Bangkok Hilton: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A young woman 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.

Series details

• Title: Bangkok Hilton
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller
• Premiere date: 1989-11-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-11-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 15691
• IMDb ID: tt0096540
• TVDB ID: 76426

Cast and credited roles

• Nicole Kidman — Katrina Stanton
• Denholm Elliott — Hal Stanton
• Hugo Weaving — Richard Carlisle
• Jerome Ehlers — Arkie Ragan
• Joy Smithers — Mandy Engels
• Judy Morris — Catherine Faulkner
• Noah Tyler — Billy Engels
• Pauline Chan — Kang
• Gerda Nicolson — Lady Faulkner
• Lewis Fiander — James Stanton
• Richard Carter — Detective King
• Tan Chandraviroj — Major Sara

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-11-05; final listed air date 1989-11-07; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bangkok Hilton on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.