Deadline Gallipoli
Three journalists, Charles Bean, Ellis Ashmead Bartlett and Phillip Schuler, arrive at Gallipoli with the invading British and Allied troops in 1915. They will report the war but are prevented from getting out the true story of an unfolding disaster. From encampment in Cairo to Anzac Cove to the evacuation, this is the story of journalists who will not accept that truth be the first casualty. This is the story of the men who will not shut up. The actions of these men will help change the course of the campaign, ensure that a strategic disaster becomes a legend of human heroism, and leave an impregnable mark on each of their lives.
Overview
Three journalists, Charles Bean, Ellis Ashmead Bartlett and Phillip Schuler, arrive at Gallipoli with the invading British and Allied troops in 1915. They will report the war but are prevented from getting out the true story of an unfolding disaster. From encampment in Cairo to Anzac Cove to the evacuation, this is the story of journalists who will not accept that truth be the first casualty. This is the story of the men who will not shut up. The actions of these men will help change the course of the campaign, ensure that a strategic disaster becomes a legend of human heroism, and leave an impregnable mark on each of their lives.
John Schwarz
Producer
Episodes
1. Episode 1
Three journalists land with the troops at Gallipoli in 1915, but are forbidden to report on the catastrophic campaign unfolding before them.
2. Episode 2
After witnessing the futile brutality of Gallipoli for months, the journalists are determined to get the truth out about the disastrous campaign.
Cast & Crew
Sam Worthington
Phillip Schuler
Hugh Dancy
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
Joel Jackson
Charles Bean
Charles Dance
Sir Ian Hamilton
Rachel Griffiths
Lady Hamilton
Anna Torv
Gwendoline Churchill
