All Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia, wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlfriend Beryl. Unfortunately when two police officers come around to disturb this, a misunderstanding quickly becomes out of control, resulting Wally, Beryl and her child being trapped in their house, surrounded by armed police under the impression that Wally is holding everyone hostage. Events quickly spiral into a media circus as, through the siege, Wally - inadvertently - manages to become a symbol for the anti-war movement.
19 February 1958, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
March 8, 1945 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1934, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1934, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1951, Stepney, London, England, UK
April 6, 1979 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia
25 September 1952, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
5 March 1974, Australia
7 April 1943, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
1941, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
13 October 1948, Hadleigh, Essex, England, UK
