Episode 1
Drama series. Adopted as a baby from China, Mei had a contented upbringing in the UK. Out of the blue, Mei is told that her birth mother is desperate for her help.
Adopted as a baby from China, Mei has had a contented upbringing in the UK. She has grown up knowing little about her beginnings, but is the love of her parents' life.
One day out of the blue, Mei gets a message from a journalist in China, Pan Qianyi, saying that Mei's birth mother wants to meet her. She is desperate for Mei's help. Her son, and the brother Mei has never met, is on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Suddenly questions of abandonment and identity overwhelm Mei. Qianyi asks her to come to Guangzhou immediately. Telling her adoptive parents only that her mother wants to meet her, Mei is relieved when they agree she should go and that she must take this journey alone.
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Duration: 01:58
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mei Ashley | Katie Leung |
| Katherine Ashley | Elizabeth Perkins |
| Pan Qianyi | Linh Dan Pham |
| Ajun | Sebastian So |
| Jim Ashley | Donald Sumpter |
| DJ Eddie | Tobi Bakare |
| Xu Lian | Selina Lo |
| Samuel Abulu | Emmanuel Ighodaro |
| Joseph Ojo | DeObia Oparei |
| Chike Alozie | Adebayo Bolaji |
| Tunde Adeola | Seun Shote |
| Soloman Obihorra | Enoch Frost |
| Guan Xiaopeng | Harry Wong |
| Chang Hui | Alan Leong |
| Wu Jian | Lukaz Leong |
| Chen Jin | Andy Cheung |
| Hunang Tao | Tai Yin Chan |
| Liu Ying | Mardy Ma |
| Mr Anderson | Barnaby Kay |
| Wei Dongping | Nicholas Goh |
| Chang Hua | Kunjue Li |
| Guan Peng | Dave Wong |
| Zheng Ping | Sandra Yap |
| Producer | Grainne Marmion |
| Director | John Alexander |
| Executive Producer | Hilary Salmon |
| Writer | Guy Hibbert |
Broadcast
- Wed 17 Feb 201621:00
Meet the Characters
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Interview: Katie Leung
Katie Leung discusses Mei's thorough determination.
