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'.

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Cast

Fiona Gillies

Bunty Morrell

Total episodes: 6

Nigel Havers

Hugh Fleming

Total episodes: 6

James Fox

Angus Meikle

Total episodes: 6

Amanda Elwes

Marjorie

Total episodes: 6

Bernard Hepton

Arthur Fleming

Total episodes: 6

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Iris Fleming

Total episodes: 6

Nicholas Pritchard

Julian Masters

Total episodes: 6

Patrick Ryecart

Tim Holland

Total episodes: 6

Thomas Wheatley

Dickie Bird

Total episodes: 6

Jeffrey Daunton

Medical Orderly

Total episodes: 6

Georgia Allen

Nancy

Total episodes: 6

Fiona Mollison

Susan

Total episodes: 6

Fiona Gillies

Bunty Morrell

Total episodes: 6

Nigel Havers

Hugh Fleming

Total episodes: 6

James Fox

Angus Meikle

Total episodes: 6

Amanda Elwes

Marjorie

Total episodes: 6

Bernard Hepton

Arthur Fleming

Total episodes: 6

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Iris Fleming

Total episodes: 6

Nicholas Pritchard

Julian Masters

Total episodes: 6

Patrick Ryecart

Tim Holland

Total episodes: 6

Thomas Wheatley

Dickie Bird

Total episodes: 6

Jeffrey Daunton

Medical Orderly

Total episodes: 6

Georgia Allen

Nancy

Total episodes: 6

Fiona Mollison

Susan

Total episodes: 6

Extra

Release Date

May 17, 1991

Last air Date

June 21, 1991

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Networks

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seasons

Season 1

Aired on: 1991 | 6 Episodes

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).