One Child
One Child crosses the world as a young Chinese-born woman, adopted by Anglo-American parents, struggles with who she really is and where her loyalties lie.
Published: 8 February 2016
The 3x60 contemporary thriller is written by BAFTA award-winning Guy Hibbert (Blood And Oil, Five Minutes Of Heaven), who wanted to look at the emotional effects of China’s 35-year-old One Child policy – which is coming to an end in March this year. It is directed by John Alexander (The 7.39, Exile, A Small Island).
Mei, played by Katie Leung (Harry Potter, Run), is asked to return to her birthplace, Guangzhou, when her birth mother, Liu Ying desperately seeks her assistance in saving her son, Ajun. How far will Mei go to help the woman who gave her away and the brother she’s never met? One Child takes a new look at what it means to be family. Mardy Ma, Sebastian So, Linh Dan Pham, Donald Sumpter and Elizabeth Perkins also star in this tense and gripping drama.
One Child is co-produced by BBC In-House Drama England Production and Sundance TV. The executive producers are Hilary Salmon and Guy Hibbert, and the series is produced by Grainne Marmion.
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