A Perfect Hero
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A Perfect Hero is a 1991 TV minseries set in World War II
England. It was first broadcast on ITV
at 9:00pm on Friday 17 May 1991 and ran for six episodes. It aired in the US under the auspices of Masterpiece Theater during Season 21 that ran from 1991-1992.
Fighter Pilot
Flying Officer Hugh Fleming DFC, played by Nigel Havers
, who is shot down during the Battle of Britain
and is severely burned around the face and hands. While recovering and experiencing life as a scarred casualty of war, his colleagues and friends who had joined the RAF with him die one by one.
This series shows how burn victims are treated and how they have to recuperate. It is hard for Fleming because he was an extremely handsome young man who had no problem dating women. With his face deformed by the burns and the plastic surgery, his life becomes a rather more traumatic one.
, which somewhat lightens the mood.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
England. It was first broadcast on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
at 9:00pm on Friday 17 May 1991 and ran for six episodes. It aired in the US under the auspices of Masterpiece Theater during Season 21 that ran from 1991-1992.
Plot summary
The miniseries is about a young RAFRoyal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
Fighter Pilot
Fighter pilot
A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained in air-to-air combat while piloting a fighter aircraft . Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and dogfighting...
Flying Officer Hugh Fleming DFC, played by Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers
Nigel Allan Havers is an English actor. He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, and for his role as Dr. Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Don't Wait Up...
, who is shot down during the Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
and is severely burned around the face and hands. While recovering and experiencing life as a scarred casualty of war, his colleagues and friends who had joined the RAF with him die one by one.
This series shows how burn victims are treated and how they have to recuperate. It is hard for Fleming because he was an extremely handsome young man who had no problem dating women. With his face deformed by the burns and the plastic surgery, his life becomes a rather more traumatic one.
Music
Episode end credits play the song The Bells Of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-lingThe Bells Of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling
The Bells Of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling was a British airmen's song from World War I. It is apparently a parody of another popular song of the time entitled "She Only Answered 'Ting-a-ling-a-ling'". It is featured in the musical film Oh! What a Lovely War...
, which somewhat lightens the mood.