The Bite is a 1996 miniseries about an Australian adventurer who moves to Asia with his new wife. Hugo Weaving without the frock - The Age 10 April 1996 accessed 3 August 2013 Ellie and Jack Shannon start a jewellery business in Burma, which is renowned for its rubies but is also one of the corners of the infamous heroin ‘Golden Triangle’. Things turn sinister when one of their biggest customers, Samira Nazib, reveals that drug-trafficking is the true nature of their business. The Shannons spy on her and her partner for the Australian Federal Police.
Production This Australian-British co-production was shot 21 September to 30 November 1995 in Australia and Thailand.Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p177 It was written by Terry Johnson and directed by Michael Carson. The producers were Lavinia Warner and David Elfick, with Executive Producers Sue Masters and Michael Wearing.
Cast Hugo Weaving Lesley Manville Keith Allen Pamela Rabe Frank Gallagher as Larry Schofield Rebekah Jaye Shane Connor as Thompson
References
External links The Bite at IMDb