- Episode Five: "Eddie's Birthday," is divided into six chapters: 1."An Unexpected Visitor," 2."A Battle Of Cultures," 3. "A Tooth Infection," 4."He Wants To See You," 5. "The War Is Lost," and 6."Suicide."
- On his 78th birthday, Eddie is giving himself his traditional birthday shave, when his jaw begins to ache. He finds himself thinking back to his final year in Changi, when his wisdom tooth became infected, and he unwillingly attracted the attention of the violent and malicious Captain Shindo.
- As he prepares to celebrate his 78th birthday, Old Eddie (Bill Kerr) finishes shaving, rubbing his cheek as he feels the old ache in his jaw. He is visited by his grandson Todd and girlfriend Lisa bearing Eddie's birthday present-an electric toothbrush. Into their fourth year of captivity in Changi, young Eddie (Stephen Curry) and his mates are on work detail in the vegetable garden, when he begins to develop a nagging toothache. General Takanka's morale officer, Captain Shindo, visits the camp to improve productivity and raise the morale of the Japanese soldiers. Criticising Nakamura and Aso for being too lenient on the prisoners, Shindo begins his own violent form of discipline. He takes a particular dislike to Eddie beating him severely and often. The beatings compound Eddie's nagging toothache, which has now turned into the excruciating pain of an impacted wisdom tooth. Barely able to stand, let alone work in the garden, Eddie's mates come to his rescue, pleading to take on his work so he can lie down. Eddie's tooth gets infected and he becomes dangerously ill. Rowdy is forced to operate without any anaesthetic, removing the tooth. Barely able to talk, Eddie asks the boys to shave him, as it's his birthday. When Shindo reveals to Nakamura the British have won at Rangoon, the Colonel accuses him of treachery and cowardness. Shindo, drunk on sake, walks to the prisoner's barracks where he sees the boys singing Happy Birthday to Eddie. He forces them outside and begins to hit them, laying into Eddie with all his might. Rowdy demands the Captain stop-Shindo responds in a manner that no one expects.
- As he prepares to celebrate his 78th birthday, Old Eddie (Bill Kerr) finishes shaving, rubbing his cheek as he feels the old ache in his jaw. He is visited by his grandson Todd and girlfriend Lisa bearing Eddie's birthday present-an electric toothbrush.
Into their fourth year of captivity in Changi, young Eddie (Stephen Curry) and his mates are on work detail in the vegetable garden, when he begins to develop a nagging toothache.
General Takanka's morale officer, Captain Shindo, visits the camp to improve productivity and raise the morale of the Japanese soldiers. Criticising Nakamura and Aso for being too lenient on the prisoners, Shindo begins his own violent form of discipline. He takes a particular dislike to Eddie beating him severely and often. The beatings compound Eddie's nagging toothache, which has now turned into the excruciating pain of an impacted wisdom tooth. Barely able to stand, let alone work in the garden, Eddie's mates come to his rescue, pleading to take on his work so he can lie down.
Eddie's tooth gets infected and he becomes dangerously ill. Rowdy is forced to operate without any anaesthetic, removing the tooth. Barely able to talk, Eddie asks the boys to shave him, as it's his birthday.
When Shindo reveals to Nakamura the British have won at Rangoon, the Colonel accuses him of treachery and cowardness. Shindo, drunk on sake, walks to the prisoner's barracks where he sees the boys singing Happy Birthday to Eddie. He forces them outside and begins to hit them, laying into Eddie with all his might. Rowdy demands the Captain stop-Shindo responds in a manner that no one expects.
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