The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Synopsis

Dorrigo Evans, an Australian surgeon on the Burma Railway during WWII, is haunted by his time as a POW, as well as a forbidden affair he had with his uncle's wife prior to the war.

First Air Date: 2025-04-18

Last Air Date: 2025-04-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 5

Created By: Shaun Grant, Justin Kurzel

Networks: Prime Video

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Top Cast

Jacob Elordi as Dorrigo Evans
Ciarán Hinds as Dorrigo Evans 1980s
Odessa Young as Amy Mulvaney
Olivia DeJonge as Ella Evans
Heather Mitchell as Ella Evans 1980s
Show Kasamatsu as Major Nakamura
Simon Baker as Keith Mulvaney
Thomas Weatherall as Frank 'Darky' Gardiner
Fabian McCallum as Sheephead Morton
Caolan McCarthy as Chum Fahey

Seasons

Miniseries (2025)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2025-04-18)

While writing a speech for an upcoming book launch, renowned surgeon and celebrated war hero, Dorrigo Evans is thrust back into memories of his time as a POW in WW2 and of his brief, yet unforgettable, love affair with Amy Mulvaney. A love which sustained him through this dark time.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2025-04-18)

We witness the burgeoning love affair between Dorrigo and Amy in the 1940s, which is in stark contrast to his present day marriage to his wife, Ella. The banality of his current life in the 1980s leads Dorrigo to take a risk that puts his surgical career in jeopardy.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2025-04-18)

Dorrigo has come under investigation for a risky procedure he performed, placing a further strain on his marriage. A marriage that is already feeling the effects of Dorrigo's everlasting love for Amy, a love both cannot resist. We also witness Dorrigo's deep love and care towards the soldiers when a cholera outbreak spreads through the POW camp, and his friend Rabbit becomes increasingly unwell.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2025-04-18)

Dorrigo and Amy's affair must end when Dorrigo is shipped off to war, where as a prisoner he bares witness to the most horrific of crimes.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2025-04-18)

Dorrigo returns from war and tries to get on with his life without Amy and many of his friends he lost to the POW camp. While in the present, the day of the book launch arrives and Dorrigo's reflections on his life come to a head.