''Strangers'' is a British television

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series, principally written and created by Mark Denton and Jonny Stockwood, that was first broadcast on

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on 10 September 2018. Originally titled ''White Dragon'', the series was principally filmed in

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and is notable for featuring the first English-speaking role for award-winning actor Anthony Wong. Aside from Wong,

John Simm John Ronald Simm (born 10 July 1970) is an English actor, director, and musician. He is best known for playing Sam Tyler in ''Life on Mars'', the Master in ''Doctor Who,'' and DS Roy Grace in ''Grace.'' His other television credits include '' S ...

stars as the principal character, Professor Jonah Mulray, alongside

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as his wife Megan;

Emilia Fox Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an English actress and presenter whose film debut was in Roman Polanski's film '' The Pianist''. Her other films include the Italian–French–British romance-drama film ''The Soul Keeper'' (20 ...

as Sally Porter, the second British Secretary;

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as Lau Chen, David and Megan's daughter; and

Tom Wu Tom Wu (born 15 May 1972) is a Hong Kong-born British actor who grew up in Chinatown, London. He is a martial arts expert who has appeared in films such as ''Revolver'', ''Shanghai Knights'', ''Batman Begins'' and the Bollywood film ''Ra.One''. ...

as Daniel Tsui, a senior detective working for the Hong Kong police. Prior to the television premiere, the first episode was made available to watch four days early on both the

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and

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as a "Player Première".

Plot

Professor Jonah Mulray's life is turned upside-down when his wife, Megan (

), is killed in a car crash in

. Although she lived and worked there half her life, Jonah has never been. He lives a small, sheltered life, and his fear of flying has kept him in London. But now he has no choice but to travel to the other side of the world to identify the body of the woman he loved. Not long after arriving in Hong Kong, Jonah makes a shocking discovery about his wife. Jonah is drawn deeper and deeper into a web of conspiracy as he comes to terms with this utterly alien and unfamiliar environment, battling to uncover the truth about his wife's death.

Cast

as Professor Jonah Dougal Mulray * Anthony Wong as David Chen *

as Sally Porter *

as Lau Chen * Anthony Hayes as Michael Cohen *

as Detective Inspector Daniel Tsui *

as Megan Emilia Harris *

Tim McInnerny Tim McInnerny ( ; born 18 September 1956) is an English actor. He is known for his many roles on stage and television, including as Lord Percy Percy and Captain Darling in the 1980s British sitcom ''Blackadder''. Early life McInnerny was born ...

as Arthur Bach *

Raquel Cassidy Raquel Cassidy is an English actress. She played the role of Phyllis Baxter in the television series ''Downton Abbey'' (2013–2015), winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She has re ...

as Rachel Hargreaves * Thomas Chaanhing as Detective Inspector Felix Chong *

Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Kong (; 5 October 1934 – 27 April 2022) was a Hong Kong actor. Tsang's career spanned 50 years and included a variety of acting roles. Tsang won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2015. Early ...

as Xiadong Xo * Christophe Tek as Detective Wilfred Chow *

Jason Wong Jason Wong is a British actor, known for his role as Kai in the 2018 ITV series ''Strangers''. Career In 2012, Wong was cast on the American Broadcasting Company series ''Missing''. In 2014, he co-starred the feature film '' Jarhead 2: Fi ...

as Kai Huang * Ryan McKen as Faraz Reza *

Kae Alexander Kae Yukawa, known professionally as Kae Alexander, is a Japanese-born British actress. She gained prominence through her role as Jing Hua in '' Bad Education'' and its spinoff film. She played Leaf in the sixth season of ''Game of Thrones'', Li ...

as Becky *

Andrew Knott Andrew Knott (born 22 November 1979) is a British actor. He played Dirtbox in ''Gavin & Stacey'', and Dickon Sowerby in the 1993 film ''The Secret Garden''. Life and career Knott was born in Salford. His first acting was done in British televis ...

as Conrad Davies *

Rosalind Halstead Rosalind Halstead (born 18 July 1984 in Islington, London) is an English actress, model, and dancer. Early life Halstead trained for five years at the Central School of Ballet, and danced at Sadler's Wells Theatre (Earl's Court and Her Majesty ...

as Emma * Orion Lee as Allen Ma * Stuart Ong as Shibao * Dave Wong as Robin Liu * Peter Lau as Choi Huang, Kai Huang's Father

Production

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, principally known for mystery drama series '' The Missing'', were executive producers of the series, as well as contributing to the script.

Paul Andrew Williams Paul Andrew Williams (born 1973 in Portsmouth, England) is a British film writer and director. He won the New Director's Award for his film '' London to Brighton'' in the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Career Williams began his caree ...

was the sole director for all eight episodes.

Episodes

Home media

The complete series was released on Region 2 DVD on 19 November 2018 via Dazzler Media.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strangers (2018 TV Series) 2018 British television series debuts 2018 British television series endings 2010s British drama television series 2010s British television miniseries English-language television shows ITV television dramas Television series by All3Media Television shows filmed in Hong Kong