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Tai-Pan

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: Tue 3^rd Apr 2007, 00:15 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Mon 23^rd Dec 2013, 01:05 on BBC Two Scotland

Epic drama set in the 19th century about the adventures of a Scottish trade baron in the Far East.

When Tai-Pan establishes his headquarters in Hong Kong, he soon becomes a leader to the European community and ends up a key player in the Anglo-China opium wars.

Based on the novel by James Clavell. Show less

Contributors

Dirk Struan:: Bryan Brown
May-May:: Joan Chen
Tyler Brock:: John Stanton
Culum Struan:: Tim Guinee
Tess Brock:: Kyra Sedgwick
Gordon Chen:: Russell Wong
Gorth Brock:: Bill Leadbitter
Aristotle Quance:: Norman Rodway
Orlov:: John Bennett
Shevaun Tillman:: Janine Turner
Vargas:: Derrick Branche
Director:: Daryl Duke
Producer:: Raffaella de Laurentis
Writer:: John Briley

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Source: BBC Online

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