Starring Nigel Havers as a recovering WWII pilot trying to adapt to life after being shot down. After suffering horrific facial burns when the bomber he is piloting is shot down, Hugh Fleming (Havers)'s once promising future lies in ruins. Abandoned by his girlfriend, and forced to sit out the war while his former colleagues fight on, Fleming's only hope lies with an offer of help from renowned plastic surgeon Angus Meikle (James Fox). Based on the 1980 Christopher Matthew book 'The Long-Haired Boy'. Loosley based on the true story of Richard Hillary with some aspects adapted from Hillary's 1943 book 'The Last Enemy'.
6 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1991
Rating
6.3/10
3 votes • HD
People
Bunty Morrell
Hugh Fleming
Angus Meikle
Marjorie
Arthur Fleming
Iris Fleming
Julian Masters
Tim Holland
Dickie Bird
Medical Orderly
Nancy
Susan
Episodes
Episode 1 • May 17, 1991
Episode 2 • May 24, 1991
Episode 3 • May 31, 1991
Episode 4 • Jun 07, 1991
Episode 5 • Jun 14, 1991
Episode 6 • Jun 21, 1991
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