this movie be a sleeper i have watch every miniseries that be ever on tv and some many time and and this one be the best . wonderfully cast and superbly act and and the character be well develop . helen morse perfectly fit the part of jean paget strident and in control and sharp and and a bit belligerent . she bounce well off of joe harmon and the cowboy or taciturn or it will be okay sort of guy . i be sorry that the movie do not stick to the book and in that there be no romantic interest between noel struan and jean paget . for those who do not know and this be take from a true story about english woman march around malaya for 3 year by the japanese and who indeed do not know what to do with them . very few of them survive . neville shute talk to one of them and and this be her story . this movie deserve to be in everyone collection who love wwii story .