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.
Philip Jackson
Captain WhiteEmma Griffiths Malin
Mary DentonLung Sihung
He JingrongBob Peck
DentonNigel Davenport
Garrick Hagon
MissionaryRob Freeman
HillLi Jie
Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫