The Heroes (1989 miniseries)
| The Heroes | |
|---|---|
| Based on | The Heroes by Ronald McKie |
| Screenplay by | Peter Yeldham |
| Directed by | Donald Crombie |
| Starring | Paul Rhys John Bach John Hargreaves |
| Theme music composer | Peter Best |
| Country of origin | Australia United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Graham Benson Valerie Hardy |
| Producer | Anthony Buckley |
| Running time | 2 x 2 hours |
| Production companies | TVS Films Channel Ten Productions |
| Budget | A$5.9 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 2 April – 3 April 1989 |
| Network | Channel Ten |
| Release | 27 August – 28 August 1989 |
| Related | |
| Heroes II: The Return | |
The Heroes is a 1989 British/Australian mini-series on Operation Jaywick, a World War II special forces raid on Japanese shipping in Singapore harbour by the Australian Z Special Unit, based on Ronald McKie's 1960 book The Heroes.