Typhon's People

Television (Full Length) – 1993

This 90-minute telemovie (there was also a longer miniseries) marked a rare time beloved author Margaret Mahy wrote for adults. After a controversial scientist is assassinated, various parties head south to his closely-guarded lab, where human experimentation is rumoured to be occuring. Among the arrivals are a charming Brit on the run (Greg Wise) and a European infiltrator (Michael Hurst). Aimed at a global audience, this sprawling thriller also features BAFTA nominee Alfred Molina (Frida), Australian Sophie Lee (The Castle) and (briefly) Lucy Lawless. It won awards for its design and sound design.

I know my parents were afraid something was coming down on them. We ran, we hid. We changed our names. And then whatever it was, caught up with them anyway.
– Cato MacGill (Greg Wise) on his complex family history, soon after meeting Maia Tertius (Sophie Lee)