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.
Bob Peck
DentonPhilip Jackson
Captain WhiteEmma Griffiths Malin
Mary DentonLung Sihung
He JingrongGarrick Hagon
MissionarySimon Williams
Captain Charles ElliotNigel Davenport
Oliver Cotton
Gordon Bremer