Children of the Dragon
| Children of the Dragon | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Avenue of Eternal Peace by Nicholas Jose |
| Written by | Robert Caswell |
| Story by | Robert Caswell, Nick Jose |
| Directed by | Peter Smith |
| Starring | Bob Peck Linda Cropper Gary Sweet Joan Chen Jeff Truman Dennis Chan Cindy Pan Cary Wong Wan Thye Liew |
| Theme music composer | Martin Armiger |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 x 1 hour |
| Production | |
| Producers | John Edwards Sandra Levy |
| Budget | $7.7 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | 18 August – 19 August 1992 |
Based on the novel Avenue of Eternal Peace (the name of a road linking Tiananmen and Tiananmen Square) by Nicholas Jose,[2] Children of the Dragon (alternatively titled Sign Of The Snake) is a 1992 BBC-Australian Broadcasting Corporation 4-part TV mini-series set against the background of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.[1]
It was shot at the ABC Frenchs Forest Studios and at the Sydney Showground.[3]
Crew
[edit]- Director: Peter Smith[4]
- Writers: Robert Caswell, Nick Jose
- Producers: John Edwards, Sandra Levy
- Executive Producers: Penny Chapman, Scott Meek, Kim Williams
- Director of Photography: Steve Windon
- Editor: Stuart Armstrong, Chris Spurr
- Production Designer: Murray Picknett
Cast
[edit]- Bob Peck as Dr Will Flint
- Linda Cropper as Monica
- Gary Sweet as Larry
- Joan Chen as Jin-Juan
- Dennis Chan as Director Kang
- Cindy Pan as Pei
- Cary Wong as Eagle
- Jeff Truman as Theo
- Darren Yap
Music
[edit]The score by Martin Armiger, orchestrated and conducted by Derek Williams with additional orchestrations by Edward Primrose was recorded at Studios 301, and extensively featured the Erhu, played by Cai-Fu (Carl) Zhang.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, OUP, 1996 p182
- ^ ‘’Avenue of Eternal Peace‘’. Nicholas Jose
- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 114
- ^ Peter Smith. Screen Australia