Children of the Dragon

1992•8.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(1)

"Children of the Dragon" is a 1992 Australian miniseries, set against the background of the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising. It was shot at the ABC Frenchs Forest Studios and at the Sydney Showground.

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Production

Southern Star Xanadu, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, Australian Film Finance Corporation, The Australian Film Commission, Zenith Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 18, 1992

Last Aired

August 18, 1992

Networks

ABC TV

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

A Venue of Eternal Peace

Air date: 1992-08-18

E2

Episode 2

E3

Episode 3

E4

Episode 4

Cast

Lily Chan

Bob Peck

Bob Peck

Dr. Will Flint

Linda Cropper

Linda Cropper

Monica

Gary Sweet

Gary Sweet

Larry

Joan Chen

Joan Chen

Jin-Juan

Dennis Chan Kwok-San

Dennis Chan Kwok-San

Director Kang

Cindy Pan

Pei

Cary Wong

Eagle

Jeff Truman

Jeff Truman

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