A Perfect Hero (1991)
Synopsis
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'.
First Air Date: 1991-05-17
Last Air Date: 1991-06-21
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Top Cast
- Fiona Gillies as Bunty Morrell
- Nigel Havers as Hugh Fleming
- James Fox as Angus Meikle
- Amanda Elwes as Marjorie
- Bernard Hepton as Arthur Fleming
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Iris Fleming
- Nicholas Pritchard as Julian Masters
- Patrick Ryecart as Tim Holland
- Thomas Wheatley as Dickie Bird
- Jeffrey Daunton as Medical Orderly
Seasons
Season 1 (1991)
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).
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Ep. 1: Episode 1
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Ep. 2: Episode 2
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Ep. 3: Episode 3
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Ep. 4: Episode 4
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Ep. 5: Episode 5
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Ep. 6: Episode 6
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