Bangkok Hilton (1989)
This classic Australian mini series was originally broadcast in 1989 as three 90 minute episodes and tells the story of a young woman who goes in search of the father she has never known. Her search takes her from Australia to England and then on to Bangkok. There she meets up with a charming young man, Arkie Regan, who plants drugs in her luggage and leaves her to her fate when the authorities find them during a routine search at the airport. Following her imprisonment in the notorious Bangkok Hilton prison she awaits the decision of the authorities on whether she should face the death penalty.
Release date: 1989-11-05
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Orginal language: English
Writers: Tony Morphett, Ken Cameron, Terry Hayes
Screenwriter: Terry Hayes
Seasons
Main cast
Nicole Kidman
as Katrina Stanton
Denholm Elliott
as Hal Stanton
Hugo Weaving
as Richard Carlisle
Jerome Ehlers
as Arkie Ragan
Judy Morris
as Catherine Faulkner
Norman Kaye
as George McNair
Joy Smithers
as Mandy Engels
Noah Taylor
as Billy Engels
Lewis Fiander
as James Stanton
Gerda Nicolson
as Lady Faulkner
Richard Carter
as Detective King
Pauline Chan
as Pretty Warden
Jonathan Biggins
as O'Keefe
Deborah Kara Unger
as Astra
Rest of the main cast - click here to expand
Tan Chandraviroj - Major Sara
Crew - click here to expand
Tony Morphett - Writer, Ken Cameron - Writer, Terry Hayes - Writer, George Miller - Producer, Terry Hayes - Screenplay, Lee Smith - Sound Designer, Geoff Burton - Cinematography, Graeme Revell - Music, Alison Barrett - Casting, Owen E. Williams - Production Design, Michael Bridges - Art Direction, Glenys Jackson - Costume Design, Doug Mitchell - Producer, Terry Hayes - Producer, Barbara Gibbs - Associate Producer