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Bangkok Hilton

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.

1989 |1 Season  | 1h 30m |  Drama

Cast

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Nicole Kidman

Katrina Stanton

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Denholm Elliott

Hal Stanton

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Hugo Weaving

Richard Carlisle

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Jerome Ehlers

Arkie Ragan

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Judy Morris

Catherine Faulkner

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Norman Kaye

George McNair

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Joy Smithers

Mandy Engels

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Noah Taylor

Billy Engels

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Lewis Fiander

James Stanton

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Gerda Nicolson

Lady Faulkner

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Richard Carter

Detective King

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Pauline Chan

Pretty Warden

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Jonathan Biggins

O'Keefe

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Deborah Kara Unger

Astra

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Vincent Ball

British Attache

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Brian Bovell

Postman

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Creator

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Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

ABC TV