The Day of the Roses is a two part Australian television mini-series, a docu-drama directed by Peter Fisk, based on the events of the 1977 Granville railway disaster

Granville railway disaster

The Granville rail disaster occurred on 18 January 1977 at Granville, a suburb in western Sydney, when a crowded commuter train derailed, running into the supports of a road bridge which fell down onto two of its passenger carriages...

. The film was made in 1998 and runs over 3.5 hours.

Plot

The plot follows the coronial investigation into the accident which killed 83 people as a commuter train left the rails and hit a row of overhead road bridge supports constructed from concrete and steel. With its supports demolished, the bridge and several cars on top of it crashed down onto carriages three and four, crushing them and the passengers inside.

Cast

• Rebecca Gibney
  Rebecca Gibney
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  - Margaret Warby
• Paul Mercurio
  Paul Mercurio
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  - Bryan Gordon
• Helen Dallimore
  Helen Dallimore
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  - Annette Gordon
• Stephen Curry- Rescuer
• Jeremy Sims
  Jeremy Sims
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  - Gerry Buchtmann
• Peter O'Brien- Boris Osman
• Gigi Edgley
  Gigi Edgley
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  - Erica Watson
• Heather Mitchell
  Heather Mitchell
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  - Margaret Shuttler
• Eugene Gilfedder- Mr Ward
• John Bach
  John Bach
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  - Tom Weir
• Chris Betts- Sgt. Merv Masterson
• Aaron Blabey
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  - Dr White
• Carol Burns- Greta
• Cormac Costello- Michael "Scotty" McInally
• Damian Pike- Constable Garry Raymond
• Wayne Pygram
  Wayne Pygram
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  - Sgt. Joe Beecroft
• Georgina Symes- Debbie Skow
• Steven Vidler
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  - Dick Lamb
• Bill Young
  Bill Young
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  - Inspector Ray Williams
• Chris Haywood
  Chris Haywood
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  - Informer
• Andrew McFarlane- Public Servant
• Robert Coleby- Station Officer