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Bangkok Hilton is a three-part Australian mini-series, made in 1989 by Kennedy Miller Productions and directed by Ken Cameron. The title of the mini-series is, in the story, the nickname of a fictional Bangkok prison in which the protagonist is imprisoned, a mordant reference to Hanoi Hilton, the nickname for a prison used by North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Original Release
11/05/1989 on ABC
US Release
10/09/1991
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nicole Kidman | Katrina Stanton |
| Denholm Elliott | Hal Stanton |
| Hugo Weaving | Richard Carlisle |
| Joy Smithers | Mandy Engels |
| Lewis Fiander | James Stanton |
| Judy Morris | Catherine Faulkner |
| Jerome Ehlers | Arkie Ragan |
| Noah Taylor | Billy Engels |
| Gerda Nicolson | Lady Faulkner |
| Pauline Chan | Pretty Warden / Kang ('Pretty Warder') |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part 1 | Sunday, 05 November 1989 |
| 2 | Part 2 | Monday, 06 November 1989 |
| 3 | Part 3 | Tuesday, 07 November 1989 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 26 November 1989 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 03 December 1989 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 10 December 1989 |
Directors
Writers
Terry Hayes, Ken Cameron, Tony Morphett
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nicole Kidman | Katrina Stanton |
| Denholm Elliott | Hal Stanton |
| Hugo Weaving | Richard Carlisle |
| Joy Smithers | Mandy Engels |
| Lewis Fiander | James Stanton |
| Judy Morris | Catherine Faulkner |
| Jerome Ehlers | Arkie Ragan |
| Noah Taylor | Billy Engels |
| Gerda Nicolson | Lady Faulkner |
| Pauline Chan | Pretty Warden / Kang ('Pretty Warder') |
| Richard Carter | Detective King |
| Tan Chandraviroj | Major Sara |
| Deborah Kara Unger | Astra |
| John Alansu | Thai Police Sergeant |
| Vincent Ball | British Attache |
| Ambika Baxter | Immigration Officer, GOA |
| Lucy Bayler | Sarah |
| David Bennett | Sick Hospital Prisoner |
| Jonathan Biggins | O'Keefe |
| Amir Blazey | Indian Policeman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Terry Hayes | Producer |
| Doug Mitchell | Producer |
| George Miller | Producer |
| Barbara Gibbs | Producer |
