All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Anthony Hayes, ranked

During a family barbecue in the suburbs of Melbourne, a man becomes angry and slaps an unruly child who is a guest at the gathering. This incident leads to strained relationships among the family and friends when the mother of the boy files charges for assault.

In December 1918, Tom Sherbourne — a traumatised and withdrawn hero of World War I — is hired as a lightkeeper at Janus Rock, a lighthouse off the coast of Australia. However, Isabel fears that the baby will almost certainly be sent to an orphanage and persuades Tom to pass the baby off as their own daughter, to which he grudgingly agrees to.

In the Battle of Long Tan, Major Harry Smith and his group of 108 soldiers, who are young and inexperienced, are struggling to survive. As 2,500 seasoned Viet Cong fighters approach and their supplies dwindle, the soldiers face mounting losses and an uncertain outcome. Despite these challenges, each member of the company strives to find the fortitude to prevail with dignity, integrity, and bravery.

Detective Joe Cashin unravels a tangled web of deceit, disloyalty, and police misconduct in a tiny coastal town, where the strain has reached a fever pitch, and the distressing reality concealed beneath the town’s honorable veneer is gradually brought to light.

In the summer of 2009, four-star General Glen McMahon, having won renown for his effective leadership in Iraq, is sent to Afghanistan to prepare an assessment so that the government can end the ongoing war. McMahon and his staff, particularly his right hand man Major General Greg Pulver, are united in their belief that the war can be won, and decide to recommend that President Obama authorize a surge of 40,000 additional troops to secure Helmand province in order to stabilize the country.