Bangkok Hilton (1989)

11/05/1989 (AU) • 1h 30m

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Nicole Kidman

Katrina Stanton

3 Episodes

Denholm Elliott

Hal Stanton

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Hugo Weaving

Richard Carlisle

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Jerome Ehlers

Arkie Ragan

3 Episodes

Judy Morris

Catherine Faulkner

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Norman Kaye

George McNair

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Joy Smithers

Mandy Engels

3 Episodes

Noah Taylor

Billy Engels

3 Episodes

Lewis Fiander

James Stanton

3 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

1989 | 3 Episodes

Season 1 of Bangkok Hilton premiered on November 4, 1989.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

london, england

prison

bangkok, thailand

thailand

father

prison escape

escape

miniseries

drugs

missing parent

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