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7 June 1991 (UK)
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In August 1944, 1104 Japanese prisoners of war at the Australian POW camp at Cowra stage a mass breakout...
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Cast
(Series Cast overview, first billed only) | Alan David Lee | ... | Stan Davidson |
| Dennis Miller | ... | Mick Murphy |
| Andrew Lloyde | ... | Lieutenant MacDonald |
 | Tony Barry | ... | Sergeant Best |
| Peter Phelps | ... | Terry Moyes |
| Nique Needles | ... | Stinky Smith (as Nic Needles) |
| Peter Hehir | ... | Padre |
| Alex Broun | ... | Nobby |
| David Slingsby | ... | Den Den |
| David Sanford | ... | Curtis |
| Luke Hobbs | ... | Athol |
| Tom Appleton | ... | Barnett |
| Gerry Skilton | ... | Spud |
| Tony Benedict Smith | ... | Nugget |
| Donal Gibson | ... | Blackjack Devereaux |
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50 min (10 episodes)
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This is one of my favourite mini-series. It is a shame that "Cowra Breakout","The Dirtwater Dynasty" and "Against the Wind' are not put back on Television and/or DVD. All of these are very well acted, very Australian and keeps myself as a viewer,very absorbed. From memory the Cowra Breakout is set during the 2nd world war, in which our two main protaganists meet, during a very bitter battle which I think results in the capture of the japanese actor and the returning of the aussie to a N.S.W town called Cowra. The Japanese are kept as prisoners in POW there camp and our two former enemies become friends. To be captured by the enemy is to be absolutely disgraced and the only honorable thing for a Japanese POW to do is to committ suicide, which some of them try. All in all a very good mini-series with good flow and one which I believe, would be enjoyed by the rest of the world