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Premiered

Sunday, November 26, 1989

Ended: Sunday, December 17, 1989

When does The Ginger Tree Season 1 come out?

The Ginger Tree Season 1 premiered Sunday, November 26, 1989 on BBC One and ended Sunday, December 17, 1989. The season has 4 episodes.

In 1903, a young Scotswoman goes to join her diplomat fiancé in Manchuria. She marries him, and finds herself in a war zone. Disenchanted with her husband, she falls in love with a married Japanese nobleman, Count Kentaro Kurihama, and bears him a son. She carves out a life for herself in Japanese society, despite the hardships and ostracism she faces as both a Westerner and a woman.

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The Ginger Tree Season 1 release schedule

The Ginger Tree Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Part 1

1903: Mary Mackenzie makes an epic journey to Manchuria to wed her dashing fiance Richard Collingsworth. But the region is on the brink of war, and Mary's life proves very different from what she imagined.

Sunday · 36 years ago

2. Part 2

Trapped in an unhappy marriage and with her husband away for a year, Mary finds love with a Japanese nobleman. Now she is pregnant...

Sunday · 36 years ago

3. Part 3

On his father's instructions, Mary's son has been abducted.

Sunday · 36 years ago

4. Part 4 Finale

Although resigned to never finding her son, Mary has remained in Japan and is now an extremely successful businesswoman. But with war brewing in Asia, Mary finds her position as a foreigner growing increasingly difficult. Mary receives a visit from Isabelle de Chamonpierre who tries to persuade her to return to Europe.

Sunday · 36 years ago

The Ginger Tree Season 1 guest stars

  • Fumi Dan

    Fumi Dan

    Baroness Aiko Onnodera

  • Joanna McCallum

    Alicia Bassett-Hill

  • Adrian Rawlins

    Adrian Rawlins

    Captain Richard Collingsworth

  • Nicholas Le Prevost

    Nicholas Le Prevost

    Sir Claude MacDonald

  • Cécile Paoli

    Cécile Paoli

    Isabelle de Chamonpierre

  • Noriko Aida

    Misao

  • Shigeru Muroi

    Shigeru Muroi

    Minagawa

  • Mari Shirato

    Mari Shirato

    Countess Kurihama

  • Hironori Wada

    Taro (3 Months Old)

  • Carol Starks

    Carol Starks

    Margaret Blair

  • Nicholas Farrell

    Nicholas Farrell

    Father Anthony

  • Oliver Parker

    Oliver Parker

    Michael Evans

  • Jean Badin

    Jean Badin

    Armand de Chamonpierre

  • Kwong Chee Leong

    Yao Tsu

  • Togo Igawa

    Togo Igawa

    Yoshio Nomura

  • Toshie Ogura

    Fukuda

The Ginger Tree Season 1 FAQ

When does The Ginger Tree Season 1 come out?

The Ginger Tree Season 1 premiered Sunday, November 26, 1989 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in The Ginger Tree Season 1?

The Ginger Tree Season 1 has 4 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Ginger Tree Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Ginger Tree Season 1 finale?

The The Ginger Tree Season 1 finale (Episode 4) aired Sunday, December 17, 1989.

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