes II: The Return - Operation Rimau, "Reported Missing" trailer (DVD release)

YouTube
Aug 3, 2020
Heroes II: The Return - Operation Rimau, "Terrible Mistake" trailer (DVD release)
Clip

Heroes II: The Return - Operation Rimau, "Terrible Mistake" trailer (DVD release)

YouTube
Aug 3, 2020
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Show Info
StatusEnded
TypeMiniseries
Original LanguageEnglish
Seasons1
Episodes2
Last Air DateDec 16, 1991
Popularity0%
Streaming on
10

10

Produced by
TF

TVS Films

GB

TP

Telco Productions

AU

Released in

Australia

Spoken Languages

English