Underplayed Gems

Die Kinder (1990)

Die Kinder poster
Genre
thriller television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A housewife tries to get her children back after her ex-husband, a former radical activist, kidnaps them. She hires a private investigator but they get tangled up with old associates and intelligence agents from different countries.

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What happens

Die Kinder (The Children) is a six-part British television political thriller miniseries, written by Paula Milne and directed by Rob Walker, that first broadcast on BBC2 on 14 November 1990. The series, which starred Miranda Richardson and Frederic Forrest, follows housewife Sidonie Reiger (Richardson) as she tries to rescue her children, who have been kidnapped by her ex-husband, a former radical activist. She enlists the help of private investigator Lomax (Forrest), as they find themselves caught between her husband's past associates and an international array of security service operatives. The series co-starred Hans Kremer, Sam Cox and Derek Fowlds. The series aired in the United States as part of PBS' Mystery! strand of programming. The series has never been released on DVD. A novelisation of the screenplay by author Gavin Richards was published on 25 October 1990, three weeks prior to broadcast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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