The Home Song Stories

Synopsis

Tom, now in his 40s, begins to write the memoirs of his 1960s childhood, as the little boy whose mother Rose was a glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer. When Rose meets Aussie sailor Bill, they are quickly married, and she packs up Tom and his older sister May to head for Melbourne. The marriage just as quickly breaks up and Rose moves with the kids to Sydney. After a succession of male friends and little success, in 1971 Rose moves back to Melbourne, in an uncomfortable arrangement living again with Bill – and his mother. With Bill called away to sea, Rose takes up with young Chinese cook Joe, but despair and conflicts over May's relationship with Joe tear the family further apart. Little Tom is deeply hurt, but May's ongoing conflict with her mother takes a respite when Rose tells her daughter about her traumatic teenage years.

Main Cast

Joan Chen

Rose Hong / Hong Meigui

Age : 62 | Popularity : 29%

Qi Yuwu

Joe

Age : 47 | Popularity : 5%

Joel Lok

Tom

Age : 29 | Popularity : 3%

Irene Chen

May

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Steven Vidler

Bill

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Kerry Walker

Norma

Age : 76 | Popularity : 7%

Gabrielle Chan

Winnie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Guang Qiao Fenh

Young May

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Wouter Barendrecht Michael J. Werner Daniel Yun Liz Koops
	Producer	Liz Watts Michael McMahon
	Casting	Anousha Zarkesh
Art	Production Design	Melinda Doring
	Set Decoration	Glen W. Johnson
Camera	Director of Photography	Nigel Bluck
Directing	Director	Tony Ayres
	Script Supervisor	Paul Kiely
Writing	Writer	Tony Ayres
Editing	Editor	Denise Haratzis
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Cappi Ireland
Sound	Music	Antony Partos
Department	Role	Name

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