Billy Don't Be a Hero to ride out and seek reinforcements. (This suggests mounted infantry and a lack of modern two-way radio communications.) In the end, the heartbroken woman throws away the official letter notifying her of Billy's "heroic" death. Paper Lace's version of "Billy Don't Be a Hero" reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 16 March 1974, and did likewise in Australia, where it spent eight weeks at the top spot. Thereafter, Bo Donaldson's and the Heywoods's version reached No. 1 in the U.S. on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on 15 June 1974, but was dubbed into French for Canada. The
Billy T. James which occurred. Both Peter Rowley and James' daughter criticised the inaccuracies of the production in the press. A documentary entitled "Billy T: Te Movie" was released theatrically in August 2011. Directed by Ian Mune, it proved popular with both theatre-goers and reviewers, becoming the week's top box office performer on the week of release with $263,000 in sales. "Te Movie" is now available on DVD. In 2011, Peter Rowley wrote and starred in "Billy T & Me", a one-man show which combined Rowley's memories of working alongside Billy with archival video footage. The show toured New Zealand and was made