{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | genre = | creator = | based_on = {{Based on|''Avenue of Eternal Peace''|Nicholas Jose}} | writer = Robert Caswell | screenplay = | story = Robert Caswell, Nick Jose | director = Peter Smith | starring = Bob Peck<br />Linda Cropper<br />Gary Sweet<br />Joan Chen<br />Jeff Truman<br />Dennis Chan<br />Cindy Pan<br />Cary Wong<br />Wan Thye Liew | narrator = | theme_music_composer = Martin Armiger | country = United Kingdom<br/>Australia | language = English | num_episodes = 4 x 1 hour | producer = John Edwards<br />Sandra Levy | editor = | cinematography = | runtime = | company = | budget = $7.7 million<ref name="scott"/> | network = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | first_aired = {{Start date|1992|08|18|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|1992|08|19|df=y}} }} Based on the novel ''Avenue of Eternal Peace'' (the name of a road linking Tiananmen and Tiananmen Square) by Nicholas Jose,<ref>[http://www.nicholasjose.com.au/works/#avenue ‘’Avenue of Eternal Peace‘’]. Nicholas Jose</ref> ''Children of the Dragon'' (alternatively titled ''Sign Of The Snake'') is a 1992 BBC-Australian Broadcasting Corporation 4-part TV mini-series set against the background of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', OUP, 1996 p182</ref>
It was shot at the ABC Frenchs Forest Studios and at the Sydney Showground.<ref name="moran">Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 114</ref>
==Crew== * Director: Peter Smith<ref>[https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/children-of-the-dragon-1991/1023/ ''Peter Smith'']. Screen Australia</ref> * Writers: Robert Caswell, Nick Jose * Producers: John Edwards, Sandra Levy * Executive Producers: Penny Chapman, Scott Meek, Kim Williams * Director of Photography: Steve Windon * Editor: Stuart Armstrong, Chris Spurr * Production Designer: Murray Picknett
==Cast== * Bob Peck as Dr Will Flint * Linda Cropper as Monica * Gary Sweet as Larry * Joan Chen as Jin-Juan * Dennis Chan as Director Kang * Cindy Pan as Pei * Cary Wong as Eagle * Jeff Truman as Theo * Darren Yap
==Music== The score by Martin Armiger, orchestrated and conducted by Derek Williams with additional orchestrations by Edward Primrose was recorded at Studios 301, and extensively featured the Erhu, played by Cai-Fu (Carl) Zhang.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|0101062}}
Category:Australian television films