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17/02/2005

BBC Two - Tai-Pan

Epic drama about the adventures of a Scottish trade baron in 19th-century Hong Kong.

Epic drama set in 19th-century Hong Kong about a Scottish trade baron who becomes a key player in the Anglo-China opium wars, and a leader to the European community.

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.

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