"Changi" (2001) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Writer:

John Doyle (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

14 October 2001 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

Changi follows the story of six young Australian mates who go to war. They land in Singapore in 1942...

Plot Keywords:

Singapore | Asia | TV Mini-Series | Australia | Prisoner Of War

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Stephen Curry	...	Eddie (6 episodes, 2001)
Leon Ford	...	Bill Dwyer (6 episodes, 2001)
Matthew Newton	...	David Collins (6 episodes, 2001)
Mark Priestley	...	John 'Curley' Foster (6 episodes, 2001)
Joel McIlroy	...	Bertie Jenkins (6 episodes, 2001)
Shingo Misawa	...	Colonel Nakamura (6 episodes, 2001)
Alan Morris	...	James / ... (6 episodes, 2001)
Sean Taylor	...	Colonel Smythe (6 episodes, 2001)
Gotaro Tsunashima	...	Lieutenant Aso (6 episodes, 2001)
William Upjohn	...	CSM Bryson (6 episodes, 2001)
Anthony Hayes	...	Gordon Yates (5 episodes, 2001)
Dean Atkinson	...	Bernie / ... (5 episodes, 2001)
Nicholas Hope	...	Guillaume Koper (5 episodes, 2001)
Christopher Baker	...	Lofty Morgan / ... (4 episodes, 2001)
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell	...	Older David Collins (3 episodes, 2001)
Masa Yamaguchi	...	Guard (3 episodes, 2001)
Scott Youll	...	Guard (3 episodes, 2001)
Ian Bolt	...	Father Paul (2 episodes, 2001)
Peter Carroll	...	Doctor Hurrell / ... (2 episodes, 2001)
Ichiro Harada	...	Guard (2 episodes, 2001)
Andrew James Mead	...	Captain Lovegrove (2 episodes, 2001)
Ishihara Tatsumi	...	Captain Shindo (2 episodes, 2001)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Trivia:

Set dressings were researched from photographs and WWII veterans and obtained from a variety of sources, including the ABC prop store, other Sydney prop houses, private collections, auctions, and second hand stores.

Quotes:

[Gordon is refusing to salute.]
Colonel Smythe: I don't understand it. He won't salute?
Rowdy: No, sir.
Colonel Smythe: It's no effort, man. Up, down. Up, down. It's done. You could order him to salute.
Rowdy: With respect, sir, I think he would opt for insubordination.
Colonel Smythe: I could order you to order him to salute.
Rowdy: With respect, sir, I think I would opt for insubordination as well.

A glorious risk as war takes a holiday...

Here we have a miniseries, which revels in in its flaws, and doesn't make us cringe because of them...it is excellent story-telling, which fuses black comedy, mateship (in a positive way), the pathetic waste of war, without the sheer unadulterated manipulation of a con-job like Life is Beautiful...it is an entertainment, not the meaning of life...and showcases the talents of actors both young and old...give it a go and tell us what you think...