Title: An epic tale of trans-continental redemption
Product review: The plot is like one of the great Victorian novels, although mainly set in Australia and Thailand. It's not at all subtle, but with a storyline that takes in an illegitimate daughter, drug-smuggling, Japanese treatment of prisoners of war, and Thai executions of criminals, and Australian 1980s TV production values, what can you expect?I have to say that this two-DVD set is a lot longer than the version I saw on the BBC in the early 1990s, which was broadcast over two evenings.The other surprise for me is the fairly appalling synthesizer soundtrack. Clearly I had been so gripped by the storyline that I didn't notice the music on first viewing.For most Britons, this was their first glimpse of Nicole Kidman. Even then, the ambition of the actress shone through.And finally, I suspect that, if Bangkok Hilton hadn't been made, the plot of Bridget Jones Two would have taken a different turn.
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