The Opium War (鸦片战争)

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

Queen Victoria

Simon Williams

Captain Charles Elliot

Bao Guo-an

Lin Zexu

Oliver Cotton

Gordon Bremer

Nigel Davenport

Rob Freeman

Hill

Emma Griffiths Malin

Mary Denton

Garrick Hagon

Missionary

Hua Jiang

Guan Tianpei

Philip Jackson

Captain White

Dominic Jephcott

M.P.

Ko Hsiang-Ting

Yi Shan

Liankun Lin

Qi Shan

Bob Peck

Denton

Li Jie

Lin ZeXuShiwei/林则徐侍卫