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Episode 5

April 18, 2025
Written by Shaun Grant
Directed by Justin Kurzel

Dorrigo returns from war and tries to get on with his life without Amy and many of his friends he lost to the POW camp. While in the present, the day of the book launch arrives and Dorrigo’s reflections on his life come to a head.

Cast (in order of appearance):

  • Jacob Elordi as Dorrigo Evans
  • Fabian McCallum as Sheephead Morton
  • Eduard Geyl as James "Jimmy" Bigelow
  • Show Kasamatsu as Major Nakamura
  • Sam Parsonson as Rooster Macneice
  • Cael An McCarthy as Chum Fahey
  • Reagan Mannix as Bonox Baker
  • Damian Hempstead as Les Whittle
  • Joel Baker as POW Camp Soldier "Mango"
  • Max Berkman as POW Camp Soldier "Sticky"
  • Nic Borrott as POW Camp Soldier "Pickles"
  • Kyan Heintz as POW Camp Soldier "Beans"
  • Jonathan Lukins as POW Camp Soldier "Noggin"
  • Gregor Mcauslan as POW Camp Soldier "Mac"
  • Callum Pritchard as POW Camp Soldier "'The Major"
  • Sean Renfrey as POW Camp Soldier "Bingo Bob"
  • Brayden Tanner as POW Camp Soldier "Ringer"
  • Luca Timpano Bilbatua as POW Camp Soldier "Wagga Wagga"
  • Archie Leonard as Australian POW
  • Dennis Humphrey as Australian POW
  • James Cordy as Australian POW
  • Dylan Bull as Australian POW
  • Fynn Gilbert as Australian POW
  • Garry Bell as Australian POW
  • Blue West as Ray Hale
  • Lachlan Jeffery as Harry Dowling
  • Taki Abe as Colonel Kota
  • Charles Napoleon An as The Goanna
  • Masa Yamaguchi as Captain Fukuhara
  • Akira Fujii as Kenji Mogami
  • Essie Davis as Lynette Maison
  • Musashi Wakaki as Japanese Guard (Nakamura's Hut)
  • Justin Smith as Or Steven Hirst
  • Annabel Marshall Roth as Dr Eve Scott
  • Ciarån Hinds as Dorrigo Evans 1980s
  • Heather Mitchell as Ella Evans 1980s
  • Yuko Saito as Ikijko Kota
  • Brenna Harding as Maisie Hendricks
  • Lorelei Kurzel as Dorrigo's Grandchild
  • Thomas Weatherall as Frank "Darky" Gardiner
  • William Lodder as Guy "Rabbit" Hendricks
  • David Howell as Tiny Middleton
  • Christian Byers as Jack Rainbow