The Other Side of Paradise is a 1992 miniseries based on the book by British novelist and journalist Noel Barber, about a doctor who goes to the Cook Islands.[1]
- When pioneering doctor Kit Masters is forced to flee England, he makes a new start on the South Sea island of Koraloona. Enchanted by the island and its people, Kit falls in love with the daughter of the island princess, and dreams of building a hospital. But all is under threat as war approaches.[2]
Production companies
- Central Television
- Grundy Television
- Grundy Film Financing
Crew
- Executive producers:
- Ian Bradley
- Ted Childs
- Don Reynolds
- Producer: Stanley Walsh
- Director: Renny Rye
- Series writing credits:
- Noel Barber (novel)
- Denise Morgan (writer)[3]
Cast
- Jason Connery as Chris Masters
- Josephine Byrnes as Paula Reid
- Richard Wilson as Doc Reid
- Vivien Tan as Aleena
- Hywel Bennett as Purvis
- Jay Laga'aia as Mana
- Terence Bayler as Colonel Fawcett
- Judy Morris as Miss Sowerby
- Garry McDonald as Johnson
Music
- Martin Armiger (composer)
- Derek Williams (composer: additional music / conductor / orchestrator)
- Edward Primrose (composer: additional music / conductor / orchestrator)
References
- ^ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995: The Complete Guide to Tele-Features and Mini-Series (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1996), p. 219. ISBN 0-195-53949-4.
- ^ (1 January 1986). The Other Side of Paradise. Noel Barber. Goodreads.
- ^ Denise Morgan. Screen Australia.