Children of the North
| Children of the North | |
|---|---|
Patrick Malahide and Michael Gough as Colonel Mailer and Arthur Apple | |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Based on | Children of the North by M.S. Power |
| Written by | John Hale |
| Directed by | David Drury |
| Starring | Patrick Malahide Michael Gough Tony Doyle John Kavanagh Adrian Dunbar Paul Brooke Jonathan Hyde Ian McElhinney Sean Caffrey |
| Composer | Geoffrey Burgon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Chris Parr |
| Production locations | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Cinematography | Alec Curtis |
| Editor | Ian Farr |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Northern Ireland |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 30 October – 20 November 1991 |
Children of the North is a British television thriller drama series, written by John Hale, that first broadcast on BBC2 on 30 October 1991. The series, comprising four episodes, was based on the novel trilogy The Killing of Yesterday's Children, Lonely the Man Without Heroes and A Darkness in the Eye by author M.S. Power. All four episodes were directed by David Drury, with Chris Parr acting as executive producer.
The series starred Patrick Malahide as Colonel Mailer, an MI5 agent whose chauffeur is killed during an IRA assassination attempt on Mailer and Michael Gough as Arthur Apple, a bookie who launders money for the IRA. The series has never been re-broadcast or released on DVD.