The Other Side of Paradise

TV series or program
  • Jason Connery
  • Josephine Byrnes
  • Richard Wilson
  • Vivien Tan
ComposerMartin ArmigerCountry of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
Original languageEnglishNo. of episodes4ProductionExecutive producers
  • Ian Bradley
  • Ted Childs
  • Don Reynolds
ProducerStanley WalshProduction locationsRarotonga, Cook IslandsCinematographyEllery RyanEditorTim WellburnRunning time60 minutesProduction companies
  • Central Independent Television
  • Grundy Television
  • South Pacific Pictures
Original releaseNetwork
  • ITV
  • Network Ten
Release22 February (1992-02-22) –
14 March 1992 (1992-03-14)

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

Music

  • Martin Armiger (composer)
  • Derek Williams (composer: additional music / conductor / orchestrator)
  • Edward Primrose (composer: additional music / conductor / orchestrator)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ (1 January 1986). The Other Side of Paradise. Noel Barber. Goodreads.
  3. ^ Denise Morgan. Screen Australia.

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