One Child (TV series)
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| One Child | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Guy Hibbert |
| Directed by | John Alexander |
| Starring | Katie Leung Elizabeth Perkins Donald Sumpter |
| Countries of origin | United Kingdom Hong Kong |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Hilary Salmon |
| Cinematography | Matt Gray BSC |
| Production company | Sundance TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sundance TV |
| Release | 5 December – 6 December 2014 |
One Child is a 2014 BBC and Sundance TV drama miniseries. Following its initial two-night premiere on Sundance TV, it aired as part of the BBC's China season in 2016, where it was shown over three sixty-minute episodes. The series follows a girl called Mei Ashley (Katie Leung) who discovers that she has a brother, Li Jun (Sebastian So), that she never knew about and that he is due to be sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit.[1]
- Katie Leung as Mei Ashley, a girl who finds she has a brother.
- Donald Sumpter as Jim Ashley, Mei's adoptive father.
- Elizabeth Perkins as Katherine Ashley, Mei's adoptive mother.
- Mardy Ma as Liu Ying, Mei's biological mother.
- Sebastian So as Li Jun, Mei's brother.
- Linh Dan Pham as Pan Qianyi, a journalist.
- Junix Inocian as Lin Zhouqing, a private detective.
- Harry Wong as Guan Xiaopeng, the murderer.
- Selina Lo as Xu Lian, witness to the murder.
Episodes
One Child aired in sixty-minute episodes for its UK release,[1] but originally aired in ninety-minute episodes as a two-night special event.[2][3] For its digital release on streaming platforms, it has retained the three-episode format presented here.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Episode One" | John Alexander | Guy Hibbert | 17 February 2016 (UK) | |
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Mei was adopted from China as a baby by parents living in the United Kingdom. She gets a message from a Chinese journalist called Pan Qianyi telling her that she has a brother who is due to be executed for a crime he did not commit. | |||||
| 2 | "Episode Two" | John Alexander | Guy Hibbert | 24 February 2016 (UK) | |
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Mei hires a private detective, Lin Zhouqing, to make the witnesses change their police statements to the truth. | |||||
| 3 | "Episode Three" | John Alexander | Guy Hibbert | 2 March 2016 (UK) | |
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The final hearing for Li Jun is held and Mei is offered a choice. | |||||
