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South Pacific

Remake of the musical about love on a Pacific island during World War II, as the conflict throws together locals and the men and women of a US naval base. Starring Glenn Close.

Made-for-TV remake of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about love on a Pacific island during World War II.

An American nurse falls for a widowed plantation owner who is many years her senior, has children of his own and is set in his ways, while a young marine and a local girl find themselves facing prejudice when they fall in love.

2 hours, 9 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Aug 200912:45
BBC Two except Yorkshire

Credits

Nellie ForbushGlenn Close
Lt Joseph CableHarry Connick Jr.
Emile de BecqueRade Serbedzija
Luther BillisRobert Pastorelli
Captain George BrackettJack Thompson
LiatNatalie Mendoza
Bus AdamsSteve Bastoni
LuannKimberley Davies
ProducerChristine A Sacani
WriterOscar Hammerstein
WriterRichard Rodgers

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Aug 200912:45
    BBC Two except Yorkshire