One Child (TV series)
One Child is a BBC drama series part of the BBC's China season, shown over three sixty minute episodes. The series follows a girl called Mei Ashley who discovers that she has a brother, Li Jun that she never knew about and that he is due to be sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit.Cast
- 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 Inocianas Lin Zhouqing, a private detective.
- Harry Wong as Guan Xiaopeng, the murderer.
Episodes
One Child aired in three sixty minute episodes, but originally it was to be aired in two ninety minute episodes.
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Filming
One Child is set in Guangzhou but was filmed in Hong Kong and Britain, as under Chinese law before anything is filmed all scripts have to be approved by the Chinese government but this law does not apply in Hong Kong as it is an administrative region.
