The Bite | |
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Written by | Terry Johnson |
Directed by | Michael Carson |
Starring | |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 17 April 1996 |
The Bite is a 1996 miniseries about an Australian adventurer who moves to Asia with his new wife. [1] Ellie and Jack Shannon start a jewellery business in Burma, which is renowned for its rubies but is also one of the corners of the infamous heroin ‘ Golden Triangle’. Things turn sinister when one of their biggest customers, Samira Nazib, reveals that drug-trafficking is the true nature of their business. The Shannons spy on her and her partner for the Australian Federal Police. [2]
This Australian-British co-production was shot 21 September to 30 November 1995 in Australia and Thailand. [3] It was written by Terry Johnson and directed by Michael Carson. The producers were Lavinia Warner and David Elfick, with Executive Producers Sue Masters and Michael Wearing. [4]
The Bite | |
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Written by | Terry Johnson |
Directed by | Michael Carson |
Starring | |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 17 April 1996 |
The Bite is a 1996 miniseries about an Australian adventurer who moves to Asia with his new wife. [1] Ellie and Jack Shannon start a jewellery business in Burma, which is renowned for its rubies but is also one of the corners of the infamous heroin ‘ Golden Triangle’. Things turn sinister when one of their biggest customers, Samira Nazib, reveals that drug-trafficking is the true nature of their business. The Shannons spy on her and her partner for the Australian Federal Police. [2]
This Australian-British co-production was shot 21 September to 30 November 1995 in Australia and Thailand. [3] It was written by Terry Johnson and directed by Michael Carson. The producers were Lavinia Warner and David Elfick, with Executive Producers Sue Masters and Michael Wearing. [4]