Ring of Scorpio

Ring of Scorpio
Written bySuzanne Hawley
Directed byIan Barry
StarringCaroline Goodall
Linda Cropper
Catherine Oxenberg
Jack Scalia
Peter Kowitz
Theme music composerMartin Armiger
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerErrol Sullivan
CinematographyJamie Doolan
Running time3h 9m
Production companySouthern Star Sullivan Productions
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release28 October 1990 (1990-10-28)
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Ring of Scorpio is a 1990 Australian TV miniseries by Alan Bateman, Errol Sullivan and Kim Williams. It was made with assistance from the Film Finance Corporation Australia, BBC Television and the Nine Network.[1] It was shot in Morocco, Spain, Sydney and Broken Hill.[2]

The casting of Americans Jack Scalia (who had recently completed a season-long role in Dallas) and Catherine Oxenberg (then best known for her role as Amanda on Dynasty), and Briton Caroline Goodall was indicative of a trend in Australian miniseries from the early 1990s to cast well-known foreign actors in leading roles to increase the potential appeal to international audiences.[3]

  1. ^ Alan Bateman, Errol Sullivan and Kim Williams. (1990). RING OF SCORPIO (Part 1) (1990). Internet Archive
  2. ^ Scott Murray, ed. (1996). Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995. Oxford University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-19-553949-3.
  3. ^ Humphries, Scott (2023). The Age of Melodramatic Miniseries. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Co. pp. 150–164. ISBN 9781476691626.