Barrie Cassidy's dad Bill survived more than four years as a prisoner of war in World War II. He first saw conflict on Crete in May 1941, during the only large - scale parachute invasion in wartime history. Just four days later, Bill was wounded and eventually captured.<br/>Twice he tried to escape his internment - with horrific consequences. He suffered greatly but found courageous support from his fellow prisoners.<br/>His new wife Myra and his large family thought he was dead until news of his capture finally reached them.<br/>Back home, Myra too was a prisoner of sorts, with her own secrets. Then, fifty years after the war, unhealed wounds unexpectedly opened for Bill and Myra, testing them once again.<br/>Private Bill is a classic heart - warming story - as told by their son - of how a loving couple prevailed over the adversities of war to live an extraordinarily ordinary, happy life.