Ian Struan Dunross is chairman of Struan & Company, the oldest and largest of the British-East Asia trading companies. To the Chinese, that also makes him "Tai-Pan" ("supreme leader") of the "Noble House". Unfortunately, with his power, he inherits ancient promises, dark secrets, and deep financial problems on a small island full of people, who want to see Struan fall, so they can become the Noble House.

Directed:  Gary Nelson

Writing by:  Eric Bercovici, James Clavell

Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Deborah Raffin, Ben Masters