Name: Gallipoli
Released: 2015-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: James Callis, Lachy Hulme, Kodi Smit-McPhee

TV Show · Drama · History

Four young Australian boys join the military and are sent to Gallipoli. They endure eight months on the peninsula learning lessons of survival, skills of combat and what it means to be a young man in war.

2015 · 1h 16m

Starring James Callis, Lachy Hulme, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Director Glendyn Ivin

EPISODE 1

The First Day

As dawn breaks on April 25, 1915, seventeen-year-old Thomas "Tolly" Johnson lands with the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli and finds himself in a chaotic, brutal battle for the Turkish heights.

1h 16m
EPISODE 2

My Friend, the Enemy

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.

44m
EPISODE 3

A Man Alone

Tolly is promoted ahead of his older brother, but disaster strikes when their platoon launches a surprise midnight attack.

45m
EPISODE 4

The Deeper Scar

Tolly recovers from his injuries in Cairo, and reluctantly returns to the front line at Gallipoli.

41m
EPISODE 5

The Breakout

In August 1915, General Hamilton devises a massive attack across the Gallipoli Peninsula to break the stalemate. Tolly and his mates defy the odds to win the Battle of Lone Pine, while the Light Horseman are decimated at The Nek.

41m
EPISODE 6

If Only

Australian journalist Keith Murdoch visits the British PM with a secret letter that will change the course of the war. Tolly is commended for his bravery at Lone Pine, while Dave refuses to get help for chronic illness.

43m