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.
Cast
Nicole Kidman
Katrina Stanton
Denholm Elliott
Hal Stanton
Hugo Weaving
Richard Carlisle
Jerome Ehlers
Arkie Ragan
Judy Morris
Catherine Faulkner
Norman Kaye
George McNair
Joy Smithers
Mandy Engels
Noah Taylor
Billy Engels
Lewis Fiander
James Stanton
Gerda Nicolson
Lady Faulkner
Richard Carter
Detective King
Pauline Chan
Pretty Warden
Tan Chandraviroj
Major Sara
Jonathan Biggins
O'Keefe
Deborah Kara Unger
Astra
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Keywords
london, englandprisonbangkok, thailandthailandfatherprison escapeescapeminiseriesdrugsmissing parent
Seasons
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/3/2026