Tanamera - Lion of Singapore is an 1989 Australia

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n drama serial, also shown in the United Kingdom

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, concerning the intertwined lives of two leading families of Singapore, the Dexters and the Soongs, from 1935 to 1948. The families came together when John Dexter falls in love with Julie Soong.

Notable cast members included Christopher Bowen

Christopher Bowen

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, Khym Lam, Anthony Calf

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, Gary Sweet

Gary Sweet

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, John Jarratt

John Jarratt

-Early life:Jarratt was born and grew up in Wongawilli, a small rural town near Wollongong, New South Wales and later in the Snowy Mountains area. Jarratt's father was a coal miner and later concreter, who worked on the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme. Both his parents were of Irish origin....

, Anne-Louise Lambert

Anne-Louise Lambert

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, Penne Hackforth-Jones

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, Lewis Fiander

Lewis Fiander

- Biography :Fiander was born in Melbourne and educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew, the son of Mona Jane and Walter Lewis Fiander. Moving to the UK from his native Australia, initially to appear in the play "The One Day of the Year", he appeared in such films as Dr. Phibes Rises Again, Dr....

, Bryan Marshall

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, Betty Lucas

Betty Lucas

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, Wallas Eaton

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 and Anthony Wong

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The series is based on the novel, Tanamera, by Noel Barber

Noel Barber

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. Tanamera is the name of the house built by Grandpa Jack, the patriarch of the Dexter family. Tanamera is derived from Tanah Merah, Malay for Red Earth. The grounds of the huge Tanamera bungalow consisted largely of red soil.