THE HEROES ~ OPERATION JAYWICK

" commemorating the heroes of Z Special Unit and their remarkable vessel M.V.Krait " 

 

The 2018 DVD release of "The Heroes" mini-series; the dramatic story of M.V. Krait and the mission of Allied Z special unit in Singapore.

DIGITALLY ENHANCED FOR ENHANCED QUALITY PICTURE AND SOUND


FILM SUMMARY

Operation Jaywick was one of the most daring and celebrated  special operations in WW II. The plan was audacious and the chances of failure high.

 At dawn on 26th September 1943, a series of explosions in Singapore harbour sink or damaged seven Japanese merchant ships. At the same time, six British and Australian commandos paddle their canoes frantically back to an island base across Singapore Strait before daylight reveals them.

This raid was Operation Jaywick, an audacious plan to penetrate Singapore's harbour defences and damage Japanese shipping and prestige in South East-Asia. The plan was devised by Englishman Major Ivan Lyon the previous year, when he came across a former Japanese fishing boat, the Fukoku Maru during evacuation of Singapore. Lyon realised the fishing boat could be used to enter Japanese waters where a raiding party would paddle canoes into the harbour and mine Japanese merchant ships.

Lyon sells his plan to a sceptical high command with the assistance of Colonel Mott, the commander the Allied Z special unit. Lyon assembles a team. Lieutenant Donald Davidson a piratical English adventurer will be raid commander. Lieutenant Ted Carse an experience mariner will command the fishing boat, now renamed Krait after the deadly Asian snake.

After a tense passage past Japanese coastal defences in the Lombok Strait, M. V. Krait drops the raiding party off at an uninhabited island. Embarking in collapsible canoes, jammed full with explosive limpet mines, the team paddle fifty miles to a forward base, from where at night they paddle into Singapore Harbour and attach the mines to merchant ships. The attack was successful with seven Japanese ships being sunk or damaged. It was also a tremendous blow to Japanese prestige in South – East Asia. Much of the detail of this operation remained classified for many years.

­The Heroes-Ser­­­ies was the highest rating series in British TV history when it aired in 1989 being viewed by some 15 million viewers. It was exceptionally well accepted when aired in Australia. In 1991 the mini-series was cut down to 90 minute TV movie but don’t worry when you buy from us you receive the full 197 minute, digitally enhanced edition. Twice the value!


The series was largely filmed on the Hawkesbury River and Brisbane Water (N.S.W). The series was not fictionalised, it is factual, true Australian military history presented in an enjoyable format.


Channel Seven funded the sequel, Heroes II The Return which dealt with Operation Rimau, This was a second attempt at sinking Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour, it shows how even the best planned military Operation can go tragically wrong... See our eBay store for further details and the newly released Heroes II – The Return – Operation Rimau.

REVIEWS

“The story is very well -written. It is really honest and heart-felt with laughs and dramatic moments. With famous faces such as Jason Donovan (Pop Star,) Cameron Daddo, (Home and Away), David Weham (Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sea Change, Blue Heelers) Bill Kerr (The Pirate Movie, Peter Weir’s Gallipoli, The Dam Busters and Hancock’ Half Hour -Radio ) What more could you ask for?        Tiffiny C.

I thoroughly recommend to anyone who enjoys a good story about human strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.  Alan B.

“ This brilliant Mini-Series is fine cinema provides a glimpse jnto the sacrifices and intrigues of the war in Pacific. It helps us all appreciate the contribution of the Australians. A fine tribute to the Australian Special Forces .     David W

“Awesome drama”                          Judy W.

 

FILM CREDITS

 The Australian cast includes Jason Donovan before his fame as a pop star took over from his acting career.

ANTHONY BUCKLEY FILMS present a TVS FILMS production

"THE HEROES – OPERATION JAYWICK"
Starring PAUL RHYS, JOHN BACH, JOHN HARGREAVES
Co-starring BILL KERR, JASON DONOVAN, CAMERON DADDO
Music composed by PETER BEST
Screenplay by PETER YELDHAM based on the book by RONALD McKIE
Executive Producers GRAHAM BENSON, VALERIE HARDY
Produced by ANTHONY BUCKLEY
Directed by DONALD CROMBIE
Starring:
Paul Rhys (Ivan Lyon), John Bach (Donald Davidson), John Hargreaves (Ted Carse), Bill Kerr (Paddy McDowell), Christopher Morsley (Bob Page), Tim Robertson (Colonel Mott), John Ewart (Bill Reynolds), Timothy Lyn ('Taffy' Morris), Jason Donovan ('Happy' Huston), Cameron Daddo ('Joe' Jones), Jeff Truman ('Cobber' Cain), Gerry Skilton (Andy Crilley), David Wenham (Horrie Young), Mark McAskill ('Poppa' Falls), Don Halbert ('Moss' Berryman)

 

PRODUCT DETAILS

Format: DVD
Running Time: 197 mins
Ratio: (4:3)
Production Year: 1989
No Subtitles
Region: PAL, all regions

 

Hurry stocks of this once off limited edition, digitally remastered DVD with superior sound and picture quality, are selling out fast. It is bound to be a collector’s item.



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