Overview

In a small (fictional) emirate of the Persian Gulf a world-weary journalist is caught up in a coup where the Emir's son, under the influence of a political renegade, attempts to depose his father - the ruling monarch. Flashbacks of the journalist's life show us how his relationships with the Emir and a beautiful young woman develop and flourish.

Genres

Cast

John Hurt

Granville Jones

Imogen Stubbs

Lady Romy Burton

Greg Hicks

Lou Rivers

Julian Curry

Stuart-Smith

Roshan Seth

The Emir of Hawa

Ahmed Boulane

Al-Bakr

John Bowe

Shaun Carew

Lou Hirsch

Monty

Badi Uzzaman

Telex Operator

Mohamed Majd

Nasir

Robert Pugh

Williams