The Day of the Roses 25 years old
On January 18th, 1977, a crowded commuter train heading for Sydney, came off the track and struck the pillars of an overhead road bridge, crushing part of the train and killing 83 passengers and injuring more than 200 others. This story follows the coronial inquiry into the crash with flash-backs to the main story, and the efforts of the rescuers to free the injured victims.
Credits
Stephen Curry
Rescuer
Heather Mitchell
Margaret Shuttler
Wayne Pygram
Sgt. Joe Beecroft
Rebecca Gibney
Margaret Warby
Peter O'Brien
Boris Osman
Jeremy Sims
Gerry Buchtmann
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stephen Curry He was 10 , now 36 years old | as Rescuer |
| Heather Mitchell She was 40 , now 66 years old | as Margaret Shuttler |
| Wayne Pygram He was 39 , now 64 years old | as Sgt. Joe Beecroft |
| Rebecca Gibney She was 33 , now 59 years old | as Margaret Warby |
| Peter O'Brien He was 38 , now 64 years old | as Boris Osman |
| Jeremy Sims He was 32 , now 58 years old | as Gerry Buchtmann |
| John Bach He was 52 , now 77 years old | as Tom Weir |
| Paul Mercurio He was 35 , now 61 years old | as Bryan Gordon |
| Gigi Edgley She was 20 , now 46 years old | as Erica Watson |
| Carol Burns She was 51 , 68 years old when she died | as Greta |
| Chris Betts | as Sgt. Merv Masterson |
| Aaron Blabey He was 24 , now 50 years old | as Dr White |
| Cormac Costello He was 4 , now 29 years old | as Michael "Scotty" McInally |
| Helen Dallimore She was 26 , now 52 years old | as Annette Gordon |
| Damian Pike | as Constable Garry Raymond |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Peter Fisk Directing He was 31 , now 56 years old | Director |
The Day of the Roses (25 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1998-10-18
- Runtime: [110] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 2