Victoria Cross Heroes

Victoria Cross Heroes
Genre	Docudrama
Written by	Nicholas WhiteTemplate:·wrap Steven ClarkeTemplate:·wrap Mary McMurray
Directed by	Nicholas WhiteTemplate:·wrap Steven ClarkeTemplate:·wrap Mary McMurray
Presented by	Charles, Prince of Wales
Starring	Tom Hiddleston
Voices of	Crispin Bonham-Carter
Narrated by	Kenneth Cranham
Composer	Tom Escott
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	3
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	Five
Release	November 19 – December 3, 2006

Victoria Cross Heroes is a three-part television docudrama recipients first broadcast by Five in 2006 that tells the stories of some of the recipients of the Victoria Cross.

Episodes

Episode one: The Modern Age

Charles, Prince of Wales introduces the stories of some of the servicemen who have been awarded the Victoria Cross through the 60 years from World War II to the Iraq War, including the most recent recipient Pvt. Johnson Beharry.

• RCAF Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski lost his life attempting to rescue his friend from a burning Lancaster Bomber.
• British Army Capt. Jack Randle lost his life taking an enemy machine gun nest at the Battle of Kohima.
• Royal Navy mini-submarine commander Lt. Ian Fraser and diver James Magennis destroyed enemy cruiser.
• British Army Pvt. Bill Speakman was wounded leading charges to hold back an advancing enemy platoon in Korea.
• Gurkah Rifles Lnc-Cpl. Rambahadur Limbu captured enemy P.O.W’s in a nighttime raid in Sarawak.
• Australian Army Training Team Warrant Officer Keith Payne wounded covering the retreat of a native unit in Vietnam.
• British Paras. Lt-Col. 'H'. Jones and Sgt. Ian McKay lost their lives in assaults against enemy positions during the Falklands War.
• British Army Pvt. Johnson Beharry wounded rescuing the crew of his Warrior in two separate ambushes in Iraq.

Participants Lord Ashcroft, KCMG Major Alastair Brooks, MC Richard Deane, MC Dave Falconer, MC Richard Holmes Rambahadur Limbu, VC (Borneo, 1965) Jim Magennis (Son of James Magennis, VC) Kit Maunsell, MC Freda McKay (Mother of Ian McKay, VC) Keith Payne, VC (Vietnam, 1969) John Randle (Son of John Randle, VC) Frankie Randle (Grandson of John Randle, VC) Bill Speakman, VC (Korea, 1951)

Performers Crispin Bonham-Carter as Voice of the Gazette Peter Ormond as Pat Brophy Andy Pilgrim as Andrew Mynarski Tom Hiddleston as John Randle Martin Delaney as Ian Fraser Rob William as James Magennis Frank McCusker as Voice of James Magennis Yo Santhaveesuk as Rambahadur Limbu Andrew Josh as Machine Gunner Alex Liang as Machine Gunner David Seymour as Ian McKay James Hayward as Lt. Bickerdyke

External links

• Victoria Cross Heroes includes clips fromt the series