| The Leaving of Liverpool | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | John Alsop (part 1) Sue Smith (part 2) |
| Directed by | Michael Jenkins |
| Starring | Christine Tremarco Kevin Jones |
| Theme music composer | Peter Best |
| Country of origin | Australia United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Steve Knapman |
| Editor | Mike Honey |
| Running time | 205 mins |
| Budget | A$5.5 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC TV |
| Release | 8 July – 9 July 1992 |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 15 July – 16 July 1993 |
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The Leaving of Liverpool is a 1992 television drama, an Australian–British co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The series was about the Home Children, the migration scheme which saw over 100,000 British children sent to Commonwealth realms such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa.