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A Perfect Hero

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6.0

1991

A Perfect Hero

Overview: Starring Nigel Havers as a recovering WWII pilot trying to adapt to life after being shot down. After suffering horrific facial burns when the bomber he is piloting is shot down, Hugh Fleming (Havers)'s once promising future lies in ruins. Abandoned by his girlfriend, and forced to sit out the war while his former colleagues fight on, Fleming's only hope lies with an offer of help from renowned plastic surgeon Angus Meikle (James Fox). Based on the 1980 Christopher Matthew book 'The Long-Haired Boy'. Loosley based on the true story of Richard Hillar with some aspects adapted from Hillary's 1943 book 'The Last Enemy'.

Status: Ended

Release date: May 17, 1991

Number of season: 1

Number of episode: 6

Production companies
  • LWT
  • ITV

Top Cast

Fiona Gillies

Fiona Gillies

as Bunty Morrell

Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

as Hugh Fleming

James Fox

James Fox

as Angus Meikle

Amanda Elwes

Amanda Elwes

as Marjorie

Bernard Hepton

Bernard Hepton

as Arthur Fleming

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Season

Season 1

Season 1

May 17, 1991.

  6 Episodes

Overview: starring Nigel Havers as a recovering WWII pilot trying to adapt to life after being shot down. After suffering horrific facial burns when the bomber he is piloting is shot down, Hugh Fleming (Havers)'s once promising future lies in ruins. Abandoned by his girlfriend, and forced to sit out the war while his former colleagues fight on, Fleming's only hope lies with an offer of help from renowned plastic surgeon Angus Meikle (James Fox).

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