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Cast
| Series cast summary: | |||
| Nicole Kidman | ... | Katrina Stanton 3 episodes, 1989 | |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Hal Stanton 3 episodes, 1989 | |
| Hugo Weaving | ... | Richard Carlisle 3 episodes, 1989 | |
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Joy Smithers | ... | Mandy Engels 3 episodes, 1989 |
| Lewis Fiander | ... | James Stanton 3 episodes, 1989 | |
| Judy Morris | ... | Catherine Faulkner 3 episodes, 1989 | |
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Jerome Ehlers | ... | Arkie Ragan 3 episodes, 1989 |
| Noah Taylor | ... | Billy Engels 3 episodes, 1989 | |
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Gerda Nicolson | ... | Lady Faulkner 3 episodes, 1989 |
| Pauline Chan | ... | Kang ('Pretty Warder') 3 episodes, 1989 | |
| Richard Carter | ... | Detective King 3 episodes, 1989 | |
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Tan Chandraviroj | ... | Major Sara 3 episodes, 1989 |
| Deborah Kara Unger | ... | Astra 3 episodes, 1989 | |
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The story of Kat Stanton (Kidman), an Australian woman searching for her father who, whilst travelling back from London to Australia via Thailand, makes friends with Arkie Ragan (Ehlers), a photographer. Kat is tricked into carrying some luggage through Thai customs for Arkie, only for the police to find drugs in his bag. Kat is sentenced to spend time in the horrific "Bangkok Hilton" prison, where she makes friends with fellow inmate Mandy Engels (Smithers), who has been sentenced to death. Whilst she endures the terrible conditions inside, Kat's lawyer Richard Carlisle (Weaving) and ex-patriot Hal Stanton (Elliott) battle with the authorities to have her freed. Written by Jonathan Broxton <j.w.broxton@sheffield.ac.uk>
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Nicole Kidman stars as Katrina, a young Australian woman whose very life is threatened by the deception of a man she loves See more »Certificate:
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AustraliaRelease Date:
9 October 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(uncredited)
Written by Janis Joplin, Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth
Sung by Mandy and later by her cell-mates
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Originally shown as three one-and-a-half-hour episodes, on the British DVD it was edited into six 45-minute episodes. See more »Soundtracks
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Written by Janis Joplin, Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth
Sung by Mandy and later by her cell-mates
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Bangkok Hilton is a stunning series. Denholm Elliot gives one of the finest acting performances I've ever seen, and the plot has you gripped from the first episode right until the wonderful finish. It's been many many years since the BBC last showed it, though: a great shame!