The Day of the Roses is a two-part Australian television mini-series, a docu-drama directed by Peter Fisk, based on the events of the 1977 Granville railway disaster.

Osman thinks it was caused by the politicians in office (a confusing reference since the Wran Labor Government had taken office in May 1976, just 8 months prior to the accident, and the attempt by Liberal Opposition Leader Sir Eric Willis to blame the new government for the disaster lead directly to his own resignation) allowing the rail system to deteriorate, and his investigations reveal that the overweight bridge was recently hit twice before.

Pressure begins to be brought on the coroner from Chief Stipendiary Magistrate Murray Farquhar to stop asking to look at the train, but he decides to use his authority to force the rail company to let Osman examine the locomotive.

The inquest begins, with Osman recounting how the tragedy happened early on 18 January, alternating with flashbacks of the stories of some passengers who traveled on the ill-fated train, leading up to the depiction of the accident.

In an unfortunate jumble of incoherent claims, Osman later learns that even though the rail company knew this type of locomotive was dangerous due to a derailment 11 months before Granville, they took no steps to lower the speed on this line because it came from an electoral district that often decided national elections and the government did not want to anger the voters by making their train late.