Overview

The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.

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Cast

Debra Beaumont

Simon Williams

Bao Guo-an

Oliver Cotton

Nigel Davenport

Rob Freeman

Emma Griffiths Malin

Garrick Hagon

Hua Jiang

Philip Jackson