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The Cowra Breakout

on BBC One London

An Australian film drama in five parts about the events leading to a suicidal breakout by more than 1,000 Japanese prisoners from a PoW camp in Cowra.
1: 1942 - Sydney lad Stan Davidson arrives in New Guinea ready for war. He finds himself embroiled in a life or death battle with a Japanese sniper. A few years later the two meet face to face, in very different circumstances.
• PICTURE STORY: page 67
• TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888

Contributors

Unknown:
Stan Davidson
Stan Davidson:
Alan David Lee
Junji Hayashi:
Junichi Ishida
Sally Murphy:
Tracy Mann
Lt MacDonald:
Andrew Lloyde
Mick Murphy:
Dennis Miller
Moyes:
Peter Phelps
Stinky Smith:
Nic Needles
Sato:
Susumu Hirayanagi
Nugget:
Tony Benedict-Smith
Mrs Davidson:
Carole Skinner
Mr Davidson:
Norman Kaye
Bob Davidson:
Paul Smith
Heather:
Glenda Linscott
Curtis:
David Sanford
Spud:
Gerry Skilton
Athol:
Luke Hobbs
Comedian:
Joe Martin
Actor:
Doctor Vanmarkel

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