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{{for|the [[Glass Animals]] song|How to Be a Human Being}}
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'''''The Other Side of Paradise''''' is a 1992 mini series about a doctor who goes to the Cook Islands.<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p219</ref>
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'''''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]].<ref name="scott">[[Scott Murray (filmmaker)|Scott Murray]], ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995: The Complete Guide to Tele-Features and Mini-Series'' (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1996), p.&nbsp;219. {{ISBN|0-195-53949-4}}.</ref>

:''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''.<ref>(1 January 1986). [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2060213 ''The Other Side of Paradise'']. [[Noel Barber]]. ''[[Goodreads]]''.</ref>

==Production companies==
* [[ITV Studios|Central Television]]
* [[Reg Grundy Organisation|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)<ref>[https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/search?q=Denise%20Morgan#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=Denise%20Morgan&gsc.page=1 Denise Morgan]. [[Screen Australia]].</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Jason Connery]] as Chris Masters
* [[Josephine Byrnes]] as Paula Reid
* [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|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 (musician)|Derek Williams]] (composer: additional music / conductor / orchestrator)
* [[Edward Primrose]] (composer: additional music / conductor / orchestrator)

==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0105068}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105068/ ''The Other Side of Paradise''] at [[IMDB]]
* [https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/the-other-side-of-paradise-1991/2610/ ''The Other Side of Paradise'']. [[Screen Australia]]


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Latest revision as of 00:04, 6 February 2024

For the Glass Animals song, see How to Be a Human Being.

The Other Side of Paradise
Based onThe Other Side of Paradise
by Noel Barber
Screenplay byDenise Morgan
Directed byRenny Rye
Starring
ComposerMartin Armiger
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
ProducerStanley Walsh
Production locationsRarotonga, Cook Islands
CinematographyEllery Ryan
EditorTim Wellburn
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
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

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Crew

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Cast

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Music

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References

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  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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