A bright but hopelessly out-of-his-depth Brit arrives in Beijing for a dream job and stumbles straight into a chaotic mix of surveillance, blackmail and very bad decisions. Packed off to Taiwan to keep him out of trouble, he must muddle through shady allies, confused loyalties and rising global tension, all while trying to pretend he knows what he is doing.George Tucker ….. Sam StaffordGabby ….. Saffron CoomberLily Wu ….. Crystal YuCharles Tucker ….. Clive HaywardDan ….. Windson LiongBradley Wagner ….. Joseph BalderramaAn Qi ….. Amber LinWritten by Jim Poyser Jim has written extensively for Radio 4 including the comedy series Stockport So Good They Named it Once, The Architects, Everyone Quite Likes Justin, 1834, 1835, The Cavity Within. He has written the plays The Joey, Too Up Too Down, Chopin in Manchester, The Downing Street Doppelganger, My Computer Told Me To Do It. He also adapted Vanity Fair and The Day of the Locust. He is also a well-known TV producer whose credits include Cold Feet, Brassic, Death in Paradise and Shameless.Produced and Directed by Tracey NealeTechnical Team, Keith Graham and Andy GarrattProduction Co-Ordinator, Jonathan PowellCasting Manager, Alex Curran
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