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Children of the North

Children of the North

Description: 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. Wikipedia
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Year Released: 1991
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 4
First episode air date: October 30, 1991
Network: BBC Two
Composer: Geoffrey Burgon

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