Children of the Dragon

Children of the Dragon
Based onAvenue of Eternal Peace
by Nicholas Jose
Written byRobert Caswell
Story byRobert Caswell, Nick Jose
Directed byPeter Smith
StarringBob Peck
Linda Cropper
Gary Sweet
Joan Chen
Jeff Truman
Dennis Chan
Cindy Pan
Cary Wong
Wan Thye Liew
Theme music composerMartin Armiger
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4 x 1 hour
Production
ProducersJohn Edwards
Sandra Levy
Budget$7.7 million[1]
Original release
NetworkAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Release18 August (1992-08-18) –
19 August 1992 (1992-08-19)

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

  • 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

Music

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

  1. ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, OUP, 1996 p182
  2. ^ ‘’Avenue of Eternal Peace‘’. Nicholas Jose
  3. ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 114
  4. ^ Peter Smith. Screen Australia