Gallipoli

★ 6.8•2015•1 Seasons•ANIME

War & PoliticsDrama

As dawn breaks on April 25, 1915, ANZAC troops go into battle on the beaches of the Gallipoli peninsula. Landing in the dark chaos, Tolly, Bevan and their mates struggle to establish a tenuous foothold on the treacherous slopes and deep ravines. They endure the next eight months on the peninsula learning lessons of survival. By the time of the final evacuation they have also learned the skills of combat and what it means to be a young man in war.

Top Cast

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Thomas "Tolly" Johnson

Nicholas Hope

Walter Braithwaite

Travis Jeffery

Henry "Stewie" Stewart Watson

Matt Nable

Harry Perceval

Harry Greenwood

Bevan Johnson

Sam Parsonson

Dave Klein

Tom Budge

Cliff Sutton

James Callis

Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett

John Bach

Sir Ian Hamilton

Anthony Hayes

Anthony Chandler

Leon Ford

Charles Bean

Ashleigh Cummings

Celia Houghton

Anthony Phelan

Sir William Birdwood

Paul English

Cecil Aspinall

Episodes

Season:

1. The First Day

80m

At dawn on 25 April 1915, four mates land with the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli and find themselves in a chaotic and heroic battle for the Turkish heights. By the end of the disastrous first day, the senior British officers make a drastic decision.

Aired: 2/9/2015

2. My Friend, the Enemy

46m

After a month of heavy fighting, the Anzac and Turkish soldiers meet in No Man's Land during a cease fire to bury their dead. Tolly risks his life by charging a machine gun nest to protect his brother. The newly arrived light horsemen are shocked by the aftermath.